‘Duster’ Canceled — What Would Have Happened in Season 2
Will Duster ride again? After the HBO Max original drama came to a stunning conclusion on Thursday, with one major character’s fate in question and the news that another who we’ve only heard about in past terms is alive, well, and potentially up to no good, the series left plenty of room to continue on for Season 2. However, on Wednesday, July 9, there was bad news announced about its future.
So will the J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan co-created series return for Season 2? Here’s what we know so far.
Has Duster been renewed for Season 2?
No. On Wednesday, July 9, it was announced that Duster was canceled after one season.
Who starred in Duster?
The cast included Josh Holloway as getaway driver-turned-FBI informant Jim Ellis, Rachel Hilson as Nina Hayes, Camille Guaty as Izzy, Asivak Koostachin as Nina’s bureau partner Awan Bitsui, Corbin Bernsen as Jim’s father Wade, Benjamin Charles Watson as Royce Saxton, Sydney Elisabeth as Genesis Saxton, Adriana Aluna Martinez as Luna, Greg Grunberg as Abbott, and Keith David as Ezra Saxton. Now, we’ll never know who would have played Joey, a.k.a. Xavier.
What would have happened in Duster Season 2?
The series would have had to follow up on the threads left dangling by the Season 1 finale, including revealing the true fate of Ezra Saxton after he was shot in the chest and what that meant for his children, Royce and Genesis. Last we heard, Royce was “still at the hospital,” presumably with his father in critical condition. Also yet to be determined was what was next for Izzy as she undergoes chemotherapy treatment and how that could have impacted the relationship between Jim and Luna, who still calls him Uncle Jim even though he’s her father.
The season should have also featured Nina participating in the FBI’s effort to track down the national security threat Xavier, who happens to be Jim’s brother Joey, whom he and Wade grieved as dead in an explosion. Nina revealed that it was Saxton who helped Joey disappear, so surely there would have been some drama there, too, if the story had continued.
Morgan told TV Insider she was excited about exploring more about Joey, saying, “We’re so excited about where that’s gonna take us, and hopefully, if we get a Season 2, so many fun escapades to get into — all very exciting, I think … Who is Joey now? And what has he been getting into and who has he been getting into it with? There are a lot more murky areas that we want to peel back the layers of to really deepen the story and really challenge Jim and Nina’s relationship. They’ve just sort of kind of come to a place where they have a little bit of trust and now, what happens when this other X factor is thrown into the mix, so there’s lots of good stuff to play with.” She also teased that a romantic future between Jim and Nina or Jim and Izzy was “on the table.”
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Why? It was a good show. I liked all the characters and the storyline. I don’t understand why they cancel good shows and leave bad ones.
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It was a great and very interesting show. A lot better than many other shows being produced. Fun and interesting with plenty more of a story to tell. Big mistake to cancel this show.
The nostalgia and plot twists, production quality and many other aspects. Great acting, passion and fun to watch. Hopefully they will reconsider their decision!
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Love the show We couldn’t wait to see Duster we love all the characters in it. Josh Holloways it a plus. Rachel Hilson too was very good too. It has a sense of the character is funny too and her partner too. Love it hope it return for a second season
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Finally a great tv show arrived. Duster should definitely be renewed for a second season.
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I am shocked. One of the best shows this year. Great characters, plot and nostalgia. I wish they would rethink this.
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Please please renew Duster for another season. C'mon guys, this is absolutely one of the best shows I've seen in recent memory. Plus the whole plot has been laid out. It's going to be an absolute heart breaker if season 2 doesn't happen.
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PLEASE GIVE US A SEASON 2 OF DUSTER, I LOVED IT!!!
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My understanding that JJ and LaToya already have 5 seasons planned. This show must come back. I've the 1st season in total twice.
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I'm really bummed this was cancelled! I loved it from the first few seconds of the opening credits. It had just the right 70s vibe in everything from the clothing and hairstyles to the pacing and plot lines. J.J. Abrams and the excellent cast deserved another season
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I hope there’s a season 2 and I hope Sofia Vassilieva comes back as Jessica-Lorraine Sims.
