Throughout “Task,” the seven-episode crime thriller that concluded on HBO on Oct. 19, viewers were re-introduced to the specific Delaware County, Pa. accent that they’d perhaps first heard in HBO’s ...

More stories by Kevin P. With his second series at HBO, Brad Ingelsby, the Emmy-nominated writer-producer of Mare of Easttown, seemed to be on the verge of establishing a very specific cinematic ...

PHILADELPHIA — When Irish actor Sam Keeley came to film the HBO crime thriller “Task,” it was his first time in Philadelphia. He decided to search for restaurant recommendations in the Michelin Guide ...

Robbie Prendergrast (Tom Pelphrey) spends a lot of time thinking about escaping his life on “Task.” Before he heads into a heist with his boys, Cliff (Raúl Castillo) and Peaches (Owen Teague), he ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. Oct 19, 2025, 10:30pm EDT Mark Ruffalo as Tom Brandis in 'Task.' ...

HBO's decision to green-light a second season of "Task" opens up a floodgate of questions about where creator Brad Ingelsby will take his Delco crime drama when the show returns. **THIS ARTICLE ...

Director Jeremiah Zagar takes IndieWire inside his “bird unit,” and how it filled in for an absent Robbie. In the final scene of “Task,” Tom (Mark Ruffalo) hears the sound of birds outside his window, ...

Task Episode 6 “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a river” opens with an 18-minute-long action set piece and ends on a bittersweet coda. Because of the number of major character ...

After a messy, gut-wrenching climax, "Task" had just one episode to wrap up its dark Delco story. And it did, but not before killing off more characters. FBI special agent Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo) ...

When Irish actor Sam Keeley came to film the HBO crime thriller Task, it was his first time in Philadelphia. He decided to search for restaurant recommendations in the Michelin Guide app but was ...