In case you weren't Workforce Conrad already, Christopher Briney‘s first function after The Summer time I Turned Fairly — on Hacks — can have you switching sides.
HBO confirmed on Thursday, October 9, that Briney, 27, has been added to the solid of season 5, which is at present in manufacturing. The primary-look picture teased Briney's thriller character rocking a number of tattoos and a really fashionable match alongside Jean Sensible‘s Deborah Vance.
Hacks is Briney's second TV function, which comes contemporary off his run as Conrad on The Summer time I Turned Fairly. The Prime Video sequence, which relies on Jenny Han's e-book sequence, adopted the love triangle between Stomach (Lola Tung) and the Fisher brothers, Conrad and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno). The Summer time I Turned Fairly, It's Not Summer time With out You and We'll All the time Have Summer time served as inspiration for the present's three seasons.
“It's been actually cool to see individuals rally round this world and have their completely different opinions and theories. I attempt my finest to steer clear of all of it and allow them to have their enjoyable,” Briney advised Harper's Bazaar final month. “I do my job, and then you definitely put it on the market and let individuals [think what they think]. However from what I've heard, individuals have been very supportive of Conrad, which is nice. I've performed him [this season] as if it was him getting what he lastly earns. He earns his second by the top.”
Whereas viewers had been anticipating the sequence to finish after season 3, Prime Video introduced in September that there might be a film to wrap up the story.
“The Summer time I Turned Fairly has struck a chord with audiences in every single place, creating moments of pleasure, nostalgia and connection which have made it a worldwide sensation,” Courtenay Valenti, who's head of movie, streaming and theatrical at Amazon MGM Studios, and Vernon Sanders, who's world head of tv at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, shared in an announcement on the time. “We're pleased with the sequence' extraordinary success and couldn't be extra excited to companion once more with Jenny Han to convey followers an unforgettable subsequent chapter.”
Along with The Summer time I Turned Fairly, Briney has appeared in movies Dalíland and Imply Women. He has additionally performed voiceover work for a number of audiobooks.
Briney beforehand addressed being referred to as a heartthrob, telling InStyle in January 2024, “That's ridiculous. I contemplate myself a silly f***ing fool. I've that written on my mirror.”
Extra lately, Briney teased his upcoming work.
“I'm kind of in a bizarre interval the place I'm privileged sufficient to have the ability to be choosy proper now about what I resolve to tackle subsequent,” he advised Harper's Bazaar final month. “Individuals are making lots of cool stuff, and there are lots of cool artists, and I've nothing to announce but, however I'm excited to get to work and discover one thing [new soon].”
He continued: “It's the largest privilege as an actor [to be picky], actually. I do know I'm very fortunate in that.”
The primary 4 seasons of Hacks are at present streaming on HBO Max.
