Timothy says the series’ end is coming at the right time
Timothy Olyphant says it was time to fire himself.
Even though his bosses were dying for him to stay on the job.
As flawed and skilled U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, the pivotal character in FX’s hit Tuesday night series “Justified,” Olyphant is a man FX wanted to keep in the house for as long as possible.
“We love ‘Justified,’ ” says FX President John Landgraf. “We were hopeful we could have found a way to have it continue for seasons six and seven.”
Olyphant says he listened to the argument and was appropriately flattered, since “working with FX has been great.”
He also acknowledges that guaranteed work on a hit TV show is not something actors tend to turn down.
But as one of the producers of “Justified,” Olyphant joined showrunner Graham Yost in declaring six years will be enough.
So after “Justified” wraps up the current season on April 8, it will come back for one more run in early 2015 and then ride off into the Kentucky hills.
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