âJustifiedâ team has a new crime series in the works
By Matthew Gilbert Globe Staff,Updated March 17, 2021, 4:24 p.m.
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Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens (left) and Patton Oswalt as Bob Sweeney in "Justified."Prashant Gupta
âJustified,â the six-season FX series currently available on Hulu, is a great series. If youâre looking for a show, try it.
Adapted from an Elmore Leonardâs fiction and set in Harlan County, Ky., it follows the adventures of the laconic, whip-fast Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens, played by Timothy Olyphant at his wry best. Raylan is a ladiesâ man and a contemporary cowboy, and he frequently goes up against the inscrutable and charismatic bad guy, Boyd Crowder, played by Walton Goggins. The dance between Raylan and Boyd is quintessentially American, and theyâre surrounded by lots of quirky, Leonard-esque crooks and cops. The best season is the second, by the way, with Raylan facing down the criminal Bennett clan led by Margo Martindaleâs unforgettable Mags. Itâs a little bit like âOzark,â with the local thugs and crooked officials, but itâs more consistently good.