Overview

• HBO Max’s Task is currently the No. 1 show on global streaming charts, according to Collider.
• Task premiered on September 7 and drew roughly 3.1 million viewers in its first three days, per Variety.
• Ingelsby says Task and Mare of Easttown exist in the same world, while clarifying he has no crossover story planned.
• The latest episode is drawing notice for a taut face-off that escalates the pursuit, with plot specifics intentionally kept vague.
• Reviewers continue to praise the series’ gritty regional detail and standout performances from Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey.