HBO‘s critically acclaimed crime drama Task isn’t pulling any punches with the casting of Mark Ruffalo‘s counterpart in the second season as sources tell Deadline Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali is set to join the show. Ali will play Eddie Barnes, a seasoned and well-respected DEA agent in Philadelphia whose team comes into conflict with Tom’s unit.
Season two follows Ruffalo’s return as Agent Tom Brandis, takes the helm of a new task force, but the deeper the operation runs, the harder it is to tell who’s the target. Ingelsby is back as exec producer, writer and showrunner. Joining him as exec producers are Paul Lee and Mark Roybal for wiip as well as Jeremiah Zagar, Ruffalo, and Ron Schmidt. Nicole Jordan-Webber and Karen Wacker will join as co-exec producers.
Though HBO will continue to say show was never a limited series and a second season was on the table, sources close tot he project say
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