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…

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the season finale of Task on HBO. Emilia Jones considers it a compliment that, while playing the emo niece of a criminal uncle in Task, no one realized that she previously played the only hearing member of a deaf family in the 2021 Oscar winner COD…

The Chair Company is just as weird and wonderful as you'd expect a show from Tim Robinson to be and it seems viewers agree. The series, which premiered on Sunday night, has become HBO's most-watched comedy series debut in over five years, since the launch of Avenue 5, the Armando…

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the penultimate episode of Task on HBO. Jamie McShane wasn’t always recruited to play a bad guy. Early on in his nearly 30-year career, McShane says he would typically snag roles as someone who was aggrieved or had fallen on hard times. But then Son…

EXCLUSIVE: Silvia Dionicio has signed with CAA for representation.  A classically trained actress, Dionicio can be seen in HBO's series Task. It was created by Brad Ingelsby and starring opposite Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Alison Oliver, and Raul…

HBO is seeing early signs of success with its latest drama series, Task. The premiere episode drew 3.1M U.S. viewers in its first three days of availability across HBO and HBO Max, putting it among the top five HBO series debuts in the streamer’s history, according to Warner Bros…

HBO on Sunday followed up its successful limited series Mare of Easttown with another crime drama set in a working class Philadelphia called Task. The series from Mare creator Brad Ingelsby stars Mark Ruffalo as the head of an FBI task force who’s called upon to investigate a string of violent…

It's a big week for Brad Ingelsby. When we meet in the lounge at Toronto's St. Regis Hotel, he's just landed for the TIFF premiere of The Lost Bus, the film he co-wrote with director Paul Greengrass. And only last night, he was at the New York premiere of Task, his new HBO Max show,which sees him…