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Josh Holloway Says His ‘Answer Is Always Yes’ to J.J. Abrams as ‘Lost’ Duo Reunites for Crime Thriller ‘Duster’

'Lost' star Josh Holloway and writer LaToya Morgan discuss paying homage to '70s crime thrillers with 'Duster': 'Everything is cyclical.'

Set in the Southwest in 1972, it follows the FBI’s first Black woman agent (“This is Us’s” Rachel Hilson) as she attempts to stop a powerful crime syndicate (led by veteran actor Keith David) with the help of a charming getaway driver (Holloway). Morgan recalls first meeting with Abrams after the lauded producer read one of her scripts, saying he came to the table with a simple image that would become the opening scene of “Duster”: a phone rings in the middle of the desert, a muscle car pulls up, and Josh Holloway comes out of it to answer the call. “Duster” feels like it goes against the grain of recent television trends in how it doubles down on its earnest homage to the ’70s crime thriller, with zingy one-liners galore, revving rides, and cowboy boot-wearing baddies.

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