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We really liked this show- the characters, the actors, the setting, the history. We were looking forward to season 2. I hope another network picks it up. We’ve been recommending it to friends and now they are disappointed too.
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sad and unexpected
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I hate that! It was one of the few new shows that was actually good. Maybe it can get picked up somewhere else?
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It was a great series; I was soo looking forward to Season 2. HBO Max let us down. They didn't even give it a chance... I hope someone else buys it from HBO Max and continues it, I am very tempted to cancelling my HBO Max now!
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I’m stunned this was cancelled. A great fun romp. I sure hope someone else picks it up.
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just because HBO dropped it, could another company pick it up for season 2?
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What is wrong with HBO???? Duster was fantastic!!!
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What a shame. I was really intrigued by how the second season would develop.
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How disappointing! This was a great show and it was a little different than anything else that is currently on.
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I have been telling everybody I know how good this show is and now they cancel it??? Stupid decision by MAX. Hope somebody else picks it up.
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It has a 92% rating on the rotten tomato's list. The viewership was there, so someone is lying.
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Another great show cancelled. I thought HBO Max was finally back on the right track, but I was wrong. May have to consider not renewing my subscription.
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Duster should definitely return for season 2! My hubs and I really enjoyed this show and were super excited about another season then we read there wouldn’t be a season 2 which makes no sense to us! Are people to into those stupid scripted reality shows that we can only get more of that crap?! I’m so tired of fake reality tv!! Please give us a season 2 of Duster!!!
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HUGE mistake HBO Max !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Duster was a great show !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very disappointing!!!!!!!!
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A damn good series. Really good running plot line and characterization was great. There so much more to follow. I hope HBO changes their decision.
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Can't believe this show has been canceled. Really good acting & writing. Fun & action filled with great characters. This sucks!!!!
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Apparently there wasn't enough promotion for it. I didn't realize there was a Season 1 to begin with. 🤦♀️🤷♀️
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NO romantic future between Nina and Jim. They should stay buddies. He calls her Baltimore. They had that great chat during the gun fight about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Great buddy chemistry.
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I think it was a great show @hbomax you are stupid for cancelling a well written show. Costumes on point. The old Vegas scene nostalgic!
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I can't understand why the show was cancelled. It was the best show that happened to television in many years.
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This was a good show we need season 2
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A friend recently suggested I would like a show called Duster. Never heard of it but followed up on his advice. Was hooked in about 10 minutes. Great story lines, great casting, and actors delivered strong performances. Took me 3 days to watch the 8 episodes. Then I searched for a Season 2 and read that HBO Max cancelled it. Agree with all the comments below. I can’t think of a more entertaining show on television today. Somewhere there must be a network executive who could risk making a Season 2! Don’t listen to the bean counters. Listen to the viewers…
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BIG , BIG mistake cancelling Duster . HBO Max didn’t promote like the other much less interesting shows . I was looking forward to season 2 . Had hope another network with more vision would pick it up . I don’t even check what is on USA station any more , why bother .
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Writing from Paris after I finished to watch the show, I'm really deceived it's gonna stop. All the comments are saying how it's great, acting, filming, story, etc... I'll just add the great quality of the ongoing music and the way the whow fits to the era, icludding social rights, politics, mob and so on. The whole thing is more entertaining than many other shows and deserves the best critics; I met JJ Abrams a long time ago (I'm a reporter), and I don't get the reason why it stops. Could your answer with my name, on FB or Wapp ?
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Great show especially someone my age 66 who just loves that early 70s era. It’s a shame there is no season 2. Very disappointed
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Loves the stories and nostalgia (such a great soundtrack!). WBD has been more disappointment than ever with Zaslav in charge. Unfortunately, this cancellation doesn't really come as a surprise. It's what they do
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They made huge mistake in my opinion with exposing the undercover fbi agent to Ezra Saxton in first season. Now the storytelling will have to change.
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