HBO Max Orders Crime Drama ‘Duster’ From J.J. Abrams, LaToya Morgan With Josh Holloway and Rachel Hilson to Star
variety.comJoe Otterson TV Reporter HBO Max has ordered the drama series “Duster” from J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan with Josh Holloway and Rachel Hilson set to star.
The eight-episode series is set in 1972. Per the official logline, “the first Black female FBI agent (Hilson) heads to the Southwest and recruits a gutsy getaway driver (Holloway) in a bold effort to take down a growing crime syndicate.” “‘Duster’ is an amalgam of all my favorite things – high octane storytelling with deep characters and so much heart,” Morgan said. “It’s a dream project and I’m supremely grateful to all the folks at Warner Bros.
and HBO Max for believing in this show. And I couldn’t have asked for a better partner in crime than J.J. to build this incredible world.” Along with Holloway and Hilson, the series will also star: Keith David as Ezra, Sydney Elisabeth as Genesis, Greg Grunberg as Abbott, Camille Guaty as Izzy, Asivak Koostachin as Awan, Adriana Aluna Martinez as Luna, Benjamin Charles Watson as Royce.
Abrams and Morgan co-wrote the first two episodes of “Duster,” with Steph Green set to direct and executive produce the first two episodes.
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