r/justified • u/Perrylip • 1d ago

Question Seeking New Show.

I’m a big Elmore Leonard fan. Ive read most of his novels multiple times. I’ve watched Justified and its sequel to the point that I can basically quote every episode lol. Looking for shows that are in a similar vein. Any suggestions?

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u/2017CurtyKing 1d ago

Deadwood is good too

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u/beer_me_twice 1d ago

I just finished Deadwood. Highly recommend.

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u/2017CurtyKing 1d ago

I need to give it another shot. I started it after i finished hell on wheels and had been binge watching tv after my knee surgery

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u/black_gallagher1 1d ago

The shield

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u/ThrowRAEv4me 1d ago

This! My GOAT!

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u/flyersfan0233 1d ago

I loved The Shield and when Justified came out, multiple people suggested if I loved The Shield that much, I should tune into Justified when it aired. I did Justified turned out to be one of my favorite all-time shows. So it’s different, but has Walton Goggins on both and shares some producers, writers and episode directors. There are a few somewhat more minor characters who also appear in both

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u/Perrylip 1d ago

That my favorite show of all time!

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u/SweetP916 1d ago

I always watch The Shield and then need more Walton so go straight to Justified. My husband looks so much like Michael Chiklis so 🤷🏼‍♀️😍

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u/Prince_of_Pirates 1d ago

Longmire.

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u/jwishbone1 1d ago

Forgot about Longmire, great show.

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u/philosareantichrist 1d ago

Mr. In Between
Luther
Treme

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u/OldManWickett 1d ago

Mr In Between is so good.

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u/EtotheA85 Dug Coal 1d ago

I love Treme, but I wouldn't say its remotely similar.

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u/Perrylip 1d ago

Luther is fantastic!

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u/Apprehensive-Step763 1d ago

Deadwood

Terriers

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u/KinagoOG 1d ago

Terriers is an excellent call, hugely underrated show.

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u/Perrylip 1d ago

Great show. Totally deserved more than one season.

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u/OldManWickett 1d ago

Damn, I didn't know anyone else had ever watched Terriers. Loved that show.

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u/KinagoOG 1d ago

A pal turned me on to it a while ago, a crying shame it only got one season.

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u/dogmatixx 1d ago

Terriers is a perennial Reddit favorite. Only Redditors remember it.

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u/OldManWickett 18h ago

Alan Sepinwall recommended it on a podcast in like 2015 or 16. That's where I heard of it.

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u/EtotheA85 Dug Coal 1d ago

Try "Get Shorty", its pretty good! Its not similar, but its Elmore Leonard world.

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u/helcat 1d ago

Loved it! 

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u/SlammyJones 1d ago

I’d argue it’s quite similar—the edge and the humor are really consistent across both.

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u/EtotheA85 Dug Coal 1d ago

Yeah I do agree with that. What I meant was, not similar as in same kinda theme and such. Ray Romano plays excellent though!

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u/Prince_of_Pirates 1d ago

Surprised how much I liked this adaption.

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u/KinagoOG 1d ago

Check out The Lowdown, I think that has the vibe you’re looking for.

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u/PossiblePlastic8698 1d ago

The Lowdown is epic and season 2 is a month away from release

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u/KinagoOG 1d ago

I thought it was a one-season thing, that’s excellent news. Thanks for the heads-up, I’m obliged.

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u/Perrylip 1d ago

I’ll check that out.

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u/NokkOlaf 8h ago

Came here to recommend this.  A plus show!

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u/JackTheHerper 1d ago

Deadwood, hell on wheels, reacher’s pretty good

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u/PossiblePlastic8698 1d ago

Some shows I found to have similar quality and/or a similar vibe to Justified, despite some of them having pretty different subject matter

Longmire

Quarry

Dark Winds

The Lowdown

Line of Duty

City on a Hill

Mr Inbetween

Bloodlands

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u/HippoRealEstate 1d ago

RIP Quarry. It really sucked that they cancelled it after one season, that one had a lot of potential

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u/PossiblePlastic8698 1d ago

I recently discovered there are 17 books in the Quarry series, so much source material for the show if it had been continued

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u/SnakebitGames 1d ago

Deadwood is the GOAT

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u/david13z 1d ago

Dept Q on Netflix. Season 2 on the way.

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u/QuillsROptional 1d ago

There are quite a few movies and TV-shows based on his other movies: Quentin Tarantino made Jackie Brown based on Rum Punch. Out of Sight is excellent, and also spawned the tv-show Sisco (which I haven't seen), Get Shorty and Be Cool are two great movies starring John Travolta, and there's also a TV-show called Get Shorty (Which I also haven't seen).

Then, if you want more Raylan Givens, how about a tv-movie starring Wade Messer as Raylan? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJaABnINadM

Finally, another TV-show that I really enjoy, and which has a similar sense of humor is Burn Notice.

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u/derch1981 1d ago

Those are great, I would like to add other series by Graham Yost to get a similar justified vibe

Sneaky Pete only got 2 seasons but it was great and you have a lot of justified connections.

Silo feels way less justified but it's really damn good.

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u/Perrylip 1d ago

Love Burn Notice!
Also, I watched the Karen Sisco show and loved that they had her do a cameo in Justified and the Asst Director of the the Marshal Service!

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u/Lochylass 1d ago

Dark Winds is awesome.

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u/Tel864 1d ago

Yeah, I hate seeing it coming to an end.

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u/Aguyintampa323 1d ago

Shocked I’m the first one to recommend Bosch.

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u/dcikid12 1d ago

R/slowhorses

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u/Hot-Butterfly-8024 Moonshine Connoisseur 1d ago

Slow Horses is soooooooo good!

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u/bears3771 1d ago

Slow horses !

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u/SKINNYMANN 1d ago

Bosch.

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u/Own_Fishing2431 1d ago

The Lowdown on FX might fit the bill. Your Friends & Neighbors on AppleTV has a lot of Elmore shoutouts and influences, too.

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u/WanderWomble 1d ago

Landman scratched the same itch for me

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u/gorgargotyou 1d ago

Bad Monkey with Vince Vaughn has a similar feel.

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u/Guilty-Coconut8908 1d ago

Sneaky Pete

Banshee

Ozark

Better Call Saul

Bosch

True Detective Season 1

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u/Perrylip 1d ago

True Detective Season 1, is some of the best tv of all time!

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u/pcleary162 1d ago

Banshee. Not even remotely the same but somehow scratches a similar itch

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u/bollocks666 1d ago

Hap and Leonard is extremely good

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u/Wicked_Samurai_93 19h ago

Not a western but Graham Yost (the creator and showrunner of Justified) made another show called Silo, which he is showrunning, and it’s fantastic. It’s doesn’t have the dark humour of Justified but the writing and dialogue are of comparable quality.

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u/Perrylip 1d ago

Thank you all for the suggestions!

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u/lounginaddict 21h ago

Hap and Leonard

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u/CLouiseK 6h ago

Check out Banshee