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Its pilot was the network's highest-rated series debut since The Shield.
Who plays Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens?
He was Emmy-nominated for the role in 2011.
Which crime writer's stories is Justified based on?
He ranked it among the best adaptations of his work.
What is the title of the short story the show is chiefly based on?
The pilot episode shares its title.
Who developed Justified for television?
He also wrote the films Speed and Broken Arrow.
In which part of eastern Kentucky did most of the main characters grow up?
The Lexington marshals' office covers it.
In which city is the U.S. Marshals office where Raylan works based?
He is reassigned there from Miami after the Tommy Bucks shooting.
How many episodes of Justified were made?
Six seasons of 13 episodes each.
How many seasons did the original run of Justified have?
Olyphant and Yost chose to end it rather than do a seventh.
Whom does Raylan shoot in Miami, leading to his reassignment to Kentucky?
He had given the hitman 24 hours to leave town.
Who plays Boyd Crowder?
He was Emmy-nominated for the role in 2011.
What was Boyd Crowder originally supposed to happen to in the pilot?
Test audiences liked Goggins so much that Yost kept him.
Whom does Ava Crowder kill before the series begins?
Bowman was Boyd's brother.
Where does Raylan shoot Boyd in the pilot?
Boyd survives and claims it as a sign from God.
Which actor plays Boyd's father Bo Crowder?
Bo is killed by a cartel sniper in the season-one finale.
Who plays Raylan's father Arlo Givens?
Arlo is a Vietnam veteran and career criminal.
What does Boyd's "flock" of reformed convicts blow up in season one?
He says he is cleaning up Harlan.
What is the name of Raylan's ex-wife?
She works as a court stenographer in the same building as the marshals.
What is Winona's job?
Her second husband Gary is the real estate agent.
Who leads the Miami drug cartel that wants Raylan dead in season one?
His niece and nephew turn up at the Crowder cabin in the finale.
Which crime family does season two focus on?
They grow marijuana and have feuded with the Givens family for years.
Who plays Bennett matriarch Mags?
She won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for it.
What are the names of Mags Bennett's three sons?
Doyle is chief of the Bennett Hollow police.
What left Dickie Bennett with a lame leg?
It happened at a high school baseball game.
How does Mags Bennett kill Loretta's father Walt?
He had gone outside the holler for help against a pedophile.
How does Mags Bennett die?
She asks Raylan to shake hands and settle the family feud first.
Who plays the teenager Loretta McCready?
Raylan becomes a father figure to her.
Which mining company tries to buy up Harlan land in season two?
Boyd joins its security team under vice president Carol Johnson.
Who kills Raylan's aunt and stepmother Helen?
He recognised Arlo's gait during a robbery of his weed operation.
How much money does Winona steal from the courthouse evidence locker?
She panics and asks Raylan to help put it back.
How long did the Givens–Bennett truce brokered by Helen and Mags last?
It began after Raylan crippled Dickie at a baseball game.
Which mobster, exiled from Detroit, is the main villain of season three?
Neal McDonough plays him.
Where does the season-three villain carry his hidden pistol?
He got the idea from being forced to watch Taxi Driver as a child.
What does Ellstin Limehouse do to Quarles in the season-three finale?
Errol had ambushed Quarles and they shot each other first.
Who plays Ellstin Limehouse?
His character runs a butcher shop and BBQ joint in Noble's Holler.
What is the name of the Black community Limehouse leads?
Dickie goes there seeking his inheritance.
Which state trooper does Arlo kill in season three, mistaking him for Raylan?
He confesses to it and to Devil's murder, freeing Boyd.
What is Wynn Duffy's usual base of operations?
Jere Burns became a series regular in season five.
What falls onto a residential street in Corbin, Kentucky, on January 21, 1983?
His body is surrounded by bags of cocaine and an ID for Waldo Truth.
What name is on the ID tag found with the dead parachutist?
Raylan finds the same tag in a diplomatic bag hidden at Arlo's house.
Who turns out to be the fugitive Drew Thompson in season four?
Jim Beaver plays the sheriff Boyd helped elect.
What kind of preacher cuts into Boyd's profits in season four?
Billy St. Cyr's converts get hooked on faith instead of drugs.
Which comedian plays the bumbling Constable Bob Sweeney?
Bob aspires to be like Raylan but lacks skill and common sense.
What does Theo Tonin reportedly carry in his pocket?
He speaks to it when he wants someone's full attention.
Who plays mob boss Theo Tonin?
