In the wake of ’s conclusion, many have been looking to fill the neo-Western void.Luckily, its spin-off, , will arrive soon.Now is the appropriate time to get a taste of the Wild West life, and I’ve got the perfect series to help you do just that.
Grab your cowboy hats, get your morals in check, and polish those belt buckles, because we’re heading deep into the hills and hollers of Kentucky to wrangle hoodlums in the critically acclaimed neo-Western .The plot of Justified Based on the short story by the late, great crime novelist Elmore Leonard, follows the career of Deputy U.S.Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant).
As a no-nonsense gunslinger and somewhat of a 19th-century-style Wild West lawman, Raylan is known for his unconventional enforcement of a specific brand of justice, one that makes him a problem child to his boss.As a sarcastic and sharp-shooting maverick, Raylan finds himself frequently targeted by criminals.After a pretty clever but totally illegal gunslinging incident in sunny Miami, Raylan is reassigned to the hills, hollers, and hoodlums of his hometown Kentucky district—the last place he wants to be.
What lives and breathes there are memories and people he wants to forget, like his long-standing conflict with frenemy and current career criminal Boyd Crowder.The two represent opposite sides of the law and share a deeply complex, symbiotic relationship that’s rooted in their shared past as coal miners.What’s great about ’s narrative is how well each character’s unique qualities bring the storylines to life with rich dialogue and unforgettable idiosyncrasies.
Every character stands out, and their season-long arcs offer up the perfect balance of comedy and drama tucked amidst a neo-Western that successfully resurrects the idea of the lone lawman, making it quite the standout from classic Westerns.The stars of Justified Olyphant’s face isn’t the only familiar one you’ll see in this series.It features a rotating cast of celebrities dishing out stellar, award-worthy performances as local criminals, from drug dealers and mob bosses to cold-blooded murderers.
Walton Goggins is just as remarkable here as Boyd Crowder as he is as Venus Van Dam in Sons of Anarchy.In fact, Rolling Stone named Goggins' Crowder as one of the most compelling villains in TV history.The chemistry between him and Raylan is undeniably electric and full of witty, sarcastic, intimidatingly tense banter.
As former friends, they see each other.As grown men on opposite sides of the law, they face off with as much respect and disdain as they can.Regularly, you can also expect to see Nick Searcy (), Joelle Carter (), Jere Burns (), Natalie Zea (), Damon Herriman (), Jeremy Davies (), and the inimitable Margo Martindale, who is a showstopper in season two as crime matriarch Mags Bennett.
Guest stars include Sam Elliott, Kaitlyn Dever, Neal McDonough, Michael Rapaport, Patton Oswalt, Jonathan Tucker, Stephen Root, David Koechner, Adam Arkin, Amy Smart, Alan Tudyk, and more.Justified resurrected the loner lawman Western subgenre In the 2010s, audiences weren’t quite ready for how perfectly elements of 19th-century frontier justice would translate to the hills and hollers of 21st-century Kentucky, but thanks to Olyphant’s revolutionary vibe, they quickly adjusted.We saw a popularity emerge that centered around Olyphant's resurrection of the lone lawman as a modern-day extension of the law with a sense of humor.
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The performances by Olyphant and Goggins also helped revived of the Western genre.Together, and with this narrative of gold, they effortlessly went above and beyond to resurrect the loner lawman of the neo-Western.The duo did so in a way that presents Raylan as a true-blue, modern-day hero with his own dark set of issues and a remarkable ability to create nail-biting tension with a simple, casual threat through a cool smirk.
He is unabashedly afraid to enforce his clear moral code, and he makes that well known.Instead of just focusing on its lone lawman, though, takes things a step further and explores cultural, existential, and geographical conflicts, using its setting to examine the tension between modern law enforcement and the Appalachian “code.” In doing so, it places its singular lawman as a bridge between a mythological past and a complex present.There’s no question has paved the way for the upcoming , which also follows the story of a lone lawman and will surely include plenty of ultimatums and gunfights.
I just wouldn’t expect it to do so with the same panache.Justified Like TV-MA Crime Drama Release Date 2010 - 2015 Network FX Showrunner Timothy Olyphant Directors Adam Arkin, Jon Avnet, Peter Werner, Bill Johnson, John Dahl, Michael W.Watkins, Dean Parisot, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Tony Goldwyn, Don Kurt, Michael Katleman, Billy Gierhart, Frederick King Keller, John David Coles, Lesli Linka Glatter Writers Fred Golan, Taylor Elmore, Ingrid Escajeda, VJ Boyd Cast See All Timothy Olyphant Raylan Givens Walton Goggins Boyd Crowder Nick Searcy Art Mullen Joelle Carter Ava Crowder Where to watch Close WHERE TO WATCH Streaming BUY Powered by Expand Collapse is currently streaming in its entirety on Hulu, as is its one-season sequel, , which ends with the shocking return of a major character.
focuses on ex-Navy SEAL Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) as he leaves Yellowstone Ranch to join the U.S.Marshals and fight crime in good old Montana.The show comes from executive producer Taylor Sheridan, the creator of .
The new neo-Western premieres Sunday, March 1, on CBS.Watch live with the Paramount+ premium plan, or stream it the next day on the service.
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