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News "Justified: City Primeval" Limited Series Announced

David cgc

David cgc

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For everyone missing the Kentucky Cowboy himself, Raylen Givens (give or take an episode of "The Good Place" or "The Mandalorian"), FX has officially announced he's returning in a new limited series, "Justified: City Primeval," based on Elmore Leonard's novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit (which isn't a Raylen Givens story, but that's neither here nor there).

In addition to Timothy Olyphant, Dave Andron and Michael Dinner are returning from the original series as showrunner, with Dinner directing. Graham Yost, showrunner of "Justified" has an executive producer credit, with several others also returning behind the scenes.

Having left the hollers of Kentucky eight years ago, Raylan Givens now lives in Miami, a walking anachronism balancing his life as a U.S. Marshal and part-time father of a 14-year-old girl. His hair is grayer, his hat is dirtier, and the road in front of him is suddenly a lot shorter than the road behind. A chance encounter on a desolate Florida highway sends him to Detroit. There he crosses paths with Clement Mansell, aka The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent, sociopathic desperado who’s already slipped through the fingers of Detroit’s finest once and aims to do so again. Mansell’s lawyer, formidable Motor City native Carolyn Wilder, has every intention of representing her client, even as she finds herself caught in between cop and criminal, with her own game afoot as well. These three characters set out on a collision course in classic Elmore Leonard fashion, to see who makes it out of the City Primeval alive.
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I'm going to need a minute to figure out the timeline, but that's never not been confusing. Justified seemed to take place in "comic book time," where the calendars (and cell phones) always reflected where the show was in reality from 2010 to 2015, but only two or three years seemed to pass for the characters, and it ended with a four-year flashforward to 2019, where Raylan's daughter was about five.
 
As someone who binge watched the entirety of Justified in about 6 months last year this is great news! (Though the obvious lack of Boyd, Ava etc is a bit of a blow). I thought that was it for Raylan so happy to hear this.

Wonder if Natalie Zea, or will make an appearance? Art's long retired but Tim or Rachel could presumably also come back? Or if may just be Olyphant as the sole actor from the original show.
 
This made my day. Justified is my personal favorite TV show of all time. And that includes some serious hard hitting contenders for the title like Firefly, Star Trek, and others.
 
Starkers said:
Wonder if Natalie Zea, or will make an appearance? Art's long retired but Tim or Rachel could presumably also come back? Or if may just be Olyphant as the sole actor from the original show.
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Given that Willa is specifically mentioned in the outline, I think it's likely Natalie Zea will at least make a cameo. It'd be fun to see some other characters return, as well. Chief Deputy Rachel. Find out if Tim settled down with a nice guy. Bring back Eric Roberts as wacky strung-out mirror-universe Raylen.

Given that it's set in Detroit, I wonder if we might see some of our old friends from the Motor City Mob, except I'm pretty sure they're all dead, in prison, or in Quarles' case, dead or in prison. But there's enough of a figleaf that you could work in an expository interrogation scene with Adam Arkin or a one-armed Neal McDonough. Or a friendlier one with Drew/Shelby, off in witness protection.

I wouldn't expect all of it, though, the show always had a deft hand with crowd-pleasing and fan-service, just enough to get the audience excited, not so much candy our teeth hurt.
 
Excellent news! Always up for more Raylan Givens!

But, as others have said, it'll be weird not to have Boyd around.
 
I guess Raylan could go visit Boyd in prison for information? Guessing Duffy's likely to be staying as far away from Detroit as possible!
 
With the title Justified: City Primeval, you'll have to forgive my mind wandering to thoughts of Marshall Givens roving the streets of a dinosaur preserve searching for raptors that made a prison break, when he suddenly finds himself squaring off against a hillbilly T. rex and making a well-timed cutting remark about "How are you supposed to get the drop on me with arms that short?" that causes the Rex to slink off in shame without firing a shot.

Seriously though, sign me up. I'm all for more Justified. Hopefully this encourages them to do additional single season series or TV movies.
 
Starkers said:
I guess Raylan could go visit Boyd in prison for information? Guessing Duffy's likely to be staying as far away from Detroit as possible!
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Yeah, but it still wouldn't be the same as Boyd being directly involved with the story. I would prefer no Boyd at all than a seemingly conceited way to include him. And, like you said, there's an even less sensible way to include Duffy.

It's just going to be weird to not have either around is all.

Locutus of Bored said:
With the title Justified: City Primeval, you'll have to forgive my mind wandering to thoughts of Marshall Givens roving the streets of a dinosaur preserve searching for raptors that made a prison break, when he suddenly finds himself squaring off against a hillbilly T. rex and making a well-timed cutting remark about "How are you supposed to get the drop on me with arms that short?" that causes the Rex to slink off in shame without firing a shot.
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Damnit, now I need to see that happen! :lol:
 
On the one hand, it's cool that Olyphant's daughter gets to work alongside him, but on the other hand, I'm sad to read that Raylan is divorced. Doesn't sound like we'll get to see Natalie Zea at all.
 
The Nth Doctor said:
On the one hand, it's cool that Olyphant's daughter gets to work alongside him, but on the other hand, I'm sad to read that Raylan is divorced. Doesn't sound like we'll get to see Natalie Zea at all.
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Could be, that she isn't in it, because of her involvement in the mystery/dinosaur/sinkhole TV show where she seems to be a lead, at least going by promos I saw.

Also I flat out don't remember how it ended between them, other than Raylan having his vanilla ice cream with their daughter and her, sitting on a playground bench in Florida or so. Thought they were separated anyway.
 
Raylan and Winona had broken up, again, in the flashforward in the series finale, and she was seeing someone else. Though, knowing them, I wouldn’t be surprised if they were on-again, off-again a few more times in the decade since then.
 
Thanks for that. I couldn't remember 100% where their relationship was at after Justified ended.
 
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David cgc said:
For everyone missing the Kentucky Cowboy himself, Raylen Givens (give or take an episode of "The Good Place" or "The Mandalorian"), FX has officially announced he's returning in a new limited series, "Justified: City Primeval," based on Elmore Leonard's novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit (which isn't a Raylen Givens story, but that's neither here nor there).
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I probably would've went for Justified: High Noon in Detroit as a title. Maybe a bit prosaic but while I haven't seen the series yet City Primeval just sounds odd.
 
'Justified' City Primeval premieres at ATX Festival June 1st, 2023 - Variety

“Justified: City Primeval” will pick up after 15 years since Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) left Kentucky, and extends the “Justified” universe. Based on Elmore Leonard’s novel “City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit,” the upcoming series premieres this summer on FX. Showrunners and executive producers Dave Andron and Michael Dinner will join the cast and crew at the June 1 screening and conversation.
 
1987SpaceGuy said:
...15 years since Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) left Kentucky...
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*Gets out Justified Timeline Crazy-Board*

"The Promise" was in 2015 (prior to the flash-forward to early-to-mid 2019), so that's a point for "City Primeval" taking place in 2030.
 
It's going to be the crazy weird pseudo-future like part of the final season of The Affair did! ;)
 
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