Justified: City Primeval
Seen it?2023 | 1 seasons | Crime, Drama
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (91% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a lukewarm 7.0 out of 10 from audiences and a small audience. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Justified or Hell on Wheels, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Having left the hollers of Kentucky 15 years ago, Raylan Givens is now based in Miami, balancing life as a marshal and part-time father of a 15-year-old girl. A chance encounter on a Florida highway sends him to Detroit and he crosses paths with Clement Mansell, 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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 79 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 199K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Dave Andron, Michael Dinner
- Timothy OlyphantRaylan Givens
- Aunjanue Ellis-TaylorCarolyn
- Boyd HolbrookClement Mansell
- Adelaide ClemensSandy
- Vondie Curtis-HallSweetie
- Marin IrelandMaureen
- Norbert Leo ButzNorbert
- Victor WilliamsWendell
- Vivian OlyphantWilla Givens