Parents' Guide to Justified: City Primeval

Timothy Olyphant has hardly aged at all since the original Justified signed off in 2015 after six stellar seasons, but the "shoot first, ask questions later" law enforcement style hasn't worn as well. In an era when more people have become aware of the dangers of police brutality and overpolicing, Justified: City Primeval is harder to watch. It's also harder to root for officers who are lone-wolf style cowboys who don't mind roughing up criminals in the name of justice. Olyphant himself is generally presented as calmer and more conciliatory than his fellow officers, some of whom are terrifyingly bloodthirsty.

Justified: City Primeval attempts to even the score with truly repulsive villains with no conscience, and plenty of them. In fact, as this series goes on, the action settles into a three-way battle between law enforcement, and two distinct sets of villains, which is a wee bit confusing, especially considering the solid pack of supporting players that are typical of Elmore Leonard dramas. But if nothing else, Justified: City Primeval strongly resembles the original series, so fans of Justified will want to tune in and take a look. The macho attitude seems antiquated, and Detroit doesn't have the sense of place of the original's Kentucky. But Olyphant is still wonderful, and fans who simply want more of him likely won't care.