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Stuck the LandingFinale "The Promise" scored 9.6, one of its highest-rated episodes.
Criminal underworldOrganized crime, gangs and the criminal life seen from the inside.This show: 10/10Dialogue-drivenThe writing's voice is the main event.This show: 9/10Deadpan coolDetached, understated and effortlessly stylish.This show: 8/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 8/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 8/10Tight writingNo wasted scenes, just disciplined storytelling.This show: 7/10Rural & frontierCountryside, wilderness and frontier living.This show: 7/10Central duoOne pair's chemistry carries everything.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Timothy OlyphantNick SearcyJoelle CarterJacob PittsErica TazelWalton Goggins
Written by
Graham Yost
Starring
Timothy OlyphantNick SearcyJoelle CarterJacob PittsErica TazelWalton Goggins
Written by
Graham Yost
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
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| S1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 9.1 | |
| S2 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.2 | |
| S3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.1 | |
| S4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 9.0 | |
| S5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | |
| S6 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.6 |
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About
"Elmore Leonard swagger with a body count"
Raylan Givens, a US Marshal with a fast draw and a chip on his shoulder, gets sent back to the Kentucky hill country he grew up in and never wanted to see again. From there it becomes a procedural-meets-crime-saga, chasing down colorful outlaws while old family ties keep dragging him into deeper trouble. The tone is quick, quippy, and violent in short bursts, carried almost entirely by sharp dialogue and a rotating cast of vivid villains. It's episodic enough to dip into but builds real season-long stakes, and it ends about as well as any show in its genre has.
Watch it for
the dialogue, which crackles like nowhere else on television.
Maybe skip if
you want serialized plotting over standalone crime-of-the-week stretches, especially early on.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12010
8.133K138h 58m
Deputy Marshal Raylan Givens is exiled to his hometown in Kentucky after the shooting of a Miami drug cartel hitman raises debate over Givens' renegade style of law enforcement. It isn't long before the people he left behind begin to surface in the most unexpected ways.
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Season 22011
8.426K138h 50m
In the aftermath of the deadly showdown that freed Harlan County from the Crowder family crime reign, Raylan takes on even greater criminal forces looking to seize power, including hell-bent nemesis Boyd Crowder and brutal new adversary Mags Bennett.
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Season 32012
8.423K138h 45m
Surrounded by dirty politicians, drug cartels, murder frames, hidden fortunes and multiple criminal forces warring for control, Raylan finds himself in everyone's crosshairs.
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Season 42013
8.422K138h 50m
Raylan unravels a mystery that echoes all the way back to his boyhood and his father's bad dealings, while Boyd finds his criminal grip on Harlan County loosening.
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Season 52014
8.320K1310h 11m
Raylan harbors a secret that could threaten his career and put the rest of the Marshals in jeopardy. Meanwhile, the brutal Crowe family reemerges, and Boyd desperately tries to protect Ava and gain control of Harlan's heroin market.
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Season 62015
8.824K139h 44m
Raylan is torn by how far he will go to bring Boyd down—including using Ava as his secret informant. Additionally, both Raylan and Boyd must contend with a drug lord intent on building his own empire in Harlan.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Timothy Olyphant Raylan Givens
Nick Searcy Art Mullen
Joelle Carter Ava Crowder
Jacob Pitts Tim Gutterson
Erica Tazel Rachel Brooks
Walton Goggins Boyd Crowder
Natalie Zea Winona Hawkins
Jere Burns Wynn Duffy
David Meunier Johnny Crowder
Jonathan Kowalsky Mike
Crew
Graham Yost
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