Country of origin United States Original network FX | No. of episodes 13 | |
Original release January 7 (2014-01-07) – April 8, 2014 (2014-04-08) | ||
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. 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". 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. The series is set in the city of Lexington, Kentucky, and the hill country of eastern Kentucky, specifically in and around Harlan. The fifth season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on December 2, 2014.
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Plot
The fifth season focuses on the gator-farming Crowe crime family, led by Darryl Crowe, Jr., played by Michael Rapaport.
Main cast
Production
On March 28, 2013, FX renewed Justified for a fifth season, which premiered on January 7, 2014.
Casting
Jere Burns, who has recurred throughout the first four seasons as Wynn Duffy was made a series regular.
Filming
Episodes were shot in California. The small town of Green Valley, California often doubles for Harlan, Kentucky.
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.
Accolades
Walton Goggins received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards. 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".