When it comes to prestige drama, few networks have the legacy of HBO – particularly when it comes to the Sunday night lineup. The premium cable channel changed the game forever in the late 1990s, and while not every show launched has been a winner, the track record is very strong, and it now looks like we're about to see it further extended with Task, the new miniseries from Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby that has been earning rave reviews for star Mark Ruffalo.
The Poor Things actor stars in the seven-part show as Tom Brandis – an FBI agent operating in Philadelphia who is assigned to lead a task force that is hunting for the culprits behind a series of local violent robberies. Ruffalo has past HBO drama experience, having previously played dual lead roles in 2020's I Know This Much Is True, but he is getting some of the best notices of his career for his turn. In a piece for The Wrap, Zaki Hasan offers tremendous praise for his performance in Task, saying that he delivers some of his best small screen work to date:
