Two decades after Lost, Josh Holloway reunites with J.J. Abrams for a very different kind of adventure. In Duster, Holloway trades survival drama for high-speed chases, starring as a smooth-talking getaway driver in the sun-scorched Southwest of 1972. Teaming up with an ambitious FBI agent (Rachel Hilson), his character races against time to bring down a powerful crime syndicate led by veteran actor Keith David.
Greenlit in 2020, Duster faced a rocky journey to the screen, from COVID shutdowns to HBO regime changes and Hollywood strikes. "Life does that to you sometimes," Holloway told Variety, recalling Abrams’s early call just before the world shut down. "Usually with regime changes, they clean the slate. I was proud every time we survived," he added.
Not content with just playing a getaway driver, Holloway went the extra mile — literally — by enrolling in stunt driving school. Certified and trained, he performed many of his own chase scenes, something he says added a crucial layer of authenticity.
"The car is a character itself. If the driver can’t drive, that’s not cool."
As for the show’s tone, Duster proudly tips its hat to the ’70s crime thrillers it loves — think revving engines, cowboy boots, and razor-sharp one-liners. Co-creator LaToya Morgan describes it as a deliberate throwback at a time when television has often grown darker and heavier.
"Duster is pure, gritty fun — with just the right amount of trouble," she says.
