The return of FX’s drama series Justified highlights the list of original series debuting this week

Justified: City Primeval debuts July 18 and returns Timothy Olyphant to the role of Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens. The series, an extension of the Justified drama series that ran on FX from 2010-2015, follows Givens as he travels to Detroit to pursue an elusive killer, according to the network. 

Debuting July 23 is Paramount Plus’ Special Ops: Lioness, a new drama from prolific series creator Taylor Sheridan. The military-themed series stars Zoe Saldana, Laysla De Oliveira, Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman.

Here are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting during the week of July 17-23. For some videos, viewer discretion is advised.

July 19, The Deepest Breath (documentary), Netflix

July 19, Kalvin Phillips: The Road to City (sports documentary), Prime Video

July 20, Superpowered: The DC Story (documentary series), Max

July 20, Tacoma FD (returning series), truTV

July 21, Minx (returning series), Starz

July 21, Praise Petey (animation), Freeform

July 21, The Cloned Tyrone (movie), Netflix

U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is back, with his knack of inviting trouble intact. The Kentucky-born lawman embodied for six seasons on FX’s Justified returns in an eight-episode limited series on the network (next day on Hulu), starting with a pair of episodes on Tuesday, July 18. 

Smartly adapting Elmore Leonard’s novel, City Primeval starts in Florida, where Givens is helping to raise his 15-year-old daughter, Willa (played by Olyphant’s daughter, Vivian). The action soon shifts to Detroit and pits Stetson- and Glock-toting Givens against murder suspect “Oklahoma Wildman” Clement Mansell (Boyd Holbrook). Mansell is a fairly typical Justified star villain, charming in his way and clever but a total brute, acting on impulse against his own interest at times. Women in need of Givens’s protection (a standard feature) include, of course, Willa but also, intriguingly, Mansell’s super-smart lawyer, played by Carolyn Wilder as an evolving character who starts out by roasting Givens in court then later finds herself on his side in many ways. 

The supporting law-enforcement cast comes mostly from Detroit police, and part of the fun is figuring out who is the best of them and who might be a bit bent. They include the sassy Marin Ireland and the feisty Norbert Lee Butz. A standout among the incidental locals is Vondie Curtis Hall as Marcus “Sweety” Sweeton, whose background as a funk bassist gives him the cred to run a very dive-ish bar of the kind Givens is frequently a frequenter. On the cameo side of the scale, David Cross makes a most welcome appearance.

As for Raylan himself, he’s still laconic and in command of most situations, but the locks have grayed (the setting is 15 years after the events of season six in 2015) and maybe lost a step. But then again, maybe not. As was said about a past Justified character, played by Patton Oswalt, you underestimate him at your peril.

Signaling the latest revival of an aughts-era Golden Age o' TV classic, FX is bringing back the gang behind Justified for a new limited series. 

On the topline, Timothy Olyphant will reprise his role as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in a story based on yet more writings from noir fiction master Elmore Leondard, inm this case his novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit. Creator-EP Graham Yost will also return, as will series writers Chris Provenzano, Dave Andron, Michael Dinner, Carl Beverly, Sarah Timberman and Taylor Elmore. Olyphant will also executive produce, along with Peter Leonard, son of the late novelist. Andron and Dinner will be the showrunners. 

The series will be produced by FX and Sony Pictures Television.

The logline: "Having left the hollers of Kentucky eight years ago, Raylan Givens now lives in Miami, a walking anachronism balancing his life as a U.S. Marshal and part-time father of a 14-year-old girl. His hair is grayer, his hat is dirtier, and the road in front of him is suddenly a lot shorter than the road behind. A chance encounter on a desolate Florida highway sends him to Detroit. There he crosses paths with Clement Mansell, aka The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent, sociopathic desperado who's already slipped through the fingers of Detroit's finest once and aims to do so again. Mansell's lawyer, formidable Motor City native Carolyn Wilder, has every intention of representing her client, even as she finds herself caught in between cop and criminal, with her own game afoot as well. These three characters set out on a collision course in classic Elmore Leonard fashion, to see who makes it out of the City Primeval alive."

Based on the Leonard novella Fire in the Hole, Justified premiered in March 2010 and ran for six seasons on FX, winning Primetime Emmys in 2011 (Margo Martindale for supporting actress in a drama series) and 2012 (Jeremy Davies as guest actor). 

It was a critics darling, aggregated at 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. And Leonard himself uplifted the enterprise, often appearing on TCA panels for the show up until his death in 2013. 

"To have this group come together again with Tim as Raylan in a new and different Elmore Leonard story is thrilling," said Eric Schrier, president of FX Entertainment, in a statement. "I want to thank our showrunners Dave and Michael, and their fellow executive producers Tim, Graham, Sarah and Carl, the Elmore Leonard estate as well as our partners at Sony Pictures Television, for making this possible.”

No premiere or production start date was announced. And it's unclear as to whether the series will premiere simultaneously on Hulu. ■

HBO drew the most Critics’ Choice Television Awards nominations, the Broadcast Television Journalists Association announced Wednesday.

HBO led all networks with 27, followed by FX with 16. FX’s Justified and HBO’s Olive Kitteridge were the most nominated shows with five each, according to the BTJA. The Americans (FX), Bessie (HBO), The Good Wife (CBS), Transparent (Amazon) and Wolf Hall (PBS) followed close behind with four nominations each. 

