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- 2023
- TV-MA
- FX
- 2023
- TV-MA
- FX
Summary Eight years later, US Marshal Raylan Givens has been a part-time father to his 15-year-old daughter in Miami, but he is soon drawn to Detroit, where the criminal known as The Oklahoma Wildman (Boyd Holbrook) has managed to escape punishment thanks to his attorney (Aunjanue Ellis).
- 2023
- TV-MA
- FX
- 2023
- TV-MA
- FX
Justified: City Primeval
Season 1 Premiere: Jul 18, 2023
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5.0
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Summary Eight years later, US Marshal Raylan Givens has been a part-time father to his 15-year-old daughter in Miami, but he is soon drawn to Detroit, where the criminal known as The Oklahoma Wildman (Boyd Holbrook) has managed to escape punishment thanks to his attorney (Aunjanue Ellis).
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Generally Favorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
79
88% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
12% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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In every respect, Andron and Dinner’s show is an ideal blend of the then and now, and that proves true all the way through to its finale, whose late surprises are so perfectly, satisfyingly thrilling that one can only hope they’re confirmation that this reboot is the start of a new, long-running Raylan Givens return engagement.
Raylan Givens, perhaps the 21st century's coolest TV hero, came back to us at exactly the perfect time. I'd like to think that will continue to hold true moving forward.
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Based on 42 User Ratings
5.0
36% Positive
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 42 User Ratings
5.0
36% Positive
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
26% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
38% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
In this Neo-Noir Crime Western Raylan Givens (portrayed by Timothy Oliphant) is pulled into the pursuit of psychopathic Outlaw Clement Mansell (portrayed by Boyd Holbrook) in the City of Detroit. For me this was a refreshing Change of Scenery from the original justified. While i didn't like all aspects and few even seemed improbable to me the Show still managed to entertain with a charasmatic Hero and a well played Villain. The climax was a bit weak but overall i'd recommend it for fans of modern day cop/crime shows.
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The best ones [reboots and sequel series] take what’s great about the original and layer in something new. That’s just what FX’s “Justified: City Primeval” delivers.
It may not match Justified at its prime, but this fresh exploration of Marshal Givens works on a level that will serve to keep veteran viewers happy indeed. And yes, the mane is still intact.
The few [TV revivals] that work (like The Conners) do so because they acknowledge how the passage of time has changed the people onscreen, and those of us watching them. City Primeval very smartly does this, finding ways to recontextualize Raylan’s behavior, while still managing to tell an entertaining yarn about him and a colorful collection of supporting characters.
It turns out there was more to say about Raylan Givens, specifically about who he is as a father, so even if the crime element wasn’t the show at its best, there is still a purpose to City Primeval. And that’s more than can be said about some of the other revivals Hollywood has trotted out over the last decade.
Despite the work of a number of the old “Justified” crew, including the writer-producers Dave Andron and Michael Dinner, and an accomplished new cast, “City Primeval” — though handsomely filmed, well acted and ample in its emotions and its violent action — feels, ultimately, like a simulacrum. The body looks good, but a large part of the soul is missing.
Love to see Raylan back, but Detroit is a **** Aunjae Ellis-Taylor may have been an attractive and engaging actress at some point, but I just don't buy her character and Raylan in this. Not sure what the motivation was for that relationship, but they'd have fared better bringing back Erica Tazel for a romantic supporting actress. Story is boring and I just can't bring myself to care about any of the characters, except Boyd Holbrook, who does a good bad guy. Saw him in the Sandman first, and hope to see more of him. Oh, Adelaide Clemens is always a nice addition, but she seems **** of place in this.
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We open with a black Judge telling us how he lives in a racist city within a racist system. I'd like to know how exactly he managed to become a Judge in this incredibly racist world of his. That's the level of writing you get in this dumpster fire that is not Justified at all.
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Olyphant is great, as he was in the original awesome series, but this feels like a leftover city crime show plot that they needed to boost with some Raylan magic dust. It was leftover for a reason. The baddie is awful (why the underpants?), the overweight romantic interest is totally implausible, and thank heavens he put his daughter (his actual one, btw) on that plane home as her voice could bone herring at a hundred paces. Sorry guys, despite the great talent of Mr Olyphant this was a sequel that should have stayed on paper.
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I can't think of many other shows that I have been so excited about ever since they were announced. And I can't think of any other show that I have been so disappointed with after watching it. I was happy about the season finale, not because there was anything in the episode that I was looking forward to, but because I was happy that I wouldn't have to suffer through the show after the season ended. Though the last 15 minutes of the finale were actually enjoyable because of some characters from the original series showing up. As for this one, most of the characters were not just not interesting, but annoyingly stupid and not worth watching. Timothy Olyphant still did a great job playing Raylan Givens, but the storyline didn't set him up for success and he seemed a complete misfit in an otherwise terrible show. Many of the actions he took, or didn't take, were not true to his original character. It was a cool touch to see his real life daughter play his daughter in the show, but from a story perspective it was rather irrelevant. And while Boyd Holbrook is a very good actor and it's fun to see him in many roles, the main villain character was not intelligent and so wasn't justice to Holbrook either. I'd say the same for many of the other good actors in the show who unfortunately had to play very weak characters. The witty dialogue, richness of the characters and good storylines that made the original Justified so awesome were all missing in this reboot. Even though the last 15 minutes of the finale hint that there could be another season, I hope that it is developed by the screenwriters as a continuation on the basis of the original Raylan Givens books and the original Justified series. After all if they could write a character like Boyd Crowder so well for 6 seasons, even though he was only supposed to be in the original pilot, then there is no reason they can't expand the original series. I for one am rewatching the entire original Justified series to get the taste of this terrible reboot out of my mouth and to really enjoy watching something great.
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I was able to complete this soulless follow-up of an excellent, easily re-watchable series. Gone was the classic gallows humor and intelligent banter of Justified, replaced with a generic plot and set of unmemorable characters. The daughter made illogical decisions and didn't have anything in common with Raylan or Winona. Instead of complex villains like Boyd, Mags, and Duffy, we get a psychopath in tighty whiteys--whose motivations are money and mayhem. The show was oddly attached to viewing Raylan in a positive light, while trying to apologize for Raylan and the Marshals' violent behavior which might be seen more negatively in today's political climate. I don't understand the need for this apology as the original Raylan was portrayed as honorable, but also morally grey and often problematic. Raylan's romance with the sketchy judge was incredibly awkward. Raylan's one moment with Winona had so much more chemistry, which made it even more obvious this was show was lazily cast and written. In summary, the show felt like they were just cashing in on the name "Justified" and the presence of Timothy Olyphant.
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Production Company:
- FX Productions
- MGM Television
- Sony Pictures Television
- Timberman-Beverly Productions
Initial Release Date: Jul 18, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Critics Choice Awards
• 2 Nominations
