JJ Abrams is back filming after a six-year hiatus… – The filmmaker hasn’t written anything since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which received mixed reviews across the board. Now down on land and writing a crime thriller from 1970 together with fellow writer LaToya Morgan (Shameless, TURN: Washington’s Spies).
The show takes place in the early seventies, which is remarkable in the images we have seen so far, and apparently sets the tone and setting.
It follows the first black FBI agent, played by Rachel Hilson (This is Us), as she travels deep into the Southwest of the states in an attempt to take on a crime syndicate – along the way, she recruits a getaway driver to help, portrayed by Lost alumni Josh Holloway.
Naturally, the two will clash thanks to their different approaches to the situation they find themselves in; with what is detailed in the recent The Hollywood Reporter interview with Abrams and Morgan, the two will be at odds with each other thanks to their backgrounds.
J.J. Abrams swaps places in the 70s with the new show Duster
Despite seeming more straightforward than Abrams’ previous work, he told THR that this show will continue his previous mystery box lineage, going on to say:
“It’s not that easy, there’s a lot of things you don’t expect with the show, and what I think LaToya and I had the most fun with is that you never know what kind of unexpected criminal mind is going to be behind it.
“The most satisfying thing for me was seeing how so many of these elements – some of which seem crazy and out there – end up serving a real narrative purpose. Also, every episode feels like it ends with a fun cliffhanger vibe like you get from comics.”
This was something Abrams loved to do with his spy show Alias, and we all know that Lost Bloody loved an “It’s Not Penny’s Boat”-style cliffhanger.
Duster is set to debut at Max in May
