Duster (TV series)

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Duster
Genre Crime thriller
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Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
CinematographyCarmen Cabana
Production companies
Original release
Network Max

Duster is an upcoming American crime thriller television series created by J. J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan. It is due to be released on Max in 2025.

Contents

Premise

The first black female FBI agent teams up with a getaway driver to take down a major crime syndicate operating in the Southwest in 1972.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No. [1] TitleDirected byWritten by [1] Original release date
1TBA Steph Green [2] J. J. Abrams & LaToya Morgan 2025 (2025)
2TBASteph Green [2] LaToya Morgan & J. J. Abrams2025 (2025)
3TBATBDJ. J. Abrams & LaToya Morgan2025 (2025)
4TBATBDSue Chung2025 (2025)
5TBATBDLucas Brown Eyes2025 (2025)
6TBATBDMatt Lambert2025 (2025)
7TBATBDMichael Horowitz2025 (2025)
8TBATBDLaToya Morgan2025 (2025)

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. [3]

In March 2021, Josh Holloway was cast to star in the pilot, [4] with filming beginning in October 2021 in Tucson. [5] 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. [2] Corbin Bernsen would join the cast in a recurring role the following month. [6]

Production for the full series began in April 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the surrounding areas. [7] [8] In May, it was suspended due to the 2023 WGA strike. [9] Before the strike, the pilot was shot in downtown Tucson, Arizona, and parts of Pima County from September through mid-November 2021. [10]

Release

Duster is slated to premiere on Max in 2025. [11]

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