A new Josh Holloway show is copying what made Sawyer the best character in Lost's main cast throughout the hit show's six-season run. His character, James "Sawyer" Ford, was one of the survivors of the Oceanic Flight 815 plane crash. When introduced in season 1, Sawyer was an arrogant con man who often created trouble among the survivors. He did not hesitate to intentionally anger others and push them to their limits.

By the Lost's time travel stranded him in the 1970s. Holloway is now reuniting with Lost co-creator J.J. Abrams to play a getaway driver in the Max show Duster, and there are already noticeable parallels between this character and Sawyer.

Josh Holloway's Character In Duster Is Another Good Guy Trying To Be Bad (& Eventually Failing)

His Duster Character Is Poised To Have A Similar Arc

The Duster trailer shows Holloway's character having a history of working as a getaway driver in the criminal underworld. He has developed a reputation and tries to maintain the facade of belonging among criminals. However, when he teams up with an FBI agent, Nina (Rachel Hilson), to take down a crime syndicate, his true colors begin to show. Despite his best efforts to prove otherwise, he is a good person, and his partnership with Nina will bring out his true nature for everyone to see.

This arc mirrors how Sawyer changes in Lost. It is Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) who saw through his facade and that Sawyer tried too hard to get everyone to hate him. She saw that underneath his seemingly arrogant and selfish ways, he was a good man. From jumping out of the helicopter in season 4 to saving the life of a young Ben Linus (Sterling Beaumon) in season 5, Sawyer failed to be the bad guy he wanted everyone to think he was and proved that he was one of the good guys.

Josh Holloway Reuniting With J.J. Abrams Makes Duster Even More Exciting

It's Good To See Holloway & Abrams Doing A New Show

Duster's premise is enough to make the show intriguing, but it is even more exciting because of Holloway reuniting with Abrams. While he was mainly involved with the creation and early episodes of Lost, Abrams was integral to the beloved show getting off the ground. Duster is the first show he has been involved with in over a decade. There are no shortage of actors who could have been at the forefront of his return to television, which makes the reunion with Holloway all the more meaningful.

Since Lost, Josh Holloway has had roles in Community and Yellowstone, and was one of the main characters in AMC's science-fiction drama Colony, which aired for three seasons. From his leading role in Colony to being a recurring character in Yellowstone season 3, all these performances have been enjoyable. That being said, Duster can bring Holloway back to what he does best as he essentially plays a new version of Lost's Sawyer in Abrams' new show.