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The HBO original drama series “Task,” from creator Brad Ingelsby (\u201cMare of Easttown\u201d), debuts this September on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. The season\u2019s seven episodes will debut weekly.
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\nIn the series set in the working class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man (Tom Pelphrey).
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\nIn addition to Ruffalo and Pelphrey, “Task” stars Emilia Jones, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Thuso Mbedu, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Ra\u00fal Castillo, Silvia Dionicio, Phoebe Fox and Martha Plimpton.<\/p>\n

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The HBO original drama series “Task,” from creator Brad Ingelsby (\u201cMare of Easttown\u201d), debuts this September on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. 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