All the Philly-area locations you can see in the first season of ‘Task,’ mapped

The locations ofTask

We go through the whole series of the HBO drama, spot-by-spot.

Published Oct 22, 2025

HBO's Task once again brought the Philadelphia region back into the spotlight over its seven-episode run, showcasing a slew of local spots from Ridley Township to Coatesville and beyond.

And with the series wrapped, we can say: Creator Brad Ingelsby did right by Delco, where the series is largely set.

Sure, the accents were pretty great — but as we look back at the show, it's clear that the Philadelphia region was integral to Task. Here, we've rounded up all the local spots — sans private homes — we could identify in Task. Check out the map below to see what locations wound up the show, and why the series takes us there:

  • Aston Township

    Mirenda Center at Neumann University

    First seen in episode one

    Neumann University in Aston is purchasing the convent and several other buildings owned by its founding order, which will nearly double the size of the campus. The convent is the building with the dome and steeple.
    Courtesy of Neumann University

    Tom (Mark Ruffalo) mans a table at a job fair here while temporarily working as a recruiter for the FBI. Next to his station, the distinctive pillars of the center’s atrium are visible.

  • Collingdale

    Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard

    First seen in episode one

    Teachers Stephanie Conaghan and Beth Curley, (background) prepare cups of Rita’s Water Ice for 3rd grade students in Ms. Corrie Shields class. Staff and teachers at Ziegler Elementary, 5935 Saul Street, Philadelphia a K-8 school get creative on the last week of school. Photograph taken on Thursday afternoon June 8, 2023.
    Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer

    Emily (Silvia Dionicio), Tom’s daughter, works her part-time job here. In the scene where it is shown, Tom orders a black cherry water ice, a flavor choice of which we approve.

  • Philadelphia

    Former Philadelphia Police Department Headquarters

    First seen in episode one

    The roundhouse located on Race Street, between 7th and 8th Streets, in Philadelphia, Monday, January 2, 2023.
    Jessica Griffin / Staff Photographer

    We get a brief glimpse of the exterior of the former Philadelphia police headquarters, colloquially known as the Roundhouse. Whether the interior is the same building is unclear, but in the show, this appears to be where the FBI’s Philly field office is located.

  • Bangor

    Bangor Quarry

    First seen in episode one

    Robbie (Tom Pelphrey), Cliff (Raúl Castillo), and Peaches (Owen Teague) head here for a post-robbery swim. On a real-life note, you should not do the same — not only is it dangerous, but it’s also trespassing, according to the Bangor Borough Police Department.

  • Coatesville

    Lincoln Highway and 2nd Avenue

    First seen in episode two

    Downtown Coatesville Sept. 6, 2021, on Lincoln Avenue, the main street through town. One of the steel supports from the North Tower is displayed outside the National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum. Nicknamed ÒtreesÓ or Òforks,Ó this piece of steel was originally made at Lukens Steel in Coatesville before construction began on the World Trade Center in 1966, and helped to support the first nine floors of the twin towers. A portion of these columns were the only structures left standing when the towers collapsed on 9/11. After September 11, 2001, the rusted pieces of twisted steel from the Twin Towers, tattered emergency vehicles, signs, clothing and other relics, which numbered in the thousands, were disseminated to all 50 states and to the far reaches of the world. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey began a program to give out the artifacts to over 2,000 fire and police departments, museums, municipalities and organizations in an effort to remember the nearly 3,000 people who died that day. There are 154 artifact pieces in New Jersey towns, 82 in Pennsylvania.
    TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer

    The Dark Hearts motorcycle gang rides through this intersection in formation, the giveaway being Presence Bank in the background in one shot.

  • Coatesville

    Polish American Citizens Club

    First seen in episode two

    Dark Hearts members Perry (Jamie McShane) and Jayson (Sam Keeley) appear at "Lefty's Taproom" in Task.
    Courtesy of HBO

    Done up as the so-called Lefty’s Taproom in the show, this location serves as the Dark Hearts’ clubhouse and watering hole. In real life, it’s just off Lincoln Highway, lending a bit of realism to the gang’s ride through downtown Coatesville.

  • Aston Township

    Martin’s Taphouse

    First seen in episode two

    Martin's stands in as the exterior of the Tip Top Lounge in the series, which we see in this episode stacked with motorcycles parked outside the front door.

  • Sharon Hill

    Dixon’s Lounge

    First seen in episode two

    Actor Tom Pelphrey appears as Robbie in 'Task' in a scene filmed at Dixon's Lounge.
    Courtesy of HBO

    While the exterior of the Tip Top Lounge is in Aston, the interior bears a striking resemblance to Delco’s own Dixon’s Lounge. Here, Robbie and Cliff are stood up by an, ahem, “business partner” before walking out on an order of crabfries.

  • Boothwyn

    Willowbrook Shopping Center

    First seen in episode two

    Signage is shown at the Willowbrook Shopping Center on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Delaware County.
    Isaiah Vazquez / For The Inquirer

    Maeve (Emilia Jones) takes Sam (Ben Lewis Doherty) to a fictional “Val-U Corner” store here with the intent of dropping him off for police to find before the plan goes awry. The store is located near the real Blue Cherry Ice Cream and Bakery, which is visible in the background.

