Scripted series · FX
Justified
He's law and order.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Timothy Olyphant
Raylan Givens
78 eps
Walton Goggins
Boyd Crowder
78 eps
Nick Searcy
Art Mullen
78 eps
Jere Burns
Wynn Duffy
46 eps
Joelle Carter
Ava Crowder
78 eps
Jacob Pitts
Tim Gutterson
78 eps
Erica Tazel
Rachel Brooks
78 eps
Natalie Zea
Winona Hawkins
45 eps
Raymond J. Barry
Arlo Givens
22 eps
Neal McDonough
Robert Quarles
12 eps
Jeremy Davies
Dickie Bennett
20 eps
Margo Martindale
Mags Bennett
10 eps
David Meunier
Johnny Crowder
35 eps
Jenn Lyon
Lindsey Salazar
7 eps
Abby Miller
Ellen May
12 eps
Mykelti Williamson
Ellstin Limehouse
15 eps
Kaitlyn Dever
Loretta McCready
13 eps
Matt Craven
Dan Grant
4 eps
Max Perlich
Sammy Tonin
4 eps
James Le Gros
Wade Messer
6 eps
Sam Anderson
Lee Paxton
9 eps
Jesse Luken
Jimmy Tolan
16 eps
Damon Herriman
Dewey Crowe
22 eps
William Gregory Lee
Nick Mooney
6 eps
Kevin Rankin
Derek "Devil" Lennox
8 eps
Linda Gehringer
Helen Givens
10 eps
Rick Gomez
David Vasquez
19 eps
Brent Sexton
Hunter Mosley
5 eps
William Ragsdale
Gary Hawkins
12 eps
M.C. Gainey
Bo Crowder
5 eps
Stephen Root
Mike Reardon
7 eps
Brad William Henke
Coover Bennett
7 eps
Joseph Lyle Taylor
Doyle Bennett
11 eps
Peter Murnik
Tom Bergen
11 eps
Richard Speight Jr.
Jed Berwind
4 eps
Mickey Jones
Rodney "Hot Rod" Dunham
8 eps
Todd Stashwick
Ash Murphy
4 eps
Demetrius Grosse
Errol
13 eps
Cleavon McClendon
Bernard
7 eps
David Andrews
Tillman Napier
7 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Justified actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Justified reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.
The run
Seasons
6 seasons · 78 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201013 episodes
7.7IMDbDeputy Marshal Raylan Givens is exiled to his hometown in Kentucky after the shooting of a Miami drug cartel hitman raises debate over Givens' renegade style of law enforcement. It isn't long before the people he left behind begin to surface in the most unexpected ways.
Best episode · S01E13 Bulletville
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201113 episodes
8.0IMDbIn the aftermath of the deadly showdown that freed Harlan County from the Crowder family crime reign, Raylan takes on even greater criminal forces looking to seize power, including hell-bent nemesis Boyd Crowder and brutal new adversary Mags Bennett.
Best episode · S02E13 Bloody Harlan
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201213 episodes
7.7IMDbSurrounded by dirty politicians, drug cartels, murder frames, hidden fortunes and multiple criminal forces warring for control, Raylan finds himself in everyone's crosshairs.
Best episode · S03E08 Watching the Detectives
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201313 episodes
7.5IMDbRaylan unravels a mystery that echoes all the way back to his boyhood and his father's bad dealings, while Boyd finds his criminal grip on Harlan County loosening.
Best episode · S04E11 Decoy
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
201413 episodes
7.5IMDbRaylan harbors a secret that could threaten his career and put the rest of the Marshals in jeopardy. Meanwhile, the brutal Crowe family reemerges, and Boyd desperately tries to protect Ava and gain control of Harlan's heroin market.
Best episode · S05E13 Restitution
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
201513 episodes
7.9IMDbRaylan is torn by how far he will go to bring Boyd down—including using Ava as his secret informant. Additionally, both Raylan and Boyd must contend with a drug lord intent on building his own empire in Harlan.
Best episode · S06E11 Fugitive Number One
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E13
Bloody Harlan
The Crowder and the Bennett clans go to war over control of Harlan, a move that leaves dead and dying on both sides.
- Directed by Michael Dinner
- Written by Fred Golan
S01E13
Bulletville
In the season finale, things come to a head in Harlan when the worlds of Raylan, Boyd and Bo Crowder collide.
- Directed by Adam Arkin
- Written by Fred Golan
S04E11
Decoy
After capturing Drew Thompson, Raylan must find a way to get him past Boyd and the Detroit mob henchmen who've been sent to stop him.
- Directed by Michael W. Watkins
- Written by Chris Provenzano, Graham Yost
S03E08
Watching the Detectives
A shocking murder forces Raylan to face past mistakes. Meanwhile, Boyd goes up against Harlan's corrupt sheriff.
- Directed by Peter Werner
- Written by Graham Yost
S02E09
Brother's Keeper
Just as the bad blood between the Bennetts and the coal company threatens to boil over, Raylan must thwart one of Mags' sons.
- Directed by Tony Goldwyn
- Written by Taylor Elmore
S05E13
Restitution
Raylan has one last shot at taking down Art's would-be assassin, while cartel killers have Boyd's back against the wall.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Graham Yost
Showrunner
Chris Provenzano
Executive producer
Fred Golan
Executive producer
Don Kurt
Executive producer
Timothy Olyphant
Executive producer
Benjamin Cavell
Executive producer
Michael Dinner
Executive producer
Dave Andron
Executive producer
Sarah Timberman
Executive producer
Carl Beverly
Executive producer
Elmore Leonard
Executive producer
Leonard Chang
Writer
Gary Lennon
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Keith Schreier
Writer
Ingrid Escajeda
Writer
Wendy Calhoun
Writer
Taylor Elmore
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Benjamin Daniel Lobato
Writer
VJ Boyd
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Chris ProvenzanoExecutive Producer
- Chris ProvenzanoProducer
- Fred GolanExecutive Producer
- Don KurtExecutive Producer
- Don KurtProducer
- Gary LennonProducer
Writing
- Chris ProvenzanoWriter
- Fred GolanWriter
- Leonard ChangWriter
- Gary LennonWriter
- Keith SchreierWriter
- Ingrid EscajedaWriter
Direction
- Peter WernerDirector
- Don KurtDirector
- Michael W. WatkinsDirector
- Jon AvnetDirector
- John David ColesDirector
- Michael DinnerDirector
Music
- Steve PorcaroOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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