# Task season 2 adds Julianne Nicholson as Mare of Easttown’s Lori

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/task-season-2-becomes-mare-of-easttown-crossover-with-julianne-nicholson-reprising-emmy-winning-role-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-07-10T14:39:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-11T06:13:44+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/task-season-2-mare-of-easttown-crossover-julianne-nicholson-1236805635/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Summary

Julianne Nicholson has joined the second season of HBO's detective drama "Task", reprising her Emmy-winning role as Lori Ross from "Mare of Easttown". The move officially links the two series, which had previously only been connected through their shared creator and showrunner Brad Ingelsby and their common setting in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia. This turns "Task" Season 2 into an unexpected crossover between the two shows.

It remains unclear how Lori will fit into the plot, which follows Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo) leading a new task force where the line between investigator and target blurs. Nicholson joins previously announced cast members including Mahershala Ali, Harry Melling, Adam Nagaitis, Aminah Nieves and Edgar Ramirez. "Mare of Easttown", which premiered in 2021 with Kate Winslet in the lead, was designed as a miniseries, though Winslet and Ingelsby have hinted a possible second season could film in 2027. Nicholson is a two-time Emmy winner whose other credits include "Hacks", "Paradise", "The Outsider" and the upcoming Brad Pitt film "The Riders".

## Coverage

- [Variety: Task season 2 adds Julianne Nicholson as Mare of Easttown’s Lori](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/task-season-2-mare-of-easttown-crossover-julianne-nicholson-1236805635/)
- [Deadline: Julianne Nicholson To Reprise Emmy-Winning Role In u2018Tasku2019 Season 2](https://deadline.com/2026/07/julianne-nicholson-cast-lori-ross-mare-of-easttown-task-s2-1236978360/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: Julianne Nicholson to Reprise u2018Mare of Easttownu2019 Role in u2018Tasku2019 Season 2](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/julianne-nicholson-task-season-2-mare-of-easttown-1236643185/)
- [Consequence: Julianne Nicholson Joins HBOu2019s Task as Her Character from Mare of Easttown](https://consequence.net/2026/07/jullianne-nicholson-task-season-2-mare-of-easttown/)

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