‘Justified’ Team Reuniting For Another Elmore Leonard-Inspired Series With Timothy Olyphant Possibly Reprising His Role

You have to imagine if FX’s “Justified” was released today, it would be an even bigger hit than it was back in 2010. Sure, the series lasted 6 seasons and was pretty damn popular during its run, but with streaming and TV changing so much over the past decade, “Justified” is the type of show that would have developed a rabid following. And maybe that’s why FX is hoping to recapture that show’s former glory with another series based on an Elmore Leonard novel that may feature Timothy Olyphant reprising his role.

According to Variety, FX is developing a new series based on the novel “City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit” by Elmore Leonard. And to develop the series, the studio is bringing on “Justified” creator Graham Yost to executive produce alongside former “Justified” writers-producers, Michael Dinner and Dave Andron, who will co-write and co-showrun this new series. And in an interesting turn of events, it appears that FX could bring back Timothy Olyphant to reprise his role as Raylan Givens in the new series.

The novel, “City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit,” follows the story of a killer named the Oklahoma Wildman and the Detroit detective, Raymond Cruz, who wants to bring him down. Of course, it’s unclear how Olyphant’s character, Raylan Givens, factors into all of this. The character is featured in several of Leonard’s novels, but FX could possibly use him as a star of the new series or just as a special guest, appearing only a few times. The report isn’t sure which it might be, or if in fact, Olyphant will definitely return.

As mentioned, “Justified” ran for 6 seasons beginning in 2010 and ending in 2015 on FX. The series was nominated for 8 Emmy Awards, winning two, over the course of its run. Since then, the series has remained a bit of a cult favorite amongst TV fans, and can be streamed as part of the FX on Hulu platform.