“From streaming television to broadcast and cable, single-camera to multi-camera productions, inventive reality shows to high-end drama series, this year’s Critics’ Choice Television Awards contenders really span the gamut,” said BTJA President Joey Berlin in a statement.  “It’s thrilling to continue to see such creativity and diversity in television programming, and as television journalists, it’s exciting to be able to share our favorites with viewers.”

A&E will televise the Critics’ Choice Awards live May 31 from the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Nominations for the 5th annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards include:

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•          Veep (HBO)
•          You're the Worst (FX)

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·         24: Live Another Day (FOX)

·         American Crime (ABC)

·         The Book of Negroes (BET)

·         The Honorable Woman (Sundance)

·         Olive Kitteridge (HBO)

·         Wolf Hall (PBS)

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·         David Oyelowo – Nightingale (HBO)

·         James Nesbitt – The Missing (Starz)

·         Kiefer Sutherland – 24: Live Another Day (FOX)

·         Mark Rylance – Wolf Hall (PBS)

·         Michael Gambon – The Casual Vacancy (HBO)

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·         Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)

·         Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Honorable Woman (Sundance)

·         Queen Latifah – Bessie (HBO)

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·         Cory Michael Smith – Olive Kitteridge (HBO)

·         Elvis Nolasco – American Crime (ABC)

·         Finn Wittrock – American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)

·         Jason Isaacs – Stockholm, Pennsylvania (Lifetime)

·         Jonathan Pryce – Wolf Hall (PBS)

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·         Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)

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•          Homeland (Showtime)
•          Justified (FX)
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•          Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)

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•          Freddie Highmore - Bates Motel (A&E)
•          Matthew Rhys - The Americans (FX)
•          Timothy Olyphant - Justified (FX)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

•          Carrie Coon - The Leftovers (HBO)
•          Christine Baranski - The Good Wife (CBS)
•          Joelle Carter - Justified (FX)
•          Katheryn Winnick - Vikings (History)
•          Lorraine Toussaint - Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
•          Mae Whitman - Parenthood (NBC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

•          Ben Mendelsohn - Bloodline (Netflix)
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•          Craig T. Nelson - Parenthood (NBC)
•          Jonathan Banks - Better Call Saul (AMC)
•          Mandy Patinkin - Homeland (Showtime)
•          Walton Goggins - Justified (FX)

GUEST PERFORMERIN A DRAMA SERIES

•          Cicely Tyson - How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
•          Julianne Nicholson - Masters of Sex (Showtime)
•          Linda Lavin - The Good Wife (CBS)
•          Lois Smith - The Americans (FX)
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•          Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
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•          The Voice (NBC)

BEST REALITY SERIES HOST

•          Anthony Bourdain – Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)
•          Betty White – Betty White’s Off Their Rockers (Lifetime)
•          Cat Deeley - So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)
•          James Lipton - Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo)
•          Phil Keoghan - The Amazing Race (CBS)
•          Tom Bergeron - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

•          Archer (FX)
•          Bob’s Burgers (FOX)
•          Gravity Falls (Disney Channel)
•          The Simpsons (FOX)
•          South Park (Comedy Central)
•          Star Wars Rebels (Disney XD)

BEST TALK SHOW

•          The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
•          The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)
•          Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)
•          Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
•          The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
•          The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

As we welcome in all the promise of the New Year, some viewers are preparing to bid farewell to their favorite series and stars.

A number of marquee shows have already announced they will end their successful runs over the next 12 months. Arguably the most celebrated series departing, after a stellar seven-season run, is AMC’s Mad Men. The Matthew Weiner-produced drama chronicling a 1960s advertising agency has received nearly universal critical acclaim for its storytelling, historical authenticity and style — not to mention terrific acting led by series star John Hamm.

The series has also brought home a ton of hardware — 15 Emmy awards and four Golden Globe Awards since its launch in 2007. The final seven episodes of the series will air this spring.

Other shows also saying goodbye in 2015 include TBS’ Courteney Cox starrer Cougar Town, which debuts its sixth and final season Tuesday (Jan. 5); Showtime’s Nurse Jackie — led by multi Emmy winner Eddie Falco’s portrayal of conflicted emergency room nurse Jackie Peyton — which ends its seventh season later this year; and FX’s critically-acclaimed drama Justified, starring Timothy Olyphant as no-nonsense lawman Raylan Givens. That series will begin its sixth and final season on Jan. 20.

Certainly the loss of these and other quality scripted shows will somewhat diminish what many observers believe is a “golden age” of scripted programming on cable television. Fortunately for the industry and viewers, a number of new series are coming that hope to reach the same lofty heights as those shows leaving the air.

E! and Pivot will both jump into the scripted ring in 2015 with dramas The Royals and Fortitude, respectively; newly branded Pop will roll out comedy Schitt’s Creek; A&E will tap the supernatural genre with Returned; Netflix will ride the superhero wave with Marvel's Daredevil; and AMC will debut the much anticipated Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul in the new year, just to name a few.

Some of these shows, along with a slew of other new and returning scripted, reality and limited series, will be showcased over the next few weeks during the upcoming Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif.; the cable portion of the tour begins Wednesday (Jan. 7).

While viewers will be sad to see a number of cable series mainstays leave their TV schedules, they should be encouraged to know that more than enough new series are launching to keep them entertained throughout the New Year.