🔎Task (2025): Cast, Plot, Release Date, Review & Where to Watch – Mark Ruffalo Leads a Gripping Philadelphia Crime Drama

Crime, family, and morality collide in Task, a tense new HBO miniseries created by Brad Ingelsby. Premiering on September 7, 2025, the series puts Mark Ruffalo at the heart of a gritty Philadelphia manhunt where the line between law and loyalty blurs with every episode.

🚨 Premise: A Family Man with a Deadly Secret

In the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, FBI agent Tom (Mark Ruffalo) is pulled back into field duty after a personal tragedy. His assignment? Head a task force to put an end to a string of violent robberies.

But the criminal mastermind isn’t a mob boss or cartel leader. Instead, it’s Robbie (Tom Pelphrey)—a garbage collector by day, and a skilled thief by night. The dual lives of Robbie unravel as his family, friends, and community become entangled in his dangerous choices.

As one character says in the pilot: “Sometimes the people you love the most are the hardest to see clearly.”

🌟 The Cast: A Stellar Ensemble

Task brings together a powerhouse cast blending Hollywood stars with rising talent:

• Mark Ruffalo as Tom, the FBI agent torn between justice and his grief.

• Tom Pelphrey as Robbie, the family man hiding a criminal double life.

• Emilia Jones as Maeve, Robbie’s devoted niece raising her younger cousins.

• Thuso Mbedu as Aleah.

• Raúl Castillo as Cliff, Robbie’s friend and fellow thief.

• Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Owen Teague, Silvia Dionicio, and Martha Plimpton in key supporting roles.

Recurring appearances by Mireille Enos, Jamie McShane, Margarita Levieva, and more add further depth to the layered storytelling.

📺 Episodes to Watch For

The seven-episode miniseries is crafted with Brad Ingelsby’s signature touch (best known for Mare of Easttown). Each episode digs deeper into themes of loyalty, morality, and the cost of secrets.

1. Crossings – September 7

2. Family Statements – September 14

3. Nobody’s Stronger Than Forgiveness – September 21

4. All Roads – September 28

5. Vagrants – October 5

6. Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a river. – October 12

7. A Still Small Voice – October 19

🎬 Creative Power Behind the Series

• Creator/Writer: Brad Ingelsby

• Executive Producers: Mark Ruffalo, Brad Ingelsby, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Paul Lee, Jeremiah Zagar, and more.

• Directors: Jeremiah Zagar, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, among others.

• Music: Dan Deacon sets a tense, pulsating atmosphere that complements the Philadelphia backdrop.

👀 Where to Watch Task

The series is exclusively available on HBO, with streaming available on Max. New episodes drop weekly, beginning September 7, 2025, and running through October 19, 2025.

✨ Why Task Is a Must-Watch

With Ruffalo bringing raw intensity to the lead role and Pelphrey delivering a haunting turn as the conflicted thief, Task is shaping up to be one of the most gripping crime dramas of the year.

At its heart, it’s not just about crime—it’s about family, grief, and the choices that define us. Or as Tom reflects in one moment: “Justice isn’t clean. It’s messy. And sometimes, it looks a lot like love.”