Plot Synopsis

Based on Philipp Meyer's 2009 book of the same name, AMERICAN RUST is a family drama series that explores the tattered American dream through the eyes of Del Harris, the complicated and compromised chief of police of the fictional Rust Belt town Buell, located in economically devastated southwest Pennsylvania. The series opens with Harris embarking on an investigation after a dead body turns up in an abandoned steel mill. When Grace Poe, the woman he truly loves, sees her son Bill accused of murder, Harris is forced to decide what he's willing to do to protect him. AMERICAN RUST is a harrowing journey into the lives of a small town with big secrets, where people are driven by loyalty, love and desperation -- and bad choices come far too easy.
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The sophomore season of the series, titled AMERICAN RUST: BROKEN JUSTICE, debuted on Thursday, March 28, 2024 on Prime Video, which released all 10 episodes of the new season. Season 2 returns to the fictional small town of Buell, Pennsylvania, where Del Harris and Grace Poe try to rebuild their lives after the harrowing events of Season 1. The second season picks up with a string of seemingly unrelated murders, hinting at a much larger conspiracy that threatens everyone in this small, tight-knit town. New characters this season include:

- Detective Angela Burgos: A sharp Pittsburgh Homicide detective with a short fuse and caustic wit, she's Del Harris's new partner.

- Mike Orr: An irreverent department veteran, Mike throws his weight around to meet his needs - cutting corners and secret handshakes.

- Cynthia Frazier: A working-class police officer, Cynthia takes her work seriously, despite difficult personalities and trying circumstances.
- Vic Walker: Cynthia's boyfriend on the Force, this seemingly-genial cop has a dark side -- and he's a member of Mike Orr's squad.

- Russell Wolff: A management-level employee at Landwill Energy. He can easily occupy two worlds, and is equally comfortable around executives in the C-suite and blue-collar workers at a job site.

- Rinna Bransford: Rinna is a smart, well-dressed attorney with an upscale law firm. She's handling the Landwill Energy case, and she and her mentee, Lee English, are getting buried in paperwork.

- Chief Bolt: A tough precinct chief with the Pittsburgh Police Department.

- Maya Park: Artsy, smart, and self-assured, she is the wife of Steve Park.