  • Phoenixville

    Phoenixville Area High School

    First seen in episode two

    During his search for his daughter, Emily (Silvia Dionicio), Tom (Mark Ruffalo) finds her in the dugout of a baseball field that, in real life, is at Phoenixville Area High School. Its distinctive backstop is visible from a bird's-eye view in the series.

  • Philadelphia

    Ralph’s Italian Restaurant

    First seen in episode three

    Ralph's Italian Restaurant opened in 1900 and moved 21/2 blocks to its current location, at 760 S. Ninth St., in 1915. The restaurant is named for Ralph Dispigno Jr.'s father, son of the founder.
    MICHAEL KLEIN / Staff

    Dark Hearts leaders Jayson (Sam Keeley) and Perry (Jamie McShane) walk through the kitchen here to meet with local drug kingpin Freddy Frias (Elvis Nolasco), but in the show, it doesn’t appear to be serving the Italian food we’re used to in real life.

  • Aston Township

    Mount Hope Cemetery

    First seen in episode three

    Signage of Mount Hope Cemetery is shown on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Delaware County.
    Isaiah Vazquez / For The Inquirer

    It’s a very quick shot, but it’s there just under four minutes into the episode. In the background, you can see the Commodore Barry Bridge, and graves on a hill in the cemetery in the foreground.

  • Union Township

    Sixpenny Creek Quarry

    First seen in episode three

    In Task, Robbie (Tom Pelphrey) uses Sixpenny Creek Quarry as a meeting place.
    Courtesy of HBO

    Robbie (Tom Pelphrey) and Cliff (Raúl Castillo) finally get their meeting with Eryn (Margarita Levieva), their Dark Hearts insider, but it doesn’t go according to plan.

  • Upper Darby

    Llanerch Diner

    First seen in episode three

    The Llanerch Diner in U. Darby has a big role in "Silver Linings Playbook." "People are coming in: 'I want to take a picture of this diner, I heard about the movie,' " said the manager.
    Tom Gralish / Staff Photographer

    Taskforce members Aleah (Thuso Mbedu) and Lizzie (Alison Oliver) head to Upper Darby's famed Llanerch Diner for a tip on the drug house robberies they're investigating, and get a break in the case.

  • Lansdowne

    Rosedon Plaza

    First seen in episode three

    Deli Green -is shown on Wednesday, Sept 3, 2025, on 61 Hartley Rd, Lansdowne, PA 19050
    Jose F. Moreno / Staff Photographer

    In the background of one shot during the chase for Ray (Peter Patrikios), you can see the old Doc's Deli (Deli Green). That puts Ray in the corner of the Rosedon Plaza parking lot as Lizzie (Alison Oliver) makes the arrest.

  • Coatesville

    Coatesville Police Department

    First seen in episode three

    Coatesville Police Department. This is a mapped roundup of locations around the area that appear in the upcoming HBO series Task, which filmed in the region last year. Thursday September 11, 2025.
    Steven M. Falk / For The Inquirer

    Whether the interior is the same station isn’t clear, but an exterior shot sets this spot up as the place where the Task team interrogates Ray (Peter Patrikios) and Shelley (Mickey Sumner). Out front, a police cruiser reads “Delaware County Sheriff,” which is a little far from home.

  • Holmes

    The Ridley House

    First seen in episode three

    Signage is shown at The Ridley House on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Delaware County.
    Isaiah Vazquez / For The Inquirer

    Following the chase and interrogation, Lizzie (Alison Oliver) and Grasso (Fabien Frankel) head to this local bar to unwind. Grasso indicates it is a Barnaby’s, which, in real life, was true at one point – until the location became the Ridley House in 2019.

  • King of Prussia

    Pennsylvania Turnpike on-ramp

    First seen in episode four

    (USE AS DESIRED) Pennsylvania Turnpike direction sign in Middlesex Township, Pa, for Exit Exit 226 / Carlisle Interchange, Apr. 28, 2022. (PATurnpike tolls 1-76 Interstate )
    TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer

    It’s a quick shot as Tom (Mark Ruffalo) drives around at the beginning of the episode, but you can just make out the LasikPlus building on Mall Boulevard in the background. That puts this Pennsylvania Turnpike entrance in King of Prussia.

  • Malvern

    I-76 Exit 320

    First seen in episode four

    Tom (Mark Ruffalo) appears to take this exit as he is driving to meet his fellow taskforce members.

  • Marcus Hook

    Marcus Hook Community Center

    First seen in episode four

    The Curt Weldon Community Center, formerly known as the Marcus Hook Community Center, in Marcus Hook, Pa., pictured on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. The community center is one of several locations around the area that appear in the HBO series “Task”, which was filmed in the region last year
    Erin Blewett / For The Inquirer

    As County Chief Dorsey (Raphael Sbarge) exits the building, you can see a door tagged with “Delaware County Sheriff’s Office.” But the green awning above him is a dead giveaway — that’s the Marcus Hook Community Center.

