"Mare of Easttown, which starred Kate Winslet as a small-town Pennsylvania police detective, was a terrific crime drama. As much a character study as a detective story, it made the most of both its characters and its locations. Writer-creator Brad Ingelsby leaned into the miniseries, or limited series, format: Because this was a one-time story, even the most central characters might die at any point, upping the tension considerably."
"On the big screen, in the Marvel Universe, Ruffalo plays Bruce Banner and the Hulk. But on TV, he's specialized in starring in miniseries that showcase him without any reliance on special effects. In Netflix's World War II drama All the Light We Cannot See, he played the father of a blind French girl. In HBO's I Know This Much Is True, he played twin brothers, one of whom had mental health issues. He was excellent in both dramas."
Mare of Easttown combined character study and detective story set in small-town Pennsylvania with vivid locations, accents, and deeply flawed people. Brad Ingelsby returns with Task, another Pennsylvania-set seven-part drama that revels in local details like Wawa, Scrapple, Rita's Water Ice, Delco back roads, and thick accents. Mark Ruffalo stars as Tom Brandis, a former priest turned FBI agent struggling with drinking and fraught relationships. Martha Plimpton plays his captain, who assigns him to investigate a spate of home invasions. The home-invasion case serves as the seed from which the series’ plot and character tensions grow.
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