Duster is an upcoming American crime thriller television series created by J. J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan. It is due to air on Max.
Premise
The first black female FBI agent teams with a getaway driver to take down a major crime syndicate operating in the Southwest in 1972.
Cast
Main
Josh Holloway as Jim
Rachel Hilson as Nina
Keith David as Ezra
Sydney Elisabeth as Genesis
Greg Grunberg as Abbott
Camille Guaty as Izzy
Asivak Koostachin
Adriana Aluna Martinez as Luna
Benjamin Charles Watson
Recurring
Corbin Bernsen as Wade Ellis
Gail O'Grady as Charlotte Dean-Ellis
Donal Logue as Sergeant Groomes
Kevin Chamberlin as Bob Temple
Sofia Vassilieva as Jessica
Dan Tracy as Agent Chad Grant
Evan Jones
Production
The series was given a straight to series green-light at HBO Max in April 2020, as part of J. J. Abrams' overall deal at WarnerMedia. Abrams will co-write the series with LaToya Morgan.
In March 2021, Josh Holloway was cast to star in the pilot, with filming beginning in October 2021 in Tucson. In February 2023, the series was officially given a series order, with Rachel Hilson among the cast additions to the series and Steph Green directing. Corbin Bernsen would join the cast in a recurring role the following month.
Production for the full series began in April 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the surrounding areas. However, in May, it was suspended due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.