HBO's Task is doing exceptionally well on streaming, and it's a sign that this series will continue an intriguing but divisive trend. The seven-episode TV show comes from creator Brad Ingelsby, who recently hit it big with HBO's Mare of Easttown . Task is perhaps even more successful, as it was recently labeled the third-fastest-growing series on HBO Max .

Task stars Mark Ruffalo as Tom Brandis , an FBI Agent heading a task force meant to investigate a string of home invasions. The criminal responsible is Tom Pelphrey's Robbie Prendergrast, a morally complicated single father out to get revenge for his brother's death. Through these characters, Task has turned the crime thriller genre on its head, and, despite its status as a limited series, it could yet gain a second seas

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