The Delco crime thriller Task, starring Mark Ruffalo, will be getting a second season, HBO announced on Thursday. <\/p>\n
From Mare of Easttown creator and Berwyn<\/a> native Brad Ingelsby<\/a>, the first season of the series followed an FBI task force led by Tom Brandis (Ruffalo) \u2014 a former priest and grieving widower \u2014 as they tracked down thieves robbing drug houses in the Philly suburbs. Ozark actor Tom Pelphrey, who grew up in Howell Township, played Robbie, the mastermind behind the thefts. <\/p>\n It was a tense cat-and-mouse narrative with surprisingly tender and occasionally funny performances as both protagonists struggled to be good dads. <\/p>\n The drama was filmed across Delaware and Chester Counties as well as Philadelphia, with some locations<\/a> as far as Union Township. The cast, which also featured Fabien Frankel (House of Dragon), Emilia Jones (CODA), Thuso Mbedu (The Woman King), Martha Plimpton (The Regime), Alison Oliver (Conversations With Friends), and Jamie McShane (Sons of Anarchy), lived in the region for about six months during filming in 2024.<\/p>\n Many gushed about their time in Philadelphia, especially praising the dining scene<\/a>. Jones, who plays Maeve, loved the Delco accent so much she still wears a \u201cDelco\u201d necklace<\/a>.<\/p>\n Like many Inglesby projects, Task was infused with local Philly flair, from incredibly accurate<\/a> Delco and South Philly accents (courtesy of Mare dialect coach Susanne Sulby<\/a>) to Rita\u2019s and Wawa<\/a> shout-outs. <\/p>\n South Philly-raised filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar, son of beloved mosaicist Isaiah Zagar, worked closely<\/a> with Inglesby on the project as an executive producer and director, along with Gilded Age<\/a> director Salli Richardson-Whitfield. <\/p>\n Ruffalo also served as executive producer.<\/p>\n