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HBO Max Cancels 'Duster' After One Season Despite Critical Praise

The 1970s crime drama bowed out after modest audience numbers halted plans for a second season.

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Josh Holloway in Duster (CREDIT: HBO Max)
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Overview

  • HBO Max announced on July 9 that Duster will not return for a second season, ending the series after eight episodes.
  • The 1970s crime drama, co-created by J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan, starred Josh Holloway as a getaway driver and Rachel Hilson as an FBI agent.
  • Duster received strong reviews with a 92 percent critics score and an 83 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes but failed to build sufficient viewership.
  • Although it appeared in HBO Max’s daily Top 10, the show never entered Nielsen’s Top 10 for streaming originals and barely reached Luminate’s weekly Top 50.
  • Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television shopped the series to other platforms but were unable to secure a second-season pickup.