NEVERENDING STRUGGLES

While writing a fictional tale centered on the world of crime, the primary question is whether it is the world that is created first or the characters.

- ASHWIN S

WHILE writing a fictional tale centered on the world of crime, the primary question is whether it is the world that is created first or the characters. Similar to the chicken and egg problem. Brad Inglesby, who previously created Mare of Easttown, mentions that his upcoming series, Task (2025), originated from its lead characters, FBI Agent Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo) and unsuspecting criminal Robbie Prendergrast (Tom Pelphrey).

But Ingelsby also wanted the Task to be much more unique than Mare of Easttown. "I knew it couldn't be a whodunit, because Mare was a whodunit. And I felt like the tension could be a collision course. Once I started to put those pieces together, I wanted to tell another story in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA (Delco). It's the blood in my veins, it's the people I know, and it's people I care about, and it's the way I grew up," says Ingelsby.