[This story contains spoilers from Justified: City Primeval‘s two-episode premiere.]
From The Wonder Years and Early Edition to Justified old and new, you’ve likely seen Michael Dinner’s name on your TV screen for as long as you can remember. Dinner has been directing since the early ’80s, including eight episodes of the original Justified. But ever since he co-wrote an episode of the Elmore Leonard-inspired series in 2015, he’s done a bit more writing and even served as co-showrunner of 2017’s Electric Dreams. So, when it came time to revive Justified and original series showrunner Graham Yost was committed to an Apple TV+ deal, Dinner, along with Dave Andron, stepped up to become co-showrunner of Justified: City Primeval, which combines Leonard’s 1980 crime novel, City Primeval, with the Raylan Givens-led world of Justified.
Dinner originally started writing a City Primeval pilot that was more faithful to the source material, as it...
From The Wonder Years and Early Edition to Justified old and new, you’ve likely seen Michael Dinner’s name on your TV screen for as long as you can remember. Dinner has been directing since the early ’80s, including eight episodes of the original Justified. But ever since he co-wrote an episode of the Elmore Leonard-inspired series in 2015, he’s done a bit more writing and even served as co-showrunner of 2017’s Electric Dreams. So, when it came time to revive Justified and original series showrunner Graham Yost was committed to an Apple TV+ deal, Dinner, along with Dave Andron, stepped up to become co-showrunner of Justified: City Primeval, which combines Leonard’s 1980 crime novel, City Primeval, with the Raylan Givens-led world of Justified.
Dinner originally started writing a City Primeval pilot that was more faithful to the source material, as it...
- 7/25/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Justified sequel Justified: City Primeval‘s new trailer finds Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) reluctantly working on a case in Detroit. Raylan would rather be on the road with his daughter and heading back home, but instead, he’s pulled into the hunt for a psycho killer.
Joining three-time Emmy nominee Timothy Olyphant for the limited series are Aunjanue Ellis as Carolyn Wilder, Boyd Holbrook as Clement Mansell, Adelaide Clemens as Sandy Stanton, Vondie Curtis Hall as Marcus “Sweety” Sweeton, and Marin Ireland as Maureen Downey. Norbert Leo Butz is Norbert Beryl and Victor Williams plays Wendell Robinson.
Timothy Olyphant’s daughter Vivian makes her onscreen debut as Raylan’s daughter, Willa.
The sequel reunites the Justified team, with Dave Andron and Michael Dinner serving as showrunners. Andron, Dinner, Olyphant, Graham Yost, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Taylor Elmore, Chris Provenzano, V.J. Boyd, and Elmore Leonard Estate’s Peter Leonard executive produce.
Joining three-time Emmy nominee Timothy Olyphant for the limited series are Aunjanue Ellis as Carolyn Wilder, Boyd Holbrook as Clement Mansell, Adelaide Clemens as Sandy Stanton, Vondie Curtis Hall as Marcus “Sweety” Sweeton, and Marin Ireland as Maureen Downey. Norbert Leo Butz is Norbert Beryl and Victor Williams plays Wendell Robinson.
Timothy Olyphant’s daughter Vivian makes her onscreen debut as Raylan’s daughter, Willa.
The sequel reunites the Justified team, with Dave Andron and Michael Dinner serving as showrunners. Andron, Dinner, Olyphant, Graham Yost, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Taylor Elmore, Chris Provenzano, V.J. Boyd, and Elmore Leonard Estate’s Peter Leonard executive produce.
- 5/31/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Timothy Olyphant has brought his cowboy hat to the mean streets of Detroit as deputy U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens to cross paths with a violent, sociopathic killer 15 years after he left the hollers of Kentucky in FX’s original Justified drama, as revealed in the official trailer for FX’s Justified: City Primeval, which dropped Wednesday.
The series revival, based Elmore Leonard’s novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit, has Givens on a collision course with Clement Mansell — aka The Oklahoma Wildman — a desperado played by Boyd Holbrook, who’s already eluded a Motor City police task force.
“I see you near my daughter again, I’ll kill you,” Givens tells Mansell at one point in the trailer after seeing him with his daughter, Willa Givens, played by Vivian Olyphant.
“Not if I see you first,” Mansell responds with his own taunt as he licks his wounds after a beat-down.
The series revival, based Elmore Leonard’s novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit, has Givens on a collision course with Clement Mansell — aka The Oklahoma Wildman — a desperado played by Boyd Holbrook, who’s already eluded a Motor City police task force.
“I see you near my daughter again, I’ll kill you,” Givens tells Mansell at one point in the trailer after seeing him with his daughter, Willa Givens, played by Vivian Olyphant.
“Not if I see you first,” Mansell responds with his own taunt as he licks his wounds after a beat-down.
- 5/31/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Timothy Olyphant offers salvation as Raylan Givens, close to a decade since “Justified” concluded in 2015.
Olyphant reprises the role of the Elmore Leonard protagonist in new series “Justified: City Primeval,” based on novel “City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit.”
