The 'Task' Master: How a Scuttled 'Mare of Easttown' Season 2 Paved the Way for Brad Ingelsby's New HBO Drama

Four years after "Mare of Easttown" enthralled audiences and won a bevy of Emmy awards, creator Brad Ingelsby is back with "Task." It's another Pennsylvania-set HBO drama, this time drawing inspiration from "Heat" to tell the tale of an FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) hunting down a criminal (Tom Pelphrey) with the same character-rich, morally complex and emotionally wrenching storytelling that made "Mare" such a hit. If "Task" feels a little bit like "Mare of Easttown," that's on purpose. In fact, the show – which premieres Sunday night on HBO and HBO Max – came about . . .