Everyone is out to escape something in “Task,” though it will be holding viewers happily hostage: Perhaps the best crime thriller of the year, it’s also a validation of the seven-, eight-, or ...

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HBO’s Task begins with an episode that’s equal parts moody, meandering, and maddening. At 66 minutes, the premiere feels like it desperately wants to be taken seriously, but instead of pulling us into ...

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When it debuted on HBO four years ago, Brad Ingelsby’s “Mare of Easttown” stood out as a procedural drama rooted both in its characters and small-town setting. Its mix of working-class detail and slow ...

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Discover What’s Streaming On: HBO‘s next big Sunday night drama Task, premiering Sunday, September 7, is a crime show obsessed with making things right. Struggling trash man Robbie Prendergrast (Tom ...

If the premiere of Task was all table-setting, Episode 2 proves the table is about to collapse under the weight of its secrets. Gone are the endless mirrored shots of Tom and Robbie brushing their ...