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 Questions of forgiveness hang over much of Task, the new HBO crime drama from Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby: its possibility, its purpose, its outermost limits. It's no wonder, considering how many of its characters endure or perpetuate the sort of suffering that can make mercy seem impossibly out of reach.