J. Smith-Cameron is the newest member of the Hacks cast.
The 66-year-old Succession actress will enter the cutthroat world of comedy as a recurring guest star in the Max series starring Jean Smart, 72, and Hannah Einbinder, 28, according to Variety.
The show follows the relationship between a legendary Las Vegas stand up comic and the younger writer hired to help update her act.
Season three of the show is set to debut May 2, and two new episodes will be added each week through the finale on May 30.
What role the Screen Actors Guild Award winner will play in the Emmy winning dramady has not been revealed.
Succession star J. Smith-Cameron, 66, is the newest member of the Hacks cast
Smith-Cameron shared the news in her Instagram Stories Friday shortly after the announcement.
The veteran actress played Gerri Kellman, general counsel and interim CEO for Waystar Royco for four seasons on Succession.
The part had originally been for a man who would play ‘Jerry’ but the Emmy nominated actress told Elle, ‘I willed her into being.’
It’s unclear what her role will be in Hacks, but she reported for duty on the set March 9, according to an social media post.
‘Pretty pleased with my “off to start a new job look”; today a fitting!’ she wrote.
The veteran actress will join fellow season three additions Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace, Tony Goldwyn, and Aristotle Athari.
The Hacks season three teaser indicates there will lots of laughs and drama between Smart’s character, Deborah Vance, and the rest of the world.
The actress played Gerri Kellman, general counsel and interim CEO for Waystar Royco for four seasons on Succession
The veteran star apparently reported for duty on Hacks March 9. ‘Pretty pleased with my “off to start a new job look”; today a fitting!’ she wrote next to this photo on social media
It’s unclear what kind of role Cameron-Smith will play in Hacks. The MAX dramady follows the relationship between a legendary Las Vegas stand up comic and the younger writer hired to help update her act. Season three debuts May 2
‘Some of your more problematic material is gaining traction,’ Einbinder’s Ava tells her.
‘Okay, which minority is upset?’ the frustrated comic asks.
‘I don’t think “minority” the proper term anymore,’ the writer tells her. ‘What are they called?’ Deborah asks.
‘Don’t say “they”‘ chided Ava. ‘Oh, I thought everybody was was “they” now,’ the comic answered back. ‘That’s a different thing,’ the harried writer tries to explain.
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