EXCLUSIVE: Edgar Ramírezis set to join Mark Ruffalo and Mahershala Ali in the second season of HBO's lauded crime drama Task. Harry Melling, Adam Nagaitis and Aminah Nieves also recently joined the ensemble. As previously announced, Ali plays Eddie Barnes, a seasoned and well-respected DEA agent…

Sitting in his offices in Pennsylvania as he preps the second season of his hit HBO crime drama series Task, creator-showrunner Brad Ingelsby is just now realizing he is hitting new career milestone: he’s writing new scripts for an old character he knows well. Even though he’s been writing…

Editor's note: Deadline's It Starts on the Page features standout drama series scripts in 2026 Emmy contention. In his follow-up to the HBO limited series Mare of Easttown headlined by Kate Winslet, Brad Ingelsby made his return to the network with Task, a crime drama that lands him in Delco…

EXCLUSIVE: On HBO’s Task, Mark Ruffalo‘s FBI agent Tom Brandis and Tom Pelphrey‘s sanitation worker-turned-robber Robbie Prendergrast go toe to toe, but Ruffalo and Pelphrey will not be going head to head at the Emmys. Ruffalo, a two-time Emmy winner, has been submitted as a Lead Actor in a Drama…

EXCLUSIVE: Harry Melling (Pillion), Adam Nagaitis (Star City), and Aminah Nieves (1923) have landed roles alongside Mahershala Ali in the second season of HBO’s lauded crime drama Task. Melling will play Brennan Boylan, a powder-keg DEA agent, with Nagaitis as the loyal and unflappable DEA…

The HBO Max runaway hit Task, was picked up for a second season shortly after the October 19 finale aired, but creator Brad Ingelsby says he never intended for a second season, he always saw the show as a limited series. He shares during the Deadline Contenders TV panel what it was that made him…

HBO’s critically acclaimed crime drama Task isn’t pulling any punches with the casting of Mark Ruffalo’s counterpart in the second season as sources tell Deadline Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali is set to join the show. Ali will play Eddie Barnes, a seasoned and well-respected DEA agent in Philadelphia…

The famous HBO mnemonic – that static fuzz sound blending into an “ahhhhh” chorale – has barely finished playing when one of the most crucial scenes in Task unfolds. It is the start of Episode 3, which picks up after a massive cliffhanger in the prior episode, a moment revealing the extent of…

The American Film Institute is out with its annual list of Top 10 outstanding TV programs, and this year’s streamer-dominated model is as different as it could be: None of last year’s recognized shows made the cut for 2025 — in fact, none has made the list before. All but one of the honorees…

The HBO Original drama series Task has been renewed for a second season, with Emmy winner Mark Ruffalo set to return, the network said Thursday. The Brad Ingelsby-created series has received wide acclaim for its writing and directing, and the performances from its ensemble cast. "We knew well…

HBO’s Task ended on a high note with 4 million cross-platform U.S. viewers within three days. That’s up nearly 30% from the premiere‘s three-day performance. The first episode has now tallied 11.2M U.S. viewers, and the series is now one of HBO’s three fastest-growing freshman seasons ever, per…

Following the success of his HBO limited series Mare of Easttown, Brad Ingelsby had a feeling his next series could draw some star power. So when he delivered the script for his crime drama follow-up Task to HBO higher-ups last year, it was Mark Ruffalo whose name kept crossing his mind to play FBI…