Rachel Hilson and Josh Holloway to Star in HBO Max Series DUSTER from J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan

Last week, HBO Max announced that it ordered eight episodes for Duster. This series comes from J.J. Abrams, LaToya Morgan, and Warner Bros. Television. The former two are writing the first two episodes and serving as executive producers. The series will star Rachel Hilson as Nina and Josh Holloway as Jim. It follows Hilson as the first Black female FBI agent who wants to bring down a crime syndicate.

In 1972, the first Black female FBI agent heads to the Southwest and recruits a gutsy getaway driver in a bold effort to take down a growing crime syndicate.

Additional cast members for Duster include 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, and Benjamin Charles Watson as Royce. There’s no set release date planned yet for the series.

Talking about Duster, Abrams shared:

LaToya and I are thrilled at the chance to bring the wild, wily and wacky world of DUSTER to life, especially with this exceptional cast, crew and network.

Morgan added:

DUSTER is an amalgam of all my favorite things – high octane storytelling with deep characters and so much heart. 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.