Netflix premiered Task, a 7-part detective thriller starring Mark Ruffalo as FBI Agent Tom Carver, on October 28, 2025, at 11:00 AM +07, inspired by the 1980s “Priest Bandit” case in Philadelphia, earning a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score and 3.2M #RuffaloRush posts. Directed by David Fincher and scripted by Gillian Flynn, the series follows Carver hunting a churchgoing father-turned-robber whose crimes unearth a cold case haunting the FBI.
The “secret surface” shock? A spellbinding surge: Episode 1 thrusts Carver into 1985 Philly, a cryptic robbery etched with doubt, unspooling a web where faith harbors felony and guilt cracks. Ruffalo’s Tom? A “masterclass in mettle,” his dogged resolve warping to haunted dread, unraveling a ripple where a “priest informant” surfaces as sabotage. The “cold case” a case for the cased, a counter to Ruffalo’s 2025 Poor Things ($100M gross).
The “man unravel” thunderclap? Volcanic: Task blends Zodiac’s paranoia with Mindhunter’s psyche, Philly’s “eerie spires” enhancing “grim themes.” Variety’s Caroline Framke raves “pacy, poignant drama”; The Hollywood Reporter’s Daniel Fienberg hails Ruffalo’s “Icily Glamorous” intensity. The Wrap’s Matt Goldberg praises the “confidence, style, authenticity.” Skeptics? “Mired in moody,” but the 1-in-2 twist-to-trauma ratio hooks, BARB metrics outgunning The Jetty.
This isn’t cop chronicle; it’s a requiem for resolve, the “task” a task for the tasked. The dread? Dreadful. October 28, 11:00 AM +07? Not drop—a detonation. The world’s watching—whispering “what next?” The obsession? Obsessive, overwhelming.
