More Than Just Chases: The Crime Series 'Duster' with a 93% RT Score Becomes an Unexpected HBO Hit
A Black FBI agent, 1970s mafia, and a red muscle car — the project impressed critics and is breaking into the best series lists of the season.
While streaming giants are losing steam one after the other, HBO is rolling out a fresh hit — Duster. The plot centers on the first Black female FBI agent who challenges a criminal syndicate in the hot Arizona desert.
Teaming up with a former racer and mafia accomplice, she breaks all the mould — both on screen and off. Critics are already raving, 93% 'Fresh' on Rotten Tomatoes.
Duster. Crime, chase, resistance
The story unfolds in 1972. The main character Nina is an academy graduate who is not welcomed with open arms in any department. But she pushes forward: takes on a drug cartel case and hits the road. Helping her is Jim — a daring driver with a past marked by dozens of bold escapes and intimate knowledge of every dirty street.
Why it works
The series is like gum with the flavour of gunpowder and justice. It has everything: brilliant casting (Hilson and Holloway), high-speed scenes, mafia in the best 70s tradition, moral conflict, and cultural context. J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan bet on strong characters and didn’t miss.
This is not just a thriller but a story about those who have always been on the sidelines — and suddenly found themselves behind the wheel. Both literally and figuratively.
