Justified (season 5)
Justified (season 5) | |
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Season 5 DVD cover | |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Original network | FX |
Original release | January 7 – April 8, 2014 |
The fifth season of the American television drama series Justified premiered on January 7, 2014, on FX, and concluded on April 8, 2014, consisting of 13 episodes.[1] The series was developed by Graham Yost based on Elmore Leonard's novels Pronto and Riding the Rap and his short story "Fire in the Hole".[2] Its main character is Raylan Givens, a deputy U.S. Marshal. Timothy Olyphant portrays Givens, a tough federal lawman, enforcing his own brand of justice in his Kentucky hometown.[2] The series is set in the city of Lexington, Kentucky, and the hill country of eastern Kentucky, specifically in and around Harlan.[3] The fifth season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on December 2, 2014.[4]
Plot
The fifth season focuses on the gator-farming Crowe crime family,[5] led by Darryl Crowe, Jr., played by Michael Rapaport.[6]
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Timothy Olyphant as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (13 episodes)
- Nick Searcy as Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Art Mullen (11 episodes)
- Jere Burns as Wynn Duffy (10 episodes)
- Joelle Carter as Ava Crowder (13 episodes)
- Jacob Pitts as Deputy U.S. Marshal Tim Gutterson (8 episodes)
- Erica Tazel as Deputy U.S. Marshal Rachel Brooks (8 episodes)
- Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder (13 episodes)
Recurring cast
- Michael Rapaport as Darryl Crowe, Jr. (13 episodes)
- Jesse Luken as Jimmy Tolan (12 episodes)
- Damon Herriman as Dewey Crowe (11 episodes)
- Jacob Lofland as Kendal Crowe (10 episodes)
- Justin Welborn as Carl (10 episodes)
- Alicia Witt as Wendy Crowe (10 episodes)
- A. J. Buckley as Danny Crowe (9 episodes)
- Jonathan Kowalsky as Mike (9 episodes)
- Amy Smart as Alison Brander (9 episodes)
- Rick Gomez as Assistant U.S. Attorney David Vasquez (7 episodes)
- John Kapelos as Ethan Picker (6 episodes)
- Don McManus as Billy Geist (6 episodes)
- Danielle Panabaker as Penny Cole (6 episodes)
- Sam Anderson as Lee Paxton (5 episodes)
- Justin Huen as Alberto Ruiz (5 episodes)
- Mickey Jones as Rodney "Hot Rod" Dunham (5 episodes)
- Karolina Wydra as Mara Paxton (5 episodes)
- Dale Dickey as Judith (4 episodes)
- Edi Gathegi as Jean Baptiste ("The Haitian") (4 episodes)
- Steve Harris as Roscoe (4 episodes)
- Wood Harris as Jay (4 episodes)
- William Gregory Lee as Sheriff Nick Mooney (4 episodes)
- James LeGros as Wade Messer (4 episodes)
- Shashawnee Hall as Ed Kirkland (3 episodes)
- Deidrie Henry as Rowena (3 episodes)
- David Meunier as Johnny Crowder (3 episodes)
- Will Sasso as Al Sura (3 episodes)
- Mary Steenburgen as Katherine Hale (3 episodes)
- Danny Strong as Officer Albert Fekus (3 episodes)
- Bill Tangradi as Cyrus Boone (3 episodes)
- Arriane Alexander as Officer Susan Crane (2 episodes)
- Jeannetta Arnette as Marsha Keyhoe (2 episodes)
- Xander Berkeley as Charles Monroe (2 episodes)
- Gabrielle Dennis as Gloria (2 episodes)
- James Kyson as Yoon (2 episodes)
- Leslie Riley as Leslie Mullen (2 episodes)
- Stephen Root as Judge Mike Reardon (2 episodes)
- Natalie Zea as Winona Hawkins (2 episodes)
- Adam Arkin as Theo Tonin (1 episode)
- Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett (1 episode)
- Kaitlyn Dever as Loretta McCready (1 episode)
- Max Perlich as Sammy Tonin (1 episode)
Production
On March 28, 2013, FX renewed Justified for a fifth season,[7] which premiered on January 7, 2014.[1]
Casting
Jere Burns, who has recurred throughout the first four seasons as Wynn Duffy was made a series regular.[8]
Filming
Episodes were shot in California. The small town of Green Valley, California often doubles for Harlan, Kentucky.[9]
Episodes
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
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53 | 1 | "A Murder of Crowes" | Michael Dinner | Graham Yost & Fred Golan | January 7, 2014 | 2.84[10] |
In the swamplands of Florida, Raylan tangles with a deadly branch of the Crowe Family Tree, while Boyd goes into the dark heart of the collapsing Detroit Mob. | ||||||
54 | 2 | "The Kids Aren't All Right" | Bill Johnson | Dave Andron | January 14, 2014 | 2.23[11] |
Dewey's ruthless cousin Darryl descends upon Harlan, as Raylan tries to undo a young friend's unfortunate mess, and Boyd struggles to free Ava from jail. | ||||||
55 | 3 | "Good Intentions" | Dean Parisot | Benjamin Cavell | January 21, 2014 | 2.50[12] |
Raylan is king for a day in the seized mansion of a notorious mob accountant, while Boyd tries to regain his stranglehold on the Harlan heroin market. | ||||||
56 | 4 | "Over the Mountain" | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Taylor Elmore | January 28, 2014 | 2.36[13] |
Raylan ventures into wild country on the hunt for a missing informant, while Boyd's last living relative threatens his life and livelihood. | ||||||
57 | 5 | "Shot All to Hell" | Adam Arkin | Chris Provenzano | February 4, 2014 | 2.39[14] |
Raylan's secrets are at stake when a mob revenge plot descends upon Kentucky, and Boyd's recent successes are tempered by a crushing defeat. | ||||||
58 | 6 | "Kill the Messenger" | Don Kurt | Ingrid Escajeda | February 11, 2014 | 2.33[15] |
An attack on Alison sends Raylan to Harlan in search of payback, while Boyd scrambles to arrange protection for Ava. | ||||||
59 | 7 | "Raw Deal" | Bill Johnson | VJ Boyd | February 25, 2014 | 2.10[16] |
Boyd and the Crowes fly South for a crucial drug score, while Raylan pursues a small time grifter with big time enemies. | ||||||
60 | 8 | "Whistle Past the Graveyard" | Peter Werner | Chris Provenzano | March 4, 2014 | 2.32[17] |
Raylan chases a missing Crowe, while Boyd and his new partners fight their way back across the border. | ||||||
61 | 9 | "Wrong Roads" | Michael Dinner | Dave Andron & Leonard Chang | March 11, 2014 | 2.24[18] |
