How the ‘Hacks’ Finale Managed to Shoot in the Louvre After Last Year’s Heist Made It Seemingly Impossible

From the very beginning of “ Hacks ,” creators Lucia Aniello , Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky knew where they wanted the show’s finale to take place: Paris. At the top of their wishlist, of course, was filming at the Louvre. After all, it’s the best-known art museum, and houses the world’s most famous painting, the Mona Lisa. So there was no question, they needed the Louvre to be in the “Hacks” farewell — the perfect place for Deborah Vance ( Jean Smart ) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) to bond.

How the ‘Hacks’ Finale Managed to Shoot in the Louvre After Last Year’s Heist Made It Seemingly Impossible. From the very beginning of “ Hacks ,” creators Lucia Aniello , Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky knew where they wanted the show’s finale to take place: Paris. At the top of their wishlist, of course, was filming at the Louvre. After all, it’s the best-known art museum, and houses the world’s most famous painting, the Mona Lisa. So there was no question, they needed the Louvre to be in the “Hacks” farewell — the perfect place for Deborah Vance ( Jean Smart ) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) to bond. “We scouted the Louvre, and let me tell you, it was freaking incredible,” says cinematographer Adam Bricker. “We were alone in the Louvre for an afternoon on a day they were closed — and oh, it’s cool. That scene was going to be so pivotal...