It should come as no surprise that "Mare of Easttown" creator Brad Ingelsby, whose new HBO crime drama "Task" premieres Sunday night, is a local news junkie.

Two summers ago, when convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante brazenly escaped the Chester County Prison and led authorities on a two-week manhunt, Ingelsby was gripped by the suspense in the Delaware Valley.

"He was running down my aunt's street," said Ingelsby, who grew up in Berwyn and still lives there. "My aunt lived in West Chester and she said the cops were parked on her property. I was all over that case every day and asking my friends for inside info."

Ingelsby, 45, struck gold with "Mare of Easttown" in 2021 by fusing all of the elements of a classic small-town murder mystery with a searing portrayal of how domestic stri

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