Justified

Graham Yost, 55, says he knew from the age of 18 that he wanted to be a filmmaker. He attributes his early love of film to the fact that his father, the late Elwy Yost, hosted a weekly film show on TV Ontario. “In our family, everything was about movies and books,” says Yost.After completing a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Toronto, Yost moved to New York. Already working on his own screenplays, he took a job as a technical writer and published several non-fiction titles, including Spy-Tech.Yost began writing for television in 1989 on the Nickelodeon series Hey Dude. Next, he joined the writing staff of Full House (where he only lasted nine-and-a-half weeks). The day after he quit, he learned that his script for Speed had been sold to Paramount (it was later produced by 20th Century Fox). In 1991, Yost wrote for Norman Lear’s The Powers that Be, where he worked with the show’s creators, Marta Kauffman and David Crane (later of NBC’s Friends). His comedy series writing credits also include Herman’s Head.His feature film credits include Broken Arrow, starring John Travolta, Hard Rain, Mission to Mars and The Last Castle.As a producer, Yost won Emmy® and Golden Globe® Awards for the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. In addition, Yost garnered an Emmy nomination for writing the episode Apollo One, and he directed the fifth segment of the critically-acclaimed series. Yost later wrote/co-wrote two installments of the Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.In 2002, Yost created the critically-lauded TV series Boomtown for NBC. Cancelled in the fall of 2003, the late-lamented Boomtown was honored with a Peabody Award and two Television Critics Association awards. In 2006, Yost created Raines starring Jeff Goldblum for NBC. It aired in spring 2007.Yost won an Emmy for The Pacific, HBO’s epic miniseries following three Marines through the Pacific theater of World War II. Yost directed and co-wrote an episode and served as co-executive producer. In 2013, Yost added another FX show to his producer credits with The Americans, the critically-lauded spy drama created by Joe Weisberg (who worked with Yost on the first season of TNT’s Falling Skies).Yost is the showrunner on Justified, the Sony-produced series on FX, starring Timothy Olyