American Rust (TV series)

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American Rust
American Rust Showtime poster.jpeg
Promotional poster for the first season
Genre Crime drama
Created by Dan Futterman
Based on American Rust
by Philipp Meyer
ShowrunnerDan Futterman
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes19
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
Network Showtime
ReleaseSeptember 12 (2021-09-12) –
November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)
Network Amazon Prime Video
ReleaseMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)

American Rust is an American crime drama television series created by Dan Futterman based on the 2009 novel by Philipp Meyer. The series premiered on September 12, 2021, on Showtime. [1] In January 2022, the series was canceled after one season by Showtime. [2] In June 2022, the series was revived for a second season by Amazon Freevee. [3] The second season was released on March 28, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video. [4] In July 2024, the series was once again canceled. [5]

Contents

Premise

Set in a small Rust Belt town in Pennsylvania, chief of police Del Harris takes on an investigation when the son of the woman he loves is accused of murder. [6]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonTitleEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 -9September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) Showtime
2 Broken Justice10March 28, 2024 (2024-03-28) Amazon Prime

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"The Mill" John Dahl Dan Futterman September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)0.264 [7]
22"Happy Returns"John Dahl Adam Rapp September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19)0.244 [8]
33"Forgive Us Our Trespasses" Craig Zisk Céline C. RobinsonSeptember 26, 2021 (2021-09-26)0.237 [9]
44"My Name is Billy"Craig ZiskAlvaro RodriguezOctober 3, 2021 (2021-10-03)0.362 [10]
55"Jojo Ameri-Go" Darnell Martin Jaquén CastellanosOctober 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)0.333 [11]
66"Debt Collection"Darnell MartinCharly Evon SimpsonOctober 17, 2021 (2021-10-17)0.324 [12]
77"Blue Mountains"John DahlJaquén CastellanosOctober 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)0.292 [13]
88"St. Sebastian"John DahlAdam RappOctober 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)0.288 [14]
99"Denmark"John DahlDan FuttermanNovember 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)0.394 [15]

Season 2: Broken Justice (2024)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten by  [16] Original release date  [17]
101"Homecoming" Jim McKay Dan Futterman March 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
112"The Golden Goose"Jim McKay Jean Kyoung Frazier March 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
123"Iron Sky" Michael Lehmann Adam Rapp March 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
134"The Hand You're Delt"Michael LehmannAlvaro RodriguezMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
145"Light Me Up"Radium CheungTed MalawerMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
156"Daddy Issues"Radium CheungJessica BrickmanMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
167"Tree"Melissa HickeyDelondra MesaMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
178"Ponderosa"Melissa HickeyTed MalawerMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
189"Faster Horses, Younger Women and More Money"Jim McKayJessica BrickmanMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
1910"Confessions"Jim McKayAdam RappMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)

Production

In November 2017, a television adaptation of American Rust was ordered to series by USA Network. The pilot episode was written by Brian McGreevy, Lee Shipman, and Philipp Meyer, and to be directed by David Gordon Green. [18] The series was scrapped on January 25, 2018, after having trouble finding a leading actor for the show. [19]

In July 2019, the adaptation was recommissioned by Showtime, to be written by Dan Futterman and starring Jeff Daniels as Harris; they both also serve as executive producers. [20] In March 2020, Maura Tierney, Bill Camp, David Alvarez, Alex Neustaedter and Julia Mayorga were cast as series regulars. [21] In March 2021, Mark Pellegrino joined the cast in a series regular role, [22] while Dallas Roberts, Clea Lewis and Nicole Chanel Williams were cast in recurring roles. [23]

The series was filmed in and around Pittsburgh. [24] On January 25, 2022, Showtime canceled the series after one season. [2] On June 9, 2022, Amazon Freevee picked up the series for a second season. [3] The second season began shooting in Western Pennsylvania in November 2022 and completed in May 2023. [25]

The second season, subtitled American Rust: Broken Justice, was released on March 28, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video. [4] On July 26, 2024, Amazon Prime Video opted to not renew the series for a third season. [5]

Reception

American Rust has received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 28% based on 32 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "American Rust's tale of America lost is a worthy one, but despite an A-list cast it simply does not have the narrative clarity or heft necessary to do its subject matter justice." [26] On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 48 out of 100 based on 22 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [27]

Based on three episodes for review, Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club gave it a "C" grade, writing "There's a lot not to like about Rust, a dreary, well-acted, badly written chunk of misery porn" and that "the dialogue is all flatly expository". Handlen concluded with, "American Rust likely has a story worth telling, and a setting worth exploring, but this version fails to make much of a case for either." [28]

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