J. Smith-Cameron is the newest member of the Hacks cast.
The Succession actress, 66, will enter the cutthroat world of comedy as a recurring guest star on the series Max starring Jean Smart, 72, and Hannah Einbinder, 28, according to Variety.
The show follows the relationship between a legendary Las Vegas comedian and the younger writer hired to help her update her act.
The show’s third season will debut on May 2, with two new episodes added each week until the finale on May 30.
It has not been revealed what role the Screen Actors Guild Award winner will play in the Emmy-winning drama.
Succession star J. Smith-Cameron, 66, is the newest member of the Hacks cast.
Smith-Cameron shared the news on her Instagram Stories on Friday shortly after the announcement.
The veteran actress played Gerri Kellman, general counsel and interim CEO of Waystar Royco for four seasons on Succession.
The role was originally going to a man to play ‘Jerry,’ but the Emmy-nominated actress said she‘I wanted her to exist.’
It’s unclear what her role in Hacks will be, but she reported to work on set on March 9, according to a social media post.
‘Pretty happy with my “starting a new job” look; Today a test!’ she wrote.
The veteran actress will join her season three castmates Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace, Tony Goldwyn and Aristotle Athari.
The trailer for Hacks’ third season indicates there will be plenty 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 of Waystar Royco for four seasons on Succession.
The veteran star apparently reported to work at Hacks on March 9. ‘I’m quite pleased with my “starting a new job” appearance; Today a test!’ she wrote alongside this photo on social media.
It’s unclear what kind of role Cameron-Smith will play in Hacks. The drama MAX follows the relationship between a legendary Las Vegas comedian and the youngest writer hired to help her update her act. The third season debuts on May 2
“Some of your most problematic material is gaining traction,” Einbinder’s Ava tells him.
‘Okay, which minority is upset?’ asks the frustrated comedian.
“I no longer believe that ‘minority’ is the appropriate term,” the writer tells him. ‘How are they called?’ Deborah asks.
“Don’t say ‘they,'” Ava chided. “Oh, I thought everyone was a ‘they’ now,” the comedian replied. “That’s something else,” the harried writer tries to explain.