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'Hacks': Laurie Metcalf, Ming-Na Wen join Season 2

By Annie Martin   |   March 18, 2022 at 1:08 PM
Laurie Metcalf will have a recurring role in "Hacks" Season 2. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Ming-Na Wen attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Mulan" in 2020. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Noah Baumbach, Scarlett Johansson, Martha Kelly and Laura Dern, from left to right, attend the Los Angeles premiere of "Marriage Story" in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Margaret Cho attends the Daytime Emmy Awards in 2017. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI Jean Smart attends the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

March 18 (UPI) -- Laurie Metcalf and Ming-Na Wen have joined the cast of Hacks.

Variety reported Friday that Metcalf (The Conners), Wen (The Book of Boba Fett) and Martha Kelly (Euphoria) will have recurring roles in Season 2 of the HBO Max comedy-drama series. Margaret Cho will also appear as a guest star.

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Deadline confirmed the casting news. Details on Metcalf, Wen, Kelly and Cho's characters have not been released.

The new cast members join returning stars Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins and Jane Adams.

Season 2 will explore how "the dark mentorship between legendary Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance (Smart) and her young, entitled writer Ava (Einbinder) continues to evolve as the two travel across the country workshopping Deborah's new stand-up act."

Production on the new season is underway.

Hacks is created by Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky, who also serve as showrunners.