Production crews for HBO’s hit show Task will be present in Wissahickon Valley Park this week to film scenes for its second season.<\/p>\n
According to a PhillyVoice\u00a0report<\/a>, Friends of the Wissahickon, the nonprofit that maintains the 2,000-acre park, shared a notice<\/a> on Friday, July 31, indicating that Task crews will film from Monday, Aug. 3, to Friday, Aug. 7. The park in Northwest Philly<\/a> served as the setting for much of the show’s high-stakes action scenes during the first season.<\/p>\n For Season 2, scenes will be shot in parts of Forbidden Drive. This 5.3-mile-long trail follows the creek past the Valley Green Inn and other landmarks. According to the notice, Forbidden Trail will stay open to the public during filming; however, other areas of the park will have temporary closures.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Aug. 4, and Wednesday, Aug. 5, the trail entrance at Manatawna Avenue will be closed. Visitors can access Houston Meadow using the Houston Playground entrance or by following the Yellow Trail.\u00a0<\/p>\n Forbidden Drive will have signs posted to alert visitors about where production equipment is stationed and where trail users should slow down. An interactive map<\/a> is available to help visitors make their way around the park.<\/p>\n According to the PhillyVoice,\u00a0in Season 2, Mark Ruffalo will reprise his role as FBI agent Tom Brandis. He will appear opposite Mahershala Ali, cast as Philadelphia-based DEA agent Eddie Barnes. While Season 1 followed Brandis’s Philadelphia-area task force, Season 2 is expected to shift focus to a new task force under Brandis with a murkier target identification framework.<\/p>\n