HBOTask has been a huge hit for HBO, and now that the acclaimed crime drama has drawn to a close, talk inevitably turned to whether or not the story will continue into Season 2.
Task stars Mark Ruffalo as an FBI agent investigating a series of home invasions aimed at a motorcycle drug gang.
The series premiered on September 7, 2025, and its audience has steadily grown since, with Episode 6 watched by 32% more viewers than that debut instalment, bringing in more than four million US viewers across HBO’s various platforms.
Episode 7 ended the season in October, but it won’t be the end of the series.
HBO greenlit Task Season 2 and creator Brad Ingelsby “has more stories to tell”
HBOOn November 20, HBO announced that it had given the go-ahead for Task Season 2, and Brad Ingelsby thanked HBO for being an “unmatched creative home.”
“On behalf of the entire Task team, in front of and behind the camera, I am honored and excited to get back to work on a second season of our show,” he added.
Ingelsby previously opened up about the chances of Task Season 2, telling Esquire: “If people respond to Task and keep responding to Task, I’d love to tell more stories about this place, because I love writing about this place. I do feel like I have more stories to tell.”
As for why he wants to continue this journey, Inglesby added: “What I love about TV is just how many characters you get to explore. I really see myself as a character writer and not a great plot writer. And so what I love about TV is that you get to explore the Grassos, the Lizzies, the Aleahs. If I was to do a movie, unless I was Robert Altman, I just wouldn’t be able to tap into that many characters.”
Task Season 2 could be a Mare of Easttown crossover
HBOCrime drama fans will know that Inglesby was responsible for another crime drama – Mare of Easttown – that played out in a nearby location and on HBO, there remains the possibility of a crossover.
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“I think there were still more stories to be told about people in Delaware County,” Ingelsby told The Hollywood Reporter. “They exist in the same world, so it wouldn’t surprise me one bit if Mare [played by Kate Winslet] walked into a Wawa that Tom (Ruffalo’s character) was in. I don’t have a story in mind that’s a crossover, but I love the idea of their worlds intersecting.”
Tom Pelphrey – who plays criminal Robbie Prendergrast in Task – also likes the idea, saying: “That would be amazing. I was a huge fan of Mare of Easttown. And obviously, I’m a big fan of Task. So, if there’s a version where those things crossover, I think that would make a lot of people very happy.”
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