The Question (Justified: City Primeval)

"The Question"
Justified: City Primeval episode
Episode no.Episode 8
Directed byMichael Dinner
Teleplay by
  • Dave Andron
  • Michael Dinner
Featured music
Cinematography byJeffrey Greeley
Editing byHunter M. Via
Original air dateAugust 29, 2023 (2023-08-29)
Running time45 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder (special guest star)
  • Natalie Zea as Winona Hawkins (special guest star)
  • Terry Kinney as Toma Costia (special guest star)
  • Luis Guzmán as Officer Ramirez (special guest star)
  • Ahna O'Reilly as Officer Charlene Gerret
  • Matt Craven as Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Grant
  • Dominic Fumusa as Bone Downey
  • Yosef Kasnetzkov as Besnik Darke
  • David Koechner as Deputy Greg Sutter
  • Alexander Pobutsky as Skender Lulgjuraj
  • Vivian Olyphant as Willa Givens
  • Audrey Francis as Lieutenant Governor
  • F. David Roth as Internal Affairs Hardass

"The Question" is the eighth and final episode of the American television miniseries Justified: City Primeval, a continuation of the series Justified. The episode was written by series developers Dave Andron and Michael Dinner, and directed by Dinner. It originally aired on FX on August 29, 2023.

The series is set 15 years after the original series finale, and follows Raylan Givens, who now resides in Miami. He continues working as a U.S. Marshal while helping raise his daughter, Willa. However, he soon finds himself in Detroit when a criminal, Clement Mansell, starts wreaking havoc. In the episode, Raylan sets to stop Mansell once and for all.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.670 million household viewers and gained a 0.08 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received generally positive reviews from critics, with particular praise towards the ending and performances, although the resolution to the main story polarized critics.