Per the official description, 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 lawyer, formidable Motor City native Carolyn Wilder,...
Olyphant reprises the role of the Elmore Leonard protagonist in new series “Justified: City Primeval,” based on novel “City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit.”
Per the official description, 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 lawyer, formidable Motor City native Carolyn Wilder,...
- 5/31/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“Justified: City Primeval,” the long-awaited spinoff to FX’s Western drama, finally has a premiere date. Ahead of Fox’s upfront, the network announced that “City Primeval” would premiere on July 17. Additionally, FX announced the premiere dates for “What We Do in the Shadows” Season 5, “Reservation Dogs” Season 3 and “Archer” Season 14.
First premiering in 2010, “Justified” quickly became a critical darling. Throughout the series’ run, Walton Goggins’ portrayal of Boyd Crowder was nominated for eight Emmys, and both Margo Martindale and Jeremy Davies won Emmys for their performances. The series followed deputy U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant), a tough lawman who administered his own brand of justice throughout Appalachia.
Now this beloved universe is expanding thanks to “Justified: City Primeval.” The continuation will follow Raylan Givens after his Kentucky days as he helps raise his daughter. His life will change when he’s forced to go to Detroit to...
First premiering in 2010, “Justified” quickly became a critical darling. Throughout the series’ run, Walton Goggins’ portrayal of Boyd Crowder was nominated for eight Emmys, and both Margo Martindale and Jeremy Davies won Emmys for their performances. The series followed deputy U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant), a tough lawman who administered his own brand of justice throughout Appalachia.
Now this beloved universe is expanding thanks to “Justified: City Primeval.” The continuation will follow Raylan Givens after his Kentucky days as he helps raise his daughter. His life will change when he’s forced to go to Detroit to...
- 5/15/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Justified: City Primeval isn’t so much a spinoff. But if the series requires a label, “it’s an extension of the universe” co-star Adelaide Clemens said Thursday during the show’s TCA session.
Based on the Elmore Leonard novel, the new limited series sees Timothy Olyphant’s U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens back — not in Kentucky but rather Detroit. The show takes place eight years after the ending of the original. Raylan is balancing life as a marshal and part-time father of 14-year-old Willa. However a chance encounter on a Florida highway sends him to Detroit, where he crosses paths with Clement Mansell (Boyd Holbrook), aka The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent sociopath who’s already slipped through the fingers of Detroit’s finest once and wants to do so again.
(You’ll remember that the series finale of...
Based on the Elmore Leonard novel, the new limited series sees Timothy Olyphant’s U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens back — not in Kentucky but rather Detroit. The show takes place eight years after the ending of the original. Raylan is balancing life as a marshal and part-time father of 14-year-old Willa. However a chance encounter on a Florida highway sends him to Detroit, where he crosses paths with Clement Mansell (Boyd Holbrook), aka The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent sociopath who’s already slipped through the fingers of Detroit’s finest once and wants to do so again.
(You’ll remember that the series finale of...
- 1/13/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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Production of FX’s Justified: City Primeval was interrupted again Monday by a violent incident from outside the show’s set.
The series was filming in Chicago’s South Loop area Monday night when someone threw what police described as an “incendiary device” toward the set. The device didn’t explode, according to a report from Wls-tv, and no one was hurt. Police are investigating the incident, but no arrests have been made as of publication time.
The Monday incident happened three weeks after two vehicles carrying people shooting at one another crashed through barricades on the Justified set as it filmed on the city’s West Side. No cast or crew members were hurt in that incident either, but filming paused for several days.
“We took a break and made sure everyone was ok,” FX chairman John Landgraf told reporters last week.
Production of FX’s Justified: City Primeval was interrupted again Monday by a violent incident from outside the show’s set.
The series was filming in Chicago’s South Loop area Monday night when someone threw what police described as an “incendiary device” toward the set. The device didn’t explode, according to a report from Wls-tv, and no one was hurt. Police are investigating the incident, but no arrests have been made as of publication time.
The Monday incident happened three weeks after two vehicles carrying people shooting at one another crashed through barricades on the Justified set as it filmed on the city’s West Side. No cast or crew members were hurt in that incident either, but filming paused for several days.
“We took a break and made sure everyone was ok,” FX chairman John Landgraf told reporters last week.
- 8/9/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Production on FX’s Justified revival was stopped this week when two cars whose occupants were shooting at one another crashed through barricades on the show’s Chicago set.
Justified: City Primeval was filming Wednesday night in Douglass Park on the city’s West Side when the two vehicles broke through the perimeter. No cast or crewmembers were hurt; star Timothy Olyphant was among those at the location.
Production shut down following the incident and remained on pause Thursday and Friday. Filming is slated to resume next week.
The Hollywood Reporter has contacted Chicago police about the incident and will update this story with any information from the department.
Justified: City Primeval is the second series to be affected by gun violence this week. Early Tuesday, Johnny Pizarro, a crewmember on NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime, was shot and...
