HBO's 7-part crime thriller series Task is one of the best shows on the platform. With its 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, it is a modern masterpiece.

HBO releases dozens of new shows every year, but the one that stood out in 2025 was Task. The Philadelphia-set crime thriller follows an FBI agent who heads up a task force to put an end to a string ...

There are some actors who have an inexplicably soothing screen presence. When they appear, I feel instantly at ease. Morgan Freeman and Tom Hanks both appeal to me on that level. Just knowing that ...

The famous HBO mnemonic – that static fuzz sound blending into an “ahhhhh” chorale – has barely finished playing when one of the most crucial scenes in Task unfolds. It is the start of Episode 3, ...