HBO Drops New Trailer for ‘Task’—Is This the Show That’s About to Make Your Horoscope Look Like Child’s Play?
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Ever wonder if the stars are throwing a curveball just as HBO drops a gritty new crime drama into your fall lineup? With Mercury maybe still doing its charming little shuffle in Virgo—planet of details and investigations—it feels like perfect cosmic timing for Task. This series, debuting Sept. 7 on HBO and HBO Max, teams up Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey (yeah, that’s a power duo you didn’t know you needed) in a tense story about suburban home invasions around Philly. Ruffalo plays an FBI agent tasked, literally, to put this twisted puzzle together, while Pelphrey’s character orchestrates the chaos, motivated by something darker than your average crook’s greed. With creator Brad Ingelsby at the helm—himself the brain behind Mare of Easttown—expect a cocktail of sharp writing, complex characters, and enough intrigue to keep you guessing if fate is really just a long con. So, ready to dive in and let the stars (and the crime) align? LEARN MORE
HBO will lead off its fall slate with Task, a series starring Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey from Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby.
Task is set to premiere Sept. 7 on HBO and HBO Max. Marvel Cinematic Universe regular Ruffalo stars in the seven-episode season as an FBI agent who, at the behest of his boss (Martha Plimpton), leads a cross-agency task force to investigate a spate of home invasion robberies in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia. Pelphrey (Mank, Ozark) plays the man orchestrating the robberies.
HBO also released a new trailer for Task that strongly suggests Pelphrey’s character has personal motivation for the robberies: “I’m going to take their money so we can have a better life,” he says, seemingly referring to a biker gang that traffics drugs. Watch the trailer (which expands on an earlier teaser) below.
Along with Ruffalo, Pelphrey and Plimpton, the Task cast includes Emilia Jones, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Thuso Mbedu, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Raúl Castillo, Silvia Dionicio and Phoebe Fox. Mireille Enos has a recurring role.
Ingelsby is the creator, writer and showrunner of Task. He executive produces with directors Jeremiah Zagar and Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Mark Roybal and Paul Lee for Wiip, Ruffalo, David Crockett and Ron Schmidt. Nicole Jordan-Webber and Jeremy Yaches of Public Record are co-exec producers.
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