First Photos: J.J. Abrams’ “Duster” Series

The first photos have been released from Max’s “Duster,” a new retro crime thriller TV series that serves as “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Star Trek Into Darkness” director J.J. Abrams’ first project he has co-written in six years.

Set in 1972, the series follows the first Black female FBI agent (Rachel Hilson) as she heads to the Southwest and recruits a gutsy getaway driver (Josh Holloway) in a bold effort to take down a growing crime syndicate (led by Keith David).

Things however aren’t as straightforward as they seem and, in the usual Abrams fashion, there’s going to be mysteries to unpack as things progress and plenty of twists.

LaToya Morgan (“Shameless,” “Turn: Washington’s Spies”) also serves as writer and executive producer LaToya Morgan on the series which is said to be “upbeat and poppy” according to THR

Abrams tells the outlet that this harkens back to his work on “Alias” in terms of how it handles one thing – episode endings:

“Every episode feels like it’s ending on a fun cliffhanger vibe that you get from serialized comics. When we were doing the first couple seasons of Alias, it was so much fun because every episode ended with like a definitive cliffhanger. We ultimately got told by the network that we had to stop doing that because it was harder to put a show into syndication if it was that linear. But that’s a thing that’s really fun about this show.”

“Duster” is slated to premiere on Max in May.

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