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Mahershala Ali is joining HBO's Task for season 2, reuniting with Mark Ruffalo; Ali will play Eddie Barnes, a Philadelphia DEA agent, as the show returns with Brad Ingelsby as showrunner and Ruffalo's FBI agent Tom Brandis leading a new task force, with the season exploring loyalties and conflicts within the operation.
Mahershala Ali has joined HBO's Task Season 2, portraying Eddie Barnes, a seasoned Philadelphia DEA agent who clashes with Tom Brandis's new task force. He is the first confirmed addition beyond returning star Mark Ruffalo. The series, which premiered in September 2025, was renewed for a second season and is currently in pre-production.
Mahershala Ali is joining HBO's crime drama Task for Season 2, portraying Eddie Barnes, a seasoned Philadelphia DEA agent whose unit clashes with Mark Ruffalo's Agent Tom Brandis and his new task force; the season brings Ruffalo back, with Ingelsby as showrunner and wiip as executive producers, and follows the shift after Tom Pelphrey's character is killed at the end of Season 1.