Last year, FX’s hit seriesJustifiedcame to an end after six critically-acclaimed seasons. Of course, for many shows, the end is never really final, with streaming services like Netflix bringing beloved shows back from the dead likeArrested Development,Full Houseand the upcomingGilmore Girlsrevival sprouting up in recent years. As it turns out,JustifiedstarWalton Goggins, who played the schemingBoyd Crowder, isn’t ready to let go of the character quite yet, and wants to return for a limited series run. If you haven’t seen the final season ofJustifiedyet, there will be SPOILERS below, so read on at your own risk.
Walton Gogginsreceived plenty of critical acclaim for playing Boyd Crowder inJustified, which marked the actor’s return to the FX network after his seven-season run onThe Shield. The final season was building up to the ultimate showdown between U.S. MarshalRaylan Givens(Timothy Olyphant) and Boyd, which many fans thought would end with one or the other dying, but that didn’t happen. The show ended with Raylan visiting Boyd behind bars, as they reminisced about their past digging coal together. During a new interview withEntertainment Weekly,Walton Gogginsteased that he thinks Boyd will get out of jail in a few years, and that he would like to revisit the character, perhaps in a limited series.
“He’ll get out. Someday, he’ll get out. I’ll give it another three or four years, but he’ll get out. I wouldn’t be averse to returning to that relationship withTim Olyphant’s Raylan Givens for a very specific run. Maybe there’s one more chapter to that story. It’s hard to kill your babies, man. It’s hard to lay them down.”
Walton Gogginshas been keeping quite busy sinceJustifiedwent off the air last year. He starred inQuentin Tarantino’s revenge WesternThe Hateful Eightand he’s about to return to the small screen this weekend with HBO’sVice Principals, debuting Sunday, July 17. The actor revealed that he really started to miss Boyd last fall, when he would have normally went back to work filmingJustified. Here’s what he had to say below.
“I’ve never missed him as much as I did last September, when usually we go back to work. He’s never more than a cold beer and an intellectual, Machiavellian comment away.”
Of course, it isn’t known if FX has any plans on bringing this series back for a limited run, but their parent network Fox has been resurrecting a number of their beloved shows as of late, such as the upcoming24: Legacyand aPrison Breakevent series.Graham YostcreatedJustified, with a supporting cast that includedNick Searcyas Raylan’s boss, Art Mullen,Joelle Carteras Boyd’s wife Ava,Jacob PittsasTim Gutterson,Erica Tazelas Rachel Brooks andNatalie Zeaas Winona Hawkins. We’ll be sure to keep you posted if anything actually happens with aJustifiedrevival.
