Overview
- The premiere drew 3.1 million U.S. viewers in its first three days across HBO and Max, placing it among the service’s top five series debuts, according to Warner Bros. Discovery.
- Task has been the top title globally on HBO Max since launch per WBD, and it has reached No. 1 on JustWatch’s U.S. Daily Streaming Charts and led HBO Max leaderboards tracked by FlixPatrol.
- The series holds an 89% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes following its debut, with reviews highlighting performances by Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey.
- Set in the Philadelphia area, the limited series follows an FBI agent pursuing a string of violent robberies led by a seemingly ordinary family man, starring Ruffalo, Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Thuso Mbedu and Fabien Frankel.
- Created and written by Brad Ingelsby, with episodes directed by Jeremiah Zagar and Salli Richardson-Whitfield, the seven-episode run releases weekly on Sundays on HBO and Max.