HBO’s Task begins with an episode that’s equal parts moody, meandering, and maddening. At 66 minutes, the premiere feels like it desperately wants to be taken seriously, but instead of pulling us into ...

Everyone is out to escape something in “Task,” though it will be holding viewers happily hostage: Perhaps the best crime thriller of the year, it’s also a validation of the seven-, eight-, or ...

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Mare of Easttowncreator Brad Ingelsby has a new miniseries coming to HBO and HBO Max in September, and after the mega-success of his Kate Winslet-led crime drama in 2021, it's safe to say that ...

Writer and creator Brad Ingelsby's current HBO series Task is a critical success, redeeming the filmmaker's 2025 releases after his recent thriller movie received far more mixed reviews. Just two ...

Brad Ingelsby’s “Task” is a suffocating watch, full of the continual sense that catastrophe is waiting right out of frame. It’s also one of the most well-acted shows of the year, transcending rather ...

In “Task,” premiering Sunday on HBO, Brad Ingelsby, creator of the 2021 miniseries “Mare of Easttown,” which introduced the wider world to Wawa and the Delco accent, returns with another tale of crime ...