Hannah Einbinder marks Hacks episode 9 return at 9 pm ET

hannah einbinder returns in Hacks season 5 episode 9 on Thursday, May 21, at 9 pm ET for US viewers. The season is back on weekly scheduling after double-episode drops on April 30 and May 7, and the new release lands with two episodes left to go.

Jean Smart and the final goal

Jean Smart’s Deborah is one week away from disappearing from the public eye forever and still needs to sell out Madison Square Gardens to finish her final career goal. That keeps episode 9 in the middle of the season’s sharpest business question: whether she can convert one last public push into a full house.

With two episodes left, the lawsuit against Deborah has become more of a nightmare than ever. The timing turns this week’s drop into more than a routine installment, because the season has moved back from its April 30 and May 7 double-episode bursts to a single-episode cadence that gives every remaining hour more weight.

May 22 in New Zealand

Friday, May 22 at 12pm NZDT is the release time for New Zealand viewers, while the UK run on Sky and NOW TV began on April 17 and is running a week behind. That split leaves US viewers with the clearest path into the next chapter, and it leaves HBO Max UK without any current timing for the season.

The practical takeaway is simple: if you are following Deborah’s endgame, episode 9 arrives Thursday night in the US and shifts the season back into its weekly rhythm. From here, the remaining run is less about setup than execution, with the lawsuit and the Madison Square Gardens target both still hanging over the finish.