If you loved Brad Ingelsby‘s previous HBO crime drama series Mare of Easttown, then you are sure to love his new crime drama series starring Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey in lead roles. Task is an intense crime drama series, and it follows Tom Brandis, a grieving FBI agent in Philadelphia, who is assigned to head a task force to catch a seemingly ordinary family man who has been committing violent robberies.
Task – Episode Guide (When Will the New Episodes Come Out?)

Task consists of seven episodes in total. The crime thriller drama series premieres on HBO, with its first episode on September 7, 2025, with the rest of the episodes coming out weekly every Sunday. Check out the full episode guide of HBO’s Task below:
- Episode 1 “Crossings” – September 7, 2025
- Episode 2 “Family Statements” – September 14, 2025
- Episode 3 “Nobody’s Stronger Than Forgiveness” – September 21, 2025
- Episode 4 “All Roads” – September 28, 2025
- Episode 5 “Vagrants” – October 5, 2025
- Episode 6 “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a river.” – October 12, 2025
- Episode 7 “A Still Small Voice” – October 19, 2025
Task – Cast & Characters (Who Is In It & Who Are They Playing?)
Task stars Mark Ruffalo as Tom Brandis, Tom Pelphrey as Robbie Prendergast, Emilia Jones as Maeve, Fabien Frankel as Anthony Grasso, Thuso Mbedu as Aleah, Raul Castillo as Cliff Broward, Alison Oliver as Lizzie, Owen Teague as Peaches, Silvia Dionicio as Emily, Martha Plimpton as Kathleen McGinty, Jamie McShane as Perry, Sam Keeley as Jayson, and Phoebe Fox as Sara.