  • Aston Township

    Rockdale Industrial Center

    First seen in episode four

    It's disguised as a trucking depot in the series, but this is where Robbie (Tom Pelphrey) and Cliff (Raúl Castillo) travel with Sam (Ben Lewis Doherty) to arrange transportation for their escape into Canada before being confronted by a Good Samaritan.

  • Chester

    Upland Diner

    First seen in episode four

    The Upland Diner in Chester, Pa., pictured on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. The diner is one of several locations around the area that appear in the HBO series “Task”, which was filmed in the region last year.
    Erin Blewett / For The Inquirer

    Upland Diner’s parking lot serves as Robbie’s (Tom Pelphrey) holding area during this episode’s drug deal. Unfortunately, we only get an exterior shot of the building, but the restaurant’s vintage-style sign is proudly on display. Great pancakes, for the record.

  • Newtown Square

    Ridley Creek State Park entrance

    First seen in episode four

    Sandy Flash Drive is shown at Ridley Creek State Park in Newtown Square, Pa. Monday, January 6, 2020.
    JOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer

    Cliff (Raúl Castillo) can be seen turning onto North Sandy Flash Drive from Gradyville Road as he heads to the drug deal meeting spot. If you look closely, you can just barely make out a sign for Ridley Creek State Park.

  • Wilmington, Del.

    Beaver Creek

    First seen in episode four

    It's tough to spot, but the dam that Cliff (Raúl Castillo) parks his car next to during this episode's failed drug deal — or, more accurately, the Dark Hearts' setup — appears to be in Beaver Creek on the Delaware-Pennsylvania border.

  • Coatesville

    City Clock Apartments

    First seen in episode four

    City Clock Apartments in Coatesville. This is a mapped roundup of locations around the area that appear in the upcoming HBO series Task, which filmed in the region last year. Thursday September 11, 2025.
    Steven M. Falk / For The Inquirer

    Another brief shot, but the clock face on the tower of the City Clock Apartments is prominently featured. The building formerly was the National Bank of Coatesville, and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977.

  • Downingtown

    Coatesville-Downingtown Bypass

    First seen in episode five

    FBI Boss Kathleen McGinty (Martha Plimpton) and the rest of the task force swerve across traffic here while looking for Tom (Mark Ruffalo). In the background, you can just make out the sign for Pacer Pool Services & Supplies.

  • Downingtown

    Marsh Creek State Park

    First seen in episode five

    Frank Fuller fishes in Marsh Creek State Park in Downingtown October 19, 2014. C.F. SANCHEZ / Staff Photographer

    After surviving his encounter with Robbie (Tom Pelphrey), Tom (Mark Ruffalo) emerges from the woods to see a beautiful summer scene of families enjoying the lake at Marsh Creek State Park.

  • Boothwyn

    I-95 Pennsylvania Welcome Center

    First seen in episode five

    The Pennsylvania Welcome Center in Boothwyn, Pa., pictured on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. The welcome center is one of several locations around the area that appear in the HBO series “Task”, which was filmed in the region last year.
    Erin Blewett / For The Inquirer

    FBI boss Kathleen McGinty (Martha Plimpton) stuffs her face with fast food at the center's picnic tables as the task crew looks for their leader. As McGinty explains, she is “an emotional eater.”

  • Everett

    Woy Bridge

    First seen in episode five

    In what is likely the farthest-flung filming location – at least in relation to the rest of the local spots – we get some shots of Everett’s Woy Bridge in Bedford County as the taskforce closes in on Robbie (Tom Pelphrey).

  • Milmont Park

    Our Lady of Peace Parish

    First seen in episode six

    Our Lady of Peace Church in Milmont Park, Delaware County, will remain open. Three parishes in the county are scheduled to close.
    RON TARVER / Staff Photographer

    Though disguised well as a juvenile detention facility in the show, this little Delco parish provides at least the exterior shots for where Tom (Mark Ruffalo) meets Sam (Ben Lewis Doherty) for the first time.

  • Coatesville

    High Bridge

    First seen in episode seven

    This instantly recognizable Coatesville landmark serves as the location for where County Chief Dorsey (Raphael Sbarge) appears to seal Grasso's (Fabien Frankel) fate with the Dark Hearts.

  • Media

    Delaware County Courthouse and Government Center

    First seen in episode seven

    A crew films for the upcoming HBO series 'Task' at the Delaware County Government Center and Courthouse on June 17, 2024.
    Courtesy of Delaware County Government Center and Courthouse

    Here, Tom (Mark Ruffalo) gives a touching family statement at a court hearing for his son, Ethan (Andrew Russel), in what is the emotional climax of the series. As The Inquirer reported last year, the production took over Courtroom 15 for filming.

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That's it for Task. But rest assured, if HBO decides to focus on Philly again, we'll be back. Until then, see youse later.

Staff Contributors

  • Design and Development: Sam Morris
  • Reporting: Nick Vadala
  • Editing: Emily Babay

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