He also directed the season-five and series finales.
How does Arlo Givens die?
Mosley deduced Arlo had been offered the same deal as him.
Whom does Raylan allow to be killed by Sammy Tonin's men in the season-four finale?
Augustine had threatened Winona and their unborn child.
Which family, headed by Darryl Crowe Jr., features in season five?
They farm alligators in Florida.
Who plays Darryl Crowe Jr.?
His sister Wendy shoots him dead in the finale.
Who shoots Art Mullen through a hotel-room door in season five?
The boy claims he thought Raylan was behind the door.
Who kills Darryl Crowe Jr. in the season-five finale?
She recorded his confession first.
How does Boyd kill Ethan Picker in season five?
Picker had tried to have Boyd killed at a meeting with Duffy.
Which veteran actor plays season six's Avery Markham?
He won a Critics' Choice award as Best Guest Performer for it.
What business does Avery Markham run in Colorado?
He returns to Kentucky to reconnect with Katherine Hale.
Who plays Katherine Hale?
Her character is a crime lord's widow tied to Wynn Duffy's past.
Under what business is Markham's vault located in season six?
Boyd plans to tunnel in through an old mineshaft.
Who plays Markham's psychopathic marksman Boon?
He and Raylan shoot each other in the finale.
Who is Ava's uncle who helps Boyd tunnel toward the vault?
He blows himself up trying to kill Boyd rather than give up Ava.
Who stops Boon from finishing off the wounded Raylan in the finale?
Boon then dies of his injuries.
How many years forward does the series finale jump?
Raylan is working in Miami and co-parenting Willa with Winona.
What does Raylan tell the imprisoned Boyd about Ava in the finale?
He is protecting her and her young son.
What are the last words of the series, exchanged by Boyd and Raylan?
Boyd realises that shared past is why Raylan told him in person.
To whom is the series finale dedicated?
Leonard had died in August 2013.
What is Raylan's daughter's name?
Vivian Olyphant, Timothy's real daughter, plays the teenage Willa in City Primeval.
Who plays Chief Deputy Art Mullen?
Art knows Raylan from their training days at Glynco.
What was Deputy Marshal Tim Gutterson before joining the marshals?
Art worries he bottles up his PTSD.
Who plays Deputy Marshal Rachel Brooks?
Elmore Leonard put the character into his final novel, Raylan.
Who plays Ava Crowder?
She was Critics' Choice-nominated for the final season.
Where did Raylan and Boyd work together as young men?
"We dug coal together" becomes the series' final line.
What did Raylan play in high school?
He crippled Dickie Bennett during one game.
Who paid for Raylan's college education?
His aunt Helen was also his stepmother.
What is Judge Mike Reardon known for wearing under his robes?
Stephen Root plays him.
Who plays the dimwitted Dewey Crowe?
The Australian actor later played Charles Manson twice in 2019.
Where is Dewey Crowe from?
He is a gator poacher who first appears among Crowder's Commandos.
What is Johnny Crowder to Boyd?
He is left paraplegic after Bo shoots him.
What is the name of the Harlan brothel Boyd and Ava take over?
Ellen May works there.
What is Wynn Duffy's bodyguard called?
He eventually turns on Duffy over the Grady Hale betrayal.
Which sheriff hosts swinger parties for Harlan's wealthy?
Funeral director Lee Paxton is a member of his club.
What was Boyd's old army buddy Colton "Colt" Rhodes's role in the service?
Ron Eldard plays him in season four.
What is Wendy Crowe's profession?
Her son Kendal grows up thinking he is her brother.
Which prison guard falsely claims Ava attacked him?
Danny Strong plays him.
Which Markham enforcer, brain-damaged in the army, is nicknamed Choo-Choo?
He tries to die by train but succumbs to his wounds first.
What is Rodney Dunham's nickname?
Mickey Jones plays the weed dealer.
What was the working title of Justified?
FX ordered 13 episodes on July 28, 2009.
Where was the Justified pilot filmed?
The convention center played the small-town airport.
Which small California town often doubled for Harlan, Kentucky?
All episodes after the pilot were shot in California.
Which building appears as the small-town airport in the pilot?
The half-built Consol Energy Center played the new courthouse.
Which camera did the show switch to from season three?
Cinematographer Francis Kenny called the results spectacular.
Who performs the theme song "Long Hard Times to Come"?
The bluegrass-hip-hop track was Emmy-nominated in 2010.
