The HBO Max miniseries Task premiered its first episode on September 7, 2025, at 9 p.m. ET, with new episodes airing weekly on Sundays through October 19[1][2]. Created by Brad Ingelsby (of Mare of Easttown), the show follows a haunted FBI agent, Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo), tasked with apprehending a desperate family man, Robbie Prendergrast (Tom Pelphrey), committing a string of violent robberies in Delaware County, Pennsylvania[1][4][5]. The series unfolds as a tense, character-driven crime drama, exploring themes of fatherhood, guilt, and broken dreams, anchored by strong performances from Ruffalo and Pelphrey[1][2][4].
Task is a limited run with no current plans for additional seasons beyond its seven-episode arc[2]. The episode release schedule is as follows:
- Episode 1: “Crossings” — September 7
- Episode 2: “Family Statements” — September 14
- Episode 3: “Nobody’s Stronger Than Forgiveness” — September 21
- Episode 4: “All Roads” — September 28
- Episode 5: “Vagrants” — October 5
- Episode 6: “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a river.” — October 12
- Episode 7: “A Still Small Voice” — October 19
The show has received strong early reviews, praised for its writing, acting, and atmospheric portrayal of suburban Philadelphia life, though viewers are warned that it is a grim, slow-burning, character-focused story rather than an action-heavy series[3][4][5].