Linda Cardellini + 'Hacks' and 'Euphoria' Return

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The Hollywood Reporter

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4.6 • 527 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Actress Linda Cardellini (Freaks and Geeks, Brokeback Mountain, Dead to Me) joins to talk about HBO's DTF St Louis, working with Miss Piggy and her career's horror pivot. But before that, THR critics Daniel Fienberg and Angie Han talk about the final season of Hacks, the probably final season of Euphoria and the final seasons that blew their minds — and broke their hearts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Listen up.
0:01.0	Huh? That means you.
0:02.0	Yes, you. We know you're pointing at yourself. When it comes to Paddy Power Games, we've got a place made for all sorts. From the experts to the Drama Queens. It's me, the JC. The finance bros. Look at those stocks, lads. We'll stick with slots. It's what we're good at. And not forgetting you. Yes, you, the one listening.
0:21.5	Because at Paddy Power Games, we've got all sorts of games for all sorts of treacles.
0:26.1	Eligibility rules in terms and conditions apply.
0:27.8	Please gamble responsibly.
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0:34.3	Hello, I'm Mikey O'Connell.
0:36.4	I'm a writer and editor of The Hollywood Reporter and this is I'm having an episode, a podcast
0:41.2	about topics and people.
0:44.5	Later in this episode, I speak with Linda Cardalini.
0:48.2	Linda's the best.
0:49.2	Her miniseries, DTF St. Louis, just wrapped on HBO.
0:52.6	We talked about that show, but we also talk about
0:55.1	Miss Piggy, Velma, from Scooby-Doo, and Friday the 13th's Pam Voorhees. You know, gay icons.
1:05.6	We are in the midst of the annual spring onslaught of television.
1:19.7	Embarrassment of riches or calculated move to get as many prestige series as possible on screens and in the news on the eve of Emmy voting.
1:23.7	It's not for me to say, but I imagine you know how I feel.
1:30.5	Two such series just returned to the air to very different series, HBO Max's hacks and HBO's Euphoria.
1:32.5	Though I kind of feel like at this point, HBO owns hacks, given its success.
1:39.6	What these shows have in common is that they're both ending.
1:42.1	The team behind Euphoria may not be announcing
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