Task, a brand new crime drama, follows the formation of an elite workforce working to place an finish to a string of violent robberies. The forged is led by four-time Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo and contains Thuso Mbedu, an award-winning South African actress.
Task is streaming on Showmax from at present (8 September 2025), with new episodes launched each Monday. There are seven episodes in complete.
Mbedu acquired two International Emmy nominations for her function as Winnie in Mzansi Magic’s Is’thunzi earlier than constructing a world profession. She earned a Critics Choice Best Actress nomination for portraying Cora within the Emmy-nominated The Underground Railroad, received the Black Reel Breakthrough Actress Award for her function as Nawi in The Woman King. She has voiced characters in Mufasa: The Lion King and Castlevania: Nocturne.
Mbedu performs Aleah, who groups up with FBI agent Tom, performed by Mark Ruffalo. Ruffalo is extensively recognised for portraying Bruce Banner (The Hulk) within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The sequence follows the workforce as they examine mysterious circumstances, exploring the uneasy line between justice and survival and confronting the ethical dilemmas confronted by these on each side of the regulation. It goals to stability tense procedural drama with emotional depth to current a compelling take a look at the human value of crime and consequence.
The forged contains Emmy nominee Tom Pelphrey (Ozark), BAFTA nominee Emilia Jones (CODA), Jamie McShane (Wednesday, 1923), Alison Oliver (Saltburn) and Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole in House of the Dragon).
Task is produced by Brad Ingelsby, the creator of HBO’s Mare of Easttown, which received three appearing Emmys and the Critics Choice Award for Best Limited Series. Mare of Easttown is streaming on Showmax.