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July 17 - 23, 2023 Page 3 By Jay Bobbin To those who enjoyed the ini- tial drama, a sequel to it is likely to seem quite "Justified." Timothy Olyphant returns in the further adventures of lawman Raylan Givens as the FX series "Justified: City Primeval" debuts with the first two of its eight episodes Tuesday, July 18. Set 15 years after "Justified" ended, the saga adapts another story by Elmore Leonard ("City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit") and new- ly factors Givens into it, with the U.S. marshal living in Miami after his time in Kentucky. A situation that develops in Florida leads him to Detroit and a vicious felon known as the Okla- homa Wildman (played by Boyd Holbrook, previously of "Narcos"), whose lawyer ("King Richard" Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis) has her own reasons for wanting to help her client elude the scales of justice. With Olyphant also an exec- utive producer of the show along with author Leonard's estate, "Justified: City Primeval" includes Adelaide Clemens ("Rectify"), Vondie Curtis-Hall ("The Re- cruit"), Marin Ireland ("Hell or High Water," 2016), double Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz ("The Girl From Plainville"), Ravi Patel ("Animal Control) and Vivi- an Olyphant – the star's daughter, who plays Givens' offspring – among additional cast members. They're new to the "Justified" world, as is actress Ellis, who felt she couldn't go wrong with mate- rial that originally came from the mind of Leonard. "I just had a general familiarity with 'Justified,'" she says. "I knew it was an Elmore Leonard adapta- tion, and I was interested in that because I'm a big reader. Then, when I started working on this, I watched (the original show) and got to see Tim being 'that guy.' It was one of those things where you feel a character was written for somebody, even if the author did not have that person in mind. "There was a great singer named Phyllis Hyman, and Duke Ellington's granddaughter says that she believes he wrote his songs for Phyllis Hyman even before she was born," Ellis explains. "There also are acting roles like that, and I just feel that Tim is the person who was meant to walk in these boots." Much of the appeal for Ellis in playing attorney Carolyn Wilder in "Justified: City Primeval" came from what she defines as "taking that 'Justified' world and putting it inside Detroit, and seeing those worlds collide. (Givens) certainly is a fish out of water there, and I love how Carolyn is very con- frontational with him. She says, 'I know how you've been doing things, but you can't do them here … not in my town, and not with me.'" Still, there's room for Carolyn to have her own development arc. "There's the world of justice and the world of law, and sometimes, those don't meet," Ellis reasons. "I think Carolyn is one of those people who feel that justice isn't necessarily found in a courthouse or a legislative building. You have to find it where you can find it, and I think that's what makes her and Raylan kindred spirits. She does things that are necessary, but she still has to find her footing and be true to herself." ACROSS 1 A few: Abbr. 4 Applies lightly 8 Animal house 11 151, to a Roman 12 Zeno of ___ 13 Sunday seats 14 Disney division 15 Violations of internation- al law 17 Former sitcom starring lucas Neff and Martha Plimpton 19 Tiebreakers, briefly 20 Coins, collectively 23 Secret language 26 Gravelly ridge 27 Fancy neckwear 28 Philosophy suffix 29 Bring out something 32 Beef Stroganoff pairing 34 From the beginning 36 Partner of poivre 37 Sitcom featuring Homer, Marge, Bart, lisa and Maggie 42 Proof of payment 44 Six-pointers, for short 45 W.W. 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CoverStory InFocus A familiar path: 'Justified' returns to FX with 'City Primeval' sequel "Special Ops: Lioness: Season 1" (Paramount+ — Series Premiere, July 23) Inspired by an actual uS Military program, this original espionage thriller follows the life of Joe (Zoe Saldana) while she attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA's spear in the war on terror. The lioness Program, overseen by Kaitlyn Meade (Nicole Kidman) and Donald Westfield (Michael Kelly), enlists an aggressive Marine Raider named Cruz (laysla De Oliveira) to operate undercover alongside Joe among the power brokers of State terrorism in the CIA's efforts to thwart the next 9/11. Solution is on page 2. Vivian and Timothy Olyphant in "Justified: City Primeval"

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