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Two Episodes In, HBO’s Task Draws Attention as a Philly-Set Crime Drama

Early coverage spotlights the dual perspective of an empathetic agent versus a hidden ringleader with attention to the cast’s off-screen lives.

Overview

  • The seven-episode series follows FBI agent Tom Brandis, played by Mark Ruffalo, as he leads a task force probing suburban robberies in the Philadelphia area.
  • BuzzFeed notes the crew under suspicion has targeted a local motorcycle gang, framing the case as a cat-and-mouse pursuit without revealing plot turns.
  • Tom Pelphrey portrays Robbie Prendergrast, a family man and garbage collector secretly orchestrating the heists, with Raúl Castillo and Owen Teague as crew members Cliff and Peaches.
  • Emilia Jones appears as Maeve, Robbie’s niece who gets pulled into his complicated situation, adding family stakes to the investigation.
  • People highlights off-screen profiles, including Ruffalo’s long marriage to Sunrise Coigney and Pelphrey’s engagement to Kaley Cuoco, with Pelphrey sharing that his fiancée and daughter visited him on set.