Production on FX’s Justified revival was stopped this week when two cars whose occupants were shooting at one another crashed through barricades on the show’s Chicago set.
Justified: City Primeval was filming Wednesday night in Douglass Park on the city’s West Side when the two vehicles broke through the perimeter. No cast or crewmembers were hurt; star Timothy Olyphant was among those at the location.
Production shut down following the incident and remained on pause Thursday and Friday. Filming is slated to resume next week.
The Hollywood Reporter has contacted Chicago police about the incident and will update this story with any information from the department.
Justified: City Primeval is the second series to be affected by gun violence this week. Early Tuesday, Johnny Pizarro, a crewmember on NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime, was shot and...
- 7/22/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bruce Willis is taking a second run at the 1987 novel Bandits, by Elmore Leonard. The actor-producer originally acquired the rights to the work at the time of its publication, but those rights were allowed to lapse. The project is now moving forward once more, with the author’s son Peter Leonard, and grandson, Tim Leonard, on board as executive producers.
The crime thriller sees a former jewel thief team up with an ex-nun to perpetrate a multi-million dollar scam against a sadistic Nicaraguan colonel. The colonel is generating vast sums of money in the U.S to fund the contras in Nicaragua, and the former jewel thief – now bored in his job as a mortician – takes it upon himself to disrupt that cash flow. Added to that situational mix is the ex-nun’s desire to help a woman with leprosy, who happens to be a former lover of the Nicaraguan colonel.
The crime thriller sees a former jewel thief team up with an ex-nun to perpetrate a multi-million dollar scam against a sadistic Nicaraguan colonel. The colonel is generating vast sums of money in the U.S to fund the contras in Nicaragua, and the former jewel thief – now bored in his job as a mortician – takes it upon himself to disrupt that cash flow. Added to that situational mix is the ex-nun’s desire to help a woman with leprosy, who happens to be a former lover of the Nicaraguan colonel.
- 1/9/2015
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
While the literary and TV world mourned the loss of Elmore Leonard last week, BBC Radio’s “Broadcasting House” found out that the late writer’s son Peter Leonard “hopes to complete his father’s last novel.” During the interview, the younger Leonard, a writer himself, said of the issue: “[It’s] been discussed among family members and I’ve talked to Greg Sutter, Elmore’s longtime researcher.” While Leonard doesn’t know how many pages his father has already written, Blue Dreams (the book’s working title) is meant to “feature a rogue Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, bull riding and Mr. Leonard’s popular federal marshal character, Raylan Givens,” according to the New York Times.
- 8/26/2013
- by Delia Paunescu
- Vulture
St.Petersburg, Russia — Alexei German, a Russian film director best known for his works offering a bitter view of life in the Soviet Union under dictator Josef Stalin, died Thursday, his son said.
German, 74, died of heart failure at a hospital in his hometown, St. Petersburg, his son, Alexei German Jr., said in a blog post.
German came to prominence internationally for his 1983 production "My Friend Ivan Lapshin" about a police investigator battling a criminal gang. Censors blocked the film's release for two years because of its realistic depiction of Soviet life in the wake of the Stalinist terror of the late 1930s.
The release of the film heralded the era of reforms launched by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and was aired on Soviet television in 1986 to much clamor and public debate.
The production of "Khrustalyov, My Car," a grotesque narrative centered on Stalin's final days, endured multiple delays due to Russia's post-Soviet economic meltdown.
German, 74, died of heart failure at a hospital in his hometown, St. Petersburg, his son, Alexei German Jr., said in a blog post.
German came to prominence internationally for his 1983 production "My Friend Ivan Lapshin" about a police investigator battling a criminal gang. Censors blocked the film's release for two years because of its realistic depiction of Soviet life in the wake of the Stalinist terror of the late 1930s.
The release of the film heralded the era of reforms launched by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and was aired on Soviet television in 1986 to much clamor and public debate.
The production of "Khrustalyov, My Car," a grotesque narrative centered on Stalin's final days, endured multiple delays due to Russia's post-Soviet economic meltdown.
- 2/21/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
I didn’t even know Elmore Leonard had a son, much less one who wrote. It’s not a complete surprise, since Peter Leonard has only published four novels to date, versus his father’s 45. His most recent is called All He Saw Was The Girl, and its opening scenes take place in an Italian jail, much like the one Peter spent a week in after a young drunken night in Rome led to he and some friends stealing a taxi-cab. When his father, already well on his way to being the high watermark of modern crime fiction, heard about this, he told his son, “Hard time makes the boy the man.”
It also helps make him a writer, it would seem.
There are many interesting tidbits about the Leonard writing dynasty in this excellent piece by Ann O’Neill over at CNN. Peter’s writing career is beginning to really get rolling,...
It also helps make him a writer, it would seem.
There are many interesting tidbits about the Leonard writing dynasty in this excellent piece by Ann O’Neill over at CNN. Peter’s writing career is beginning to really get rolling,...
- 4/5/2012
- by Jimmy Callaway
- Boomtron
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