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HBO’s “Task” Expands Its Ensemble for Season 2
8/4/2026, 1:03:49 PM
New Cast Announced for Task Season 2
Deadline reports that HBO’s crime drama Task has added six actors to its Season 2 roster: Tim Blake Nelson, Jharrel Jerome, Brían F. O’Byrne, Bethlehem Million, Kevin Dunn, and Andrew Russel. Their characters join an existing lineup that includes Mark Ruffalo as Tom Brandis, Mahershala Ali as Eddie Barnes, and Julianne Nicholson as Lori Ross.
Setting and Premise of the New Season
The series, created by Brad Ingelsby, remains set in the working-class suburbs outside Philadelphia. In Season 2, an FBI agent heads a new task force aimed at halting a string of drug-house robberies orchestrated by an unsuspecting family man. As the investigation deepens, the line between perpetrator and target blurs, heightening the moral complexity of the narrative.
Principal Actors and Their Roles
- Tim Blake Nelson – Denny Coughlin, a career cop who follows his own rules and joins Brandis’s task force.
- Jharrel Jerome – Jordan Barnes, the son of Eddie Barnes.
- Brían F. O’Byrne – Charlie Boylan, a retired DEA agent mentoring Eddie Barnes.
- Bethlehem Million – Lisa Barnes, Eddie Barnes’s daughter.
- Kevin Dunn – Vince Runyan, a no-nonsense FBI agent and Brandis’s superior.
- Andrew Russel – Ethan Brandis, the son of Tom Brandis, reprising his role from Season 1.
The existing cast continues to portray key figures such as Harry Melling (Brennan Boylan), Adam Nagaitis (Luke Clemmons), Aminah Nieves (Nataly Zamora), Edgar Ramírez (Miguel Contreras), Martha Plimpton (Kathleen McGinty), and Silvia Dionicio (Emily Brandis).
Production Team and Executive Oversight
Brad Ingelsby serves as creator, writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Paul Lee, Mark Roybal (both of wiip), Jeremiah Zagar, Mark Ruffalo, and Ron Schmidt. Co-executive producers are Nicole Jordan-Webber and Karen Wacker. Casting is handled by Bialy Thomas & Associates, while representation for the new talent spans agencies such as UTA, CAA, Gersh Agency, and Seven Summits Pictures.
