We’ve got news of another returning star, folks. As announced earlier today byEric Schrier, President of FX Entertainment, prolific American actorTimothy Olyphantwill once again don the iconic hat of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens for a new limited series to be aired by the network. The 53-year-old played the character for five years from 2010 onwards in the preceding series, Western crime dramaJustified, in which the tough officer Givens dispenses his own brutal form of justice.Justified: City Primevalwill be based onCity Primeval: High Noon in Detroit, the epic crime novel by the late, great novelistElmore Leonard.
Dave AndronandMichael Dinnerare set to showrun, write, and executive produce onCity Primeval, with Dinner directing. Olyphant is the leading man, of course, but will also serve as executive producer.Graham Yost,Sarah Timberman, andCarl Beverlyare executive producers, alongsidePeter Leonard,Taylor Elmore, andChris Provenzano, with the latter two also writing for the series.Walter Mosleyis consulting producer, andV.J. Boyd,Eisa Davis, andIngrid Escajedawill pen some of the series' episodes.
Schrier had alotto say about the exciting news:
“Justifiedwas one of the most critically acclaimed shows of the past decade and an adaption of Elmore Leonard’s work that was so colorfully brought to life by Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens, Graham Yost and the entire team of producers, writers, directors and cast. To have this group come together again with Tim as Raylan in a new and different Elmore Leonard story is thrilling. I want to thank our showrunners Dave and Michael, and their fellow executive producers Tim, Graham, Sarah and Carl, the Elmore Leonard estate as well as our partners at Sony Pictures Television, for making this possible.”
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The synopsis for Givens' new Detroit adventure is given as follows:
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 theCity Primevalalive.
Justifiedwas based on the Leonard novellaFire in the Hole, and the author consulted on the series up until his death in August 2013. An FX premiere date forCity Primevalis yet to be set, so stay tuned to Collider for more on this exciting revival, including casting, trailers, and more.
