Martha Plimpton and Mark Ruffalo in HBO's 'Task' Peter Kramer/HBO Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text HBO will lead off its fall slate with Task, a series starring Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey from Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby. Task is set to premiere Sept. 7 on HBO and HBO Max. Marvel Cinematic Universe regular Ruffalo stars in the seven-episode season as an FBI agent who, at the behest of his boss (Martha Plimpton), leads a cross-agency task force to investigate a spate of home invasion robberies in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia. Pelphrey (Mank, Ozark) plays the man orchestrating the robberies. HBO also released a new trailer for Task that strongly suggests Pelphrey's character has personal motivation for the robberies: "I'm going to take their money so we can have a better life," he says, seemingly referring to a biker gang that traffics drugs. Watch the trailer (which expands on an earlier teaser) below. Along with Ruffalo, Pelphrey and Plimpton, the Task cast includes Emilia Jones, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Thuso Mbedu, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Raúl Castillo, Silvia Dionicio and Phoebe Fox. Mireille Enos has a recurring role. Ingelsby is the creator, writer and showrunner of Task. He executive produces with directors Jeremiah Zagar and Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Mark Roybal and Paul Lee for Wiip, Ruffalo, David Crockett and Ron Schmidt. Nicole Jordan-Webber and Jeremy Yaches of Public Record are co-exec producers. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed 'Only Murders in the Building' Returns to the Scene of the Crime(s) in Season 5 Trailer Obituaries Danielle Spencer, Sassy Young Star of 'What's Happening!!,' Dies at 60 Renowned Films How Renowned Films Hustles, Disrupts and Thrives With Shows on the Likes of Elvis Presley, Jeffrey Dahmer Timothy Olyphant 'Alien: Earth' Star Timothy Olyphant Wants Everybody to Relax About Reboots Scott Feinberg Emmy Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott's First Post-Nominations Read of the Race Live Feed Alex Lawther Talks 'Alien: Earth,' a "Godfather-ly" Ridley Scott and 'Black Mirror'-Esque Dread: "What's Scarier: Xenomorphs or Trillionaires?" Live Feed 'Only Murders in the Building' Returns to the Scene of the Crime(s) in Season 5 Trailer Obituaries Danielle Spencer, Sassy Young Star of 'What's Happening!!,' Dies at 60 Renowned Films How Renowned Films Hustles, Disrupts and Thrives With Shows on the Likes of Elvis Presley, Jeffrey Dahmer Timothy Olyphant 'Alien: Earth' Star Timothy Olyphant Wants Everybody to Relax About Reboots Scott Feinberg Emmy Predictions via Feinberg Forecast: Scott's First Post-Nominations Read of the Race Live Feed Alex Lawther Talks 'Alien: Earth,' a "Godfather-ly" Ridley Scott and 'Black Mirror'-Esque Dread: "What's Scarier: Xenomorphs or Trillionaires?"