City Primeval

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City Primeval
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Author Elmore Leonard
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Arbor House
Publication date
1980
Publication placeFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Media typeHard cover

City Primeval is a crime novel written by Elmore Leonard.

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A limited television series adaptation of the novel, Justified: City Primeval, was released in 2023. The story was repurposed as a spinoff of the TV series Justified and features Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) instead of the novel's protagonist, Raymond Cruz. [1] However, Cruz is included as a minor character, portrayed by Paul Calderón who reprises his role from another adaptation of a novel written by Leonard, Out of Sight (1998).

Plot summary

"Oklahoma Wildman" Clement Mansell, having already gotten away with murder once, kills a crooked Detroit judge. Homicide Detective Raymond Cruz pursues him. When Mansell tries to extort money from Skender Lulgjaraj, an Albanian criminal, Cruz maneuvers Mansell into a showdown.

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<i>Justified</i> season 6 Season of television series

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<i>Justified: City Primeval</i> American Western television miniseries

Justified: City Primeval is an American neo-Western crime drama television miniseries developed by showrunners Dave Andron and Michael Dinner. The series continues the story from Justified taking inspiration from the Elmore Leonard novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit and short story "Fire in the Hole". Timothy Olyphant returns to star as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, with Paul Calderón also reprising his role as Detective Raymond Cruz from the 1998 crime comedy film Out of Sight, a film adaptation of Leonard's 1996 novel of the same name. A world premiere was held on June 1, 2023, at the 12th ATX Television Festival, and the series premiered on FX on July 18, 2023, with back-to-back episodes. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

"Kokomo" is the fourth episode of the American television miniseries Justified: City Primeval, a continuation of the series Justified. The episode was written by executive producer Taylor Elmore, and directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton. It originally aired on FX on August 1, 2023.

"Adios" is the sixth episode of the American television miniseries Justified: City Primeval, a continuation of the series Justified. The episode was written by executive producers Taylor Elmore and V.J. Boyd, and directed by Sylvain White. It originally aired on FX on August 15, 2023.

"The Question" is the eighth and final episode of the American television miniseries Justified: City Primeval, a continuation of the series Justified. The episode was written by series developers Dave Andron and Michael Dinner, and directed by Dinner. It originally aired on FX on August 29, 2023.

References

  1. Goldbart, Max (January 14, 2022). "Timothy Olyphant To Return As Raylan Givens In 'Justified: City Primeval' As FX Greenlights Latest Elmore Leonard Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 14, 2022.