‘Hacks’ Co-Creator Jen Statsky Signs Deal With Warner Bros. Television Group

In a highly competitive situation, Emmy-winning Hacks co-creator Jen Statsky has signed an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group, her first with the studio. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Under the pact, Statsky will develop original series through her First Thought Productions banner for all platforms, including Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO and Max, external streaming services, and the U.S. broadcast networks. Statsky was previously based at Universal Television, where Hacks is produced.

Statsky co-created, with Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs, the multiple Emmy-winning Max comedy series Hacks, which has been renewed for a fourth season. Season three is currently nominated for 17 Emmy Awards, with Statsky nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series and Writing for a Comedy Series, alongside Aniello and Downs.

Statsky previously worked on NBC’s The Good Place throughout its four-season run. She was a co-executive producer and writer on four seasons of Comedy Central’s Broad City. Other credits include NBC’s Parks and Recreation, Netflix’s Lady Dynamite, and Prime Video’s Forever.