City Primeval

{{Short description|1980 crime novel by Elmore Leonard}}

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City Primeval is a crime novel written by Elmore Leonard.

A limited television series adaptation of the novel, Justified: City Primeval, was released in 2023. The story was repurposed as a spinoff of the TV series Justified and features Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) instead of the novel's protagonist, Raymond Cruz.{{cite web|last=Goldbart|first=Max|title=Timothy Olyphant To Return As Raylan Givens In 'Justified: City Primeval' As FX Greenlights Latest Elmore Leonard Adaptation|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/fx-greenlights-latest-elmore-leonard-1234912732/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 14, 2022|date=January 14, 2022}} However, Cruz is included as a minor character, portrayed by Paul Calderón who reprises his role from another adaptation of a novel written by Leonard, Out of Sight (1998).