Hollywood star Édgar Ramírez is set to feature in the Season 2 of HBO’s critically acclaimed crime drama “Task”. In the upcoming chapter, Ramírez will star alongside Mark Ruffalo, who returns as FBI Agent Tom Brandis. He joins a star-studded lineup of new series additions, including Mahershala Ali, Harry Melling, Adam Nagaitis, and Aminah Nieves.
Ramírez is best known for starring in shows such as “The Undoing”, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”, “Carlos” and “Dr. Death”. He has also featured in films like “Emilia Perez”, “Les Arenas” and “Jungle Cruise”.
“Task” is created by Brad Ingelsby, who returned to HBO following his work on its Emmy-winning crime drama “Mare of Easttown”.
The show’s first season saw Ruffalo’s Brandis forming a task force to track down a crew of masked robbers, led by a working-class family man, that were carrying out a series of violent crimes in the Philadelphia area.
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In season two, 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.
Oscar winner Ali was recently cast as Eddie Barnes, a seasoned and well-respected DEA agent in Philadelphia whose team comes into conflict with the unit of Brandis.
Ramírez will essay the role of Miguel Contreras, who is described as “a devoted family man and loyal DEA second-in-command torn between duty and guilt”.
Ingelsby is also writing, show running, and executive producing alongside Paul Lee and Mark Roybal, Jeremiah Zagar, Ruffalo, and Ron Schmidt. Nicole Jordan-Webber and Karen Wacker are co-executive producers.