Hannah Einbinder and Carl Clemons-Hopkins Star in the Untitled Jean Smart Comedy Series

Hannah Einbinder and Carl Clemons-Hopkins Star in the Untitled Jean Smart Comedy Series

Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Paul W. Downs, Mark Indelicato, Poppy Liu, Johnny Sibilly, Meg Stalter, And Rose Abdoo Set To Recur In The Max Original

Series Premieres On HBO Max This Spring

The Untitled Jean Smart comedy series explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old (Hannah Einbinder).

· Newly Added Series Regulars:

Hannah Einbinder (Just For Laugh’s 2019 New Face of Comedy, stand up on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”) as “Ava,” the young writer Deborah is forced to hire.

Carl Clemons-Hopkins (“Hamilton” Chicago Original Cast and the upcoming “Candyman“) as “Marcus,” Deborah’s trusted longtime COO.

Newly Added Recurring Guest Stars: Kaitlin Olson (“It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia,” “The Mick“), Christopher McDonald (“Thelma & Louise,” “Happy Gilmore“), Paul W. Downs (“Broad City,” “Rough Night“), Mark Indelicato (“Ugly Betty,” “White Bird in a Blizzard“), Poppy Liu (“Better Call Saul,” “Sunnyside“), Johnny Sibilly (“Pose,” “Logo Live“), Meg Stalter (“Tooning Out the News,” “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson“) and Rose Abdoo (“Gilmore Girls,” “Parenthood“) have joined the cast as recurring guest stars.

Credits: The series is created by Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky. It is executive produced by Downs and Aniello via their Paulilu banner, Statsky via First Thought Productions, as well as Emmy(R) winners Michael Schur via Fremulon, David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment and Morgan Sackett. The studio is Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.