Which Toto keyboardist composed the show's score?
He is credited as the series composer.
Who directed the Justified pilot?
He also directed the season-two finale and later co-ran City Primeval.
How many viewers watched the Justified pilot?
It was FX's highest debut since The Shield.
Which two Justified actors won Primetime Emmys for the show?
Both won for playing Bennetts: Mags and Dickie.
How many Primetime Emmy nominations did Justified receive in total?
Two of them turned into wins.
Which prestigious broadcasting honour did Justified win in 2010?
Elmore Leonard attended the ceremony.
Which Emmy did Jeremy Davies win for playing Dickie Bennett?
He won at the 64th Primetime Emmys for the third season.
How did the author of the source stories describe Olyphant's casting as Raylan?
Leonard ranked the show among the best adaptations of his work.
In which two novels did Raylan Givens first appear?
Pronto was made into a 1997 TV movie with James LeGros as Raylan.
Which actor played Raylan in the 1997 TV movie of Pronto?
LeGros later recurred on Justified as Wade Messer.
Which novel by the show's source author was adapted as Jackie Brown?
Leonard's early novels were Westerns before he turned to crime.
In which year did the author of the source stories die?
He was 87 and still an executive producer on the show.
In which city was the author of the source stories born?
His family settled in Detroit in 1934.
Which HBO Western first brought the actor who plays Raylan wide attention?
He played Sheriff Seth Bullock and returned for the 2019 film.
In which sport was the actor who plays Raylan a national finalist in 1986?
He was recruited to USC by swimming coach Peter Daland.
Where was the actor who plays Raylan born?
He moved to Modesto, California, at the age of two.
In which 2007 sequel did Olyphant play villain Thomas Gabriel?
He also played the villain in Hitman that year.
Which FX series had the actor who plays Boyd starred in before Justified?
He played Shane Vendrell.
Which Oscar-winning short film did the actor who plays Boyd star in and co-produce?
It won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film.
In which state was the actor who plays Boyd born?
He was raised in Lithia Springs, Georgia.
Which Tarantino film cast the actor who plays Boyd as Chris Mannix?
He had also appeared in Django Unchained.
Which 1994 action film did the show's developer write?
His father Elwy Yost hosted TVOntario's Saturday Night at the Movies.
Which spy drama did the actress who plays Mags win two Emmys for after Justified?
She played the KGB handler Claudia.
In which state was the actress who plays Mags born?
She was crowned Miss Jacksonville High School 1969.
What time limit did Raylan give the Miami hitman to leave town?
Bucks pulls a gun with minutes to spare.
Who plays the Miami hitman Raylan shoots in the pilot?
He is best known as Zed in Pulp Fiction.
What does Winona call Raylan in the pilot?
He had wondered whether he would have shot Bucks anyway.
In which city is Justified: City Primeval mainly set?
It was filmed in Chicago and set 15 years after the original.
What is Clement Mansell's nickname in City Primeval?
Boyd Holbrook plays him.
Who plays Raylan's teenage daughter Willa in City Primeval?
She is Timothy Olyphant's real-life daughter.
Which Out of Sight character does Paul Calderón reprise in City Primeval?
Out of Sight was adapted from Leonard's 1996 novel.
How many episodes did City Primeval have?
It premiered on July 18, 2023.
Who are the showrunners of City Primeval?
Dinner also directed.
How many episodes did FX order when it first picked up Justified on July 28, 2009?
The show was still called Lawman at the time; the pilot aired the following March.
Art Mullen knows Raylan from their time at which place?
Glynco, Georgia, is home to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center where marshals are trained.
Which TV-created marshal did Elmore Leonard write into his final novel, Raylan?
Erica Tazel's character was invented for the show, but Leonard adopted her for the page.
How many seasons had FX been prepared to run Justified before Olyphant and Yost chose to end it?
Network president John Landgraf said he 'regretfully' accepted their decision to stop at six.
The Justified pilot was FX's highest-rated debut since which earlier series?
It drew 4.2 million viewers on March 16, 2010.
Which director of photography persuaded Sony to switch the show to RED Epic cameras?
He argued the change would boost production tenfold and 'look spectacular'.
In which city did filming of Justified: City Primeval begin on May 4, 2022?
The limited series premiered on July 18, 2023, with Aunjanue Ellis and Boyd Holbrook among the cast.
In season four Raylan lives above a bar and dates which bartender?
He is stashing away money for his unborn child while chasing the Drew Thompson mystery.
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