Hacks Filmed Finale at Louvre With 12-Person Crew After Jewel Heist Upended Plans
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Updated · Variety · May 29
Hacks Filmed Finale at Louvre With 12-Person Crew After Jewel Heist Upended Plans
6 articles · Updated · Variety · May 29
A 12-person “Hacks” team ultimately shot the series’ final production day at the Louvre, where Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder wrapped the show in a tightly controlled Paris shoot.
An Oct. 19 daytime heist of French Crown Jewels at the museum triggered stricter security, then weeks of uncertainty compounded by a staff strike and the Louvre president’s later resignation.
The production nearly moved the scene to Versailles, then canceled that deal when another Louvre opening emerged; Universal TV and HBO Max also agreed to extend the Paris stay while the team waited.
Strict limits forced the crew to hand-carry gear, shoot while the museum was open and fake the Mona Lisa moment with compositing, turning the finale into a small-scale, emotional wrap.
Will the 'Hacks' finale become an unintentional time capsule of the Louvre's most vulnerable period in modern history?
With the $100M Crown Jewels still missing, what has the Louvre done to prevent another catastrophic heist?