Season 1 – Justified: City Primeval

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Jul 2023

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Having left the hollers of Kentucky 15 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 15-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 attorney, formidable Motor City native Carolyn Wilder, has every intention of representing her client, even as she finds herself caught 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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Critics Consensus

Timothy Olyphant's quickdraw charm shows no signs of dulling in City Primeval, an introspective and very welcome return for Raylan Givens.

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James White

Empire Magazine

09/11/2023

4/5

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.

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Emma John

Guardian

09/06/2023

4/5

A decade later, the hat is back. Good news: it still fits.

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Phillip Maciak

The New Republic

07/31/2023

City Primeval is considerably more careful in its treatment of that violence, of that anger, embodied in the handsome frame of a middle-aged white man. It’s an admirable project for a reboot.

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Anya Couture

Geek Vibes Nation

Aug 9

7.5/10

What’s being examined in City Primeval isn’t the happy-go-lucky nature of our favorite trigger-happy marshal whose secret vice is an ice cream cone, it’s the primal nature of what makes him tick.

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

09/20/2024

6/10

So, while it's an okay police procedural with a fantastic antagonist (Holbrook truly is the highlight here), it's just a mediocre season of JUSTIFIED.

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

09/16/2023

6/10

A little sluggish but alls well that ends well.

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James G.

@trkythrston Oct 18

Boyd Holbrook saved it but otherwise a muddled drawn out plot that largely missed the mark of the original series.

Chad P

@RT34707554 Sep 8

I am having a tough time with this relaunch of the series. It just hasn't grabbed me like the original and I am going to say that is because we are NOT in KY and we do not have Boyd Crowder as the antagonist. Part of the magic of the original show was the conflict between Boyd and Raylan. Olyphant and Goggins were amazing playing off each other. I also thought the supporting cast around them was also much stronger. Not sure I will finish the season.

charlie T

@RT04455475 Aug 5

Show is OK. I think the true star here is Deacon Palmer. I'm really happy to see he left IPS and went on to be a detective.

CloneByDesign T

@RT70719926 Jun 8

Not even Raylan Givens can save City Primeval from lacklustre ensemble performances, weak writing, and an overall lack of chemistry between the iconic marshall and the rest of the characters.

Russell A

@Rallen117 May 20

The original series is one of my favorite shows ever. This is a perfect example of taking something great and then adding only things in that make it worse. It’s like they tried to make this one bad by not using anything that made the first so great. A love interest who lets be honest is not attractive and has zero chemistry. The daughter has no purpose other than to be really annoying and making you want to fast forward her scenes. They even watered down Raylin. No dynamic or exciting storylines like the original and you don’t get any of the Marshal being a badass really which is what made the original so good. Idk what the heck they were thinking here.

Houston T

@RT86764231 02/18/2025

Original justified was amazing! With this one, I don't think I've ever seen less chemistry between an actor and his supposed love interest. Also, While the whiny daughter was realistic. Wasn't fun to watch.

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Timothy Olyphant

U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Carolyn Wilder

Boyd Holbrook

Clement Mansell

Adelaide Clemens

Sandy Stanton

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Marcus "Sweety" Sweeton

Marin Ireland

Maureen Downey

Episode 1

Aired Jul 18, 2023

City Primeval

After Raylan Givens left the hollers of Kentucky 15 years ago, a chance encounter in the Florida swamps sends him to Detroit and places him on a collision course with a violent sociopath and a formidable defense attorney.

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Episode 2

Aired Jul 18, 2023

The Oklahoma Wildman

Raylan hunts a killer; Carolyn takes on a former client; Willa makes a new friend.

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Episode 3

Aired Jul 25, 2023

Backstabbers

Raylan and the Detroit Police round up some promising suspects, provoking Carolyn's ire; Mansell and Sandy move on the Albanian mark; things with Willa reach a breaking point.

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Episode 4

Aired Aug 1, 2023

Kokomo

Raylan tangles with the Albanian mob; Mansell forms a new alliance; Carolyn lets her guard down.

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Episode 5

Aired Aug 8, 2023

You Good?

Carolyn's past becomes Raylan's present; Mansell puts a plan into action.

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Episode 6

Aired Aug 15, 2023

Adios

A botched kerfuffle sends Raylan's pursuit of Mansell into chaos.

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Episode 7

Aired Aug 22, 2023

The Smoking Gun

Raylan and Mansell show down.

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Episode 8

Aired Aug 29, 2023

The Question

Raylan and Carolyn cross the line; Raylan attempts to make it out of Detroit alive.

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