Raylan partners with a maverick DEA agent whose bad behavior feels uncomfortably familiar, while Boyd makes a hard choice to protect Ava. | ||||||
62 | 10 | "Weight" | John Dahl | Taylor Elmore & Keith Schreier | March 18, 2014 | 2.04[19] |
Raylan and Boyd collide on the hunt for Dewey Crowe, while bad blood simmering in the Crowe family finally boils over. | ||||||
63 | 11 | "The Toll" | Jon Avnet | Benjamin Cavell | March 25, 2014 | 2.05[20] |
A shooting close to home forces Raylan and Boyd to decide which lines they're willing to cross. | ||||||
64 | 12 | "Starvation" | Michael Pressman | Chris Provenzano | April 1, 2014 | 2.04[21] |
Raylan puts pressure on every criminal in town as a ploy to arrest Darryl Crowe Jr., while Boyd and Duffy enlist an unlikely ally to fight off cartel killers. | ||||||
65 | 13 | "Restitution" | Adam Arkin | Fred Golan & Dave Andron | April 8, 2014 | 2.37[22] |
Raylan has one last shot at taking down Art's would-be assassin, while cartel killers have Boyd's back against the wall. |
Reception
Reviews
The fifth season has received critical acclaim from television critics, and has a Metacritic rating of 84 out of 100 based on 14 reviews.[23]
Accolades
Walton Goggins received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards.[24] Production designer Dave Blass, art director Oana Bogdan and decorator Shauna Aronson were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary or Fantasy Series (Single-Camera) for the episode "A Murder of Crowes".[25]
References
- 1 2 Mitovich, Matt Webb (November 5, 2013). "Winter Premiere Plan Set for FX's Justified, Archer and The Americans, FXX's Ali G 'Revival'". TVLine. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- 1 2 Zogbi, Marina (December 1, 2009). "'Justified' on FX Premiering in March". AOL. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Justified Official Website". FX. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ↑ Lambert, David (October 21, 2014). "Justified - Sony's Press Release for 'The Complete 5th Season' on DVD, Blu-ray". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ↑ Ausiello, Michael (September 17, 2013). "Ask Ausiello: Rookie Blue, Castle, SVU, Justified, Nikita, TVD, Parenthood, HIMYM and More!". TVLine. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ↑ Ausiello, Michael (September 28, 2013). "Justified Exclusive: Michael Rapaport Joins Season 5 Cast... as the New Big Bad?". TVLine. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ↑ Hibberd, James (March 28, 2013). "'Justified' gets fifth season, 'Fargo' greenlit by FX". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 18, 2013). "Jere Burns Upped On ‘Justified’, Michael Rispoli, Ruth Negga, Danielle Nicolet In Arcs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ↑ Owen, Rob (April 6, 2009). "TV Notes: FX 'Fire in the Hole' pilot on hold". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (January 8, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Being Mary Jane' Wins Night, 'Moonshiners', 'Pretty Little Liars', 'Justified', 'Cougar Town' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 15, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Being Mary Jane' Wins Night + 'Pretty Little Liars', 'Moonshiners', 'Justified' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (January 23, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Mom 2' Wins Night, 'Pretty Little Liars', 'Being Mary Jane', 'Justified', 'Klondike' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 29, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Mom 2' Wins Night + 'Moonshiners', 'Pretty Little Liars', 'The Haves and the Have Nots' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (February 5, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Mom 2' Wins Night, 'Being Mary Jane', 'The Haves and the Have Nots', 'Pretty Little Liars', 'Justified' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 12, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Mom II' Leads Night + 'Being Mary Jane', 'Dance Moms', 'The Haves and the Have Nots' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 26, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Being Mary Jane' Leads Night + 'Teen Mom II', 'Amish Mafia', 'Pretty Little Liars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (March 5, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Game' Wins Night, 'Teen Mom 2', 'Justified', 'Pretty Little Liars', 'The Little Couple' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 12, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Mom 2' Wins Night + 'The Game', 'The Haves and the Have Nots', 'Rizzoli & Isles' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (March 19, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Game' Wins Night, 'Pretty Little Liars', 'Teen Mom 2', 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Justified', 'Cougar Town' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 26, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Game' Wins Night + 'Teen Mom II', 'The Little Couple', 'Tosh.0', 'Are You the One?' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (April 2, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Mom 2' Wins Night, 'The Game', 'The Little Couple', 'Inside Amy Schumer', 'Cougar Town' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 9, 2014). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Mom 2' Leads Night + 'The Game', Women's NCAA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Justified : Season 5". Metacritic. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Big Bang, Fargo, The Good Wife, Masters of Sex, The Normal Heart Lead 2014 Critics Choice Nominations". TVLine. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Justified". Emmys.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- List of Justified episodes at the Internet Movie Database
- List of Justified episodes at TV.com
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