Justified season 5

The fifth season of the American neo-Western television 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.

Main

 * Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens, a suave deputy U.S. marshal who becomes tangled up with the Crowe family when they move to Harlan.
 * Nick Searcy as Art Mullen, the chief deputy of Lexington's marshals office whose relationship with Raylan frays.
 * Jere Burns as Wynn Duffy, a volatile and dangerous Dixie Mafia enforcer who goes into business moving heroin with Boyd.
 * Joelle Carter as Ava Crowder, Boyd's fiancée who is imprisoned after a murder she committed is discovered.
 * Jacob Pitts as Tim Gutterson, a Lexington deputy marshal.
 * Erica Tazel as Rachel Brooks, a Lexington deputy marshal.
 * Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder, Raylan's intelligent nemesis who is split between trying to get Ava out of prison and selling heroin in Harlan.

Recurring
• Michael Rapaport as Darryl Crowe, Jr., the scheming, hot-tempered patriarch of the Floridian Crowes.

• Jesse Luken as Jimmy Tolan, Boyd's henchman.

• Damon Herriman as Dewey Crowe, a dim-witted criminal who is visited by his cousins from Florida when he comes into a large sum of money.

• Jacob Lofland as Kendal Crowe, Daryl's teenage brother whose lineage is somewhat of a mystery.

• Justin Welborn as Carl Lennon, Boyd's henchman.

• Alicia Witt as Wendy Crowe, Daryl's paralegal sister who he often uses to get the family out of trouble.

• A. J. Buckley as Danny Crowe, Daryl's dim-witted and violent younger brother.

• Jonathan Kowalsky as Mike Cosmatopolis, Duffy's bodyguard.

• Amy Smart as Alison Brander, a social worker who becomes involved with both Raylan and the Crowes.

• Rick Gomez as David Vasquez, an assistant U.S. attorney.

• John Kapelos as Ethan Picker, a Detroit Mob man who reluctantly does business with Boyd and Duffy.

• Don McManus as Billy "Wildman" Geist, Ava's lawyer.

• Danielle Panabaker as Penny Cole, an inmate who befriends Ava.

• Sam Anderson as Lee Paxton, a powerful funeral home director that Boyd has a vendetta against.

• Justin Huen as Alberto Ruiz, a sadistic and dangerous representative of a Mexican cartel who monitors Boyd and Duffy.

• Mickey Jones as Rodney "Hot Rod" Dunham, the leader of a Memphis drug gang who begins working with Johnny.

• Karolina Wydra as Mara Paxton, Paxton's scheming trophy wife.

• Dale Dickey as Judith, the leader of a religious prison gang who moves heroin and recruits Ava.

• Edi Gathegi as Jean Baptiste, a Haitian alligator hunter and criminal who works with the Crowe family.

• Steve Harris as Roscoe, an enforcer for Hot Rod and Jay's brother.

• Wood Harris as Jay, an enforcer for Hot Rod and Roscoe's brother.

• William Gregory Lee as Nick Mooney, Harlan's sheriff who works for Paxton

• James LeGros as Wade Messer, a criminal who works as a bartender for Dewey and gets in over his head.

• Shashawnee Hall as Ed Kirkland, the chief deputy of Detroit's U.S. marshals office and a friend of Art's.

• Deidrie Henry as Rowena, a prison nurse that goes into business with Ava.

• David Meunier as Johnny Crowder, Boyd's cousin who turns to Hot Rod to defeat him.

• Will Sasso as Al Sura, a Canadian mob representative that gets involved with the marshals against his will.

• Mary Steenburgen as Katherine Hale, the widow of Duffy's mentor who he asks for help regarding dealing with Boyd.

• Danny Strong as Albert Fekus, a Harlan county prison guard who develops an unhealthy obsession with Ava.

• Bill Tangradi as Cyrus Boone, a drug runner working for Boyd and Duffy with shifty loyalties.

• Arriane Alexander as Susan Crane, a Harlan county prison guard that keeps watch over Ava.

• Jeannetta Arnette as Marsha Keyhoe, Dewey's lawyer.

• Xander Berkeley as Charles Monroe, a Detroit accountant who becomes desperate after losing his assets to the marshals.

• Gabrielle Dennis as Gloria, Monroe's maid and lover.

• James Kyson as Yoon, a Mexican cartel representative who negotiates with both Boyd and Johnny.

• Leslie Riley as Leslie Mullen, Art's wife.

• Stephen Root as Mike Reardon, an eccentric and harsh judge.

• Natalie Zea as Winona Hawkins, Raylan's ex-wife who lives in Miami with their infant daughter.

Guest

 * Adam Arkin as Theo Tonin, the former head of the Detroit Mob who seeks revenge after a murder.
 * Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett, the last of the criminal Bennett family who is left paraplegic after being shot by Raylan.
 * Kaitlyn Dever as Loretta McCready, a teenage associate of Raylan's who has begun selling marijuana to Hot Rod.
 * Max Perlich as Sammy Tonin, the head of the Detroit Mob who is in debt to a group of Canadian criminals.
 * Eric Roberts as Alex Miller, a Memphis DEA agent who has a long history with Hot Rod.

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
On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 96% with an average score of 8 out of 10 based on 28 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Justified continues to bring the shock value with clever storylines and a potent blend of comedy and drama." On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 84 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "universal acclaim.

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".