“You’re not going to ruin their lives just because you ruined yours.” HBO Max has revealed the first look teaser trailer for a series called Task, created and showrun by the screenwriter Brad Ingelsby (of Out of the Furnace, Run All Night, The Way Back, “Mare of Easttown”). This is set for streaming in September but they’re beginning the buzz now with this first teaser way in advance. FBI Agent Tom leads a task force in a Philadelphia suburb to put an end to a string of drug-house robberies led by an unsuspecting family man. The series features Mark Ruffalo starring as FBI Agent Tom, and Tom Pelphrey as Robbie, the two main characters. Along with Emilia Jones, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Thuso Mbedu, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Raúl Castillo, Silvia Dionicio, Phoebe Fox, and Martha Plimpton. The season’s 7 episodes will debut weekly. All they’re making nowadays are true crime series about criminals & cops trying to take them down. More of the same we’ve seen just in another city & with another criminal. Anyone down?
Set in the working class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent (starring Mark Ruffalo) heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man (Tom Pelphrey). Task is an HBO Original drama series created by writer Brad Ingelsby, a screenwriter on Out of the Furnace, Run All Night, American Woman, Our Friend, The Way Back, and the series “Mare of Easttown” previously, as well as the upcoming Echo Valley movie. With episodes written by Brad Ingelsby. And episodes directed by Jeremiah Zagar and Salli Richardson-Whitfield. Produced by Public Record, wiip, and HBO Max. Filmed on location in Philadelphia, PA. It’s executive produced by Brad Ingelsby, Jeremiah Zagar, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Mark Roybal, Paul Lee, Mark Ruffalo, David Crockett, & Ron Schmidt. HBO will debut Ingelsby’s Task series streaming on HBO Max starting this September. Stay tuned for more updates. Who’s up for it?
