HBO is bringing the heat this fall with Task, a new seven-episode crime drama from Brad Ingelsby, the creator of Mare of Easttown. The series stars Mark Ruffalo and Ozark’s Tom Pelphrey and is set to premiere this September on HBO and stream weekly on Max.
The first trailer has been released and opens with a chilling voiceover: “There’s been a spate of home invasions. At least nine houses have been hit.”
The story is set in the working-class neighborhoods of suburban Philadelphia, and follows Ruffalo as an FBI agent assigned to head up a special task force targeting a series of increasingly violent robberies.
The twist is that one of the criminals is a seemingly normal family man, played by Pelphrey, who’s pulled into a spiral of desperation and crime.
The supporting cast includes Emilia Jones (CODA), Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Thuso Mbedu (The Underground Railroad), Fabien Frankel (House of the Dragon), Alison Oliver, Raúl Castillo, Silvia Dionicio, Phoebe Fox, and Martha Plimpton.
Behind the camera, Ingelsby serves as creator, writer, and showrunner, joined by executive producers and directors Jeremiah Zagar (We the Animals) and Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Winning Time). Ruffalo also pulls double duty as EP, with production support from wiip and Public Record.
Task looks to be another slow-burn, emotionally resonant crime story with a focus on the blurry lines between law and criminality. Check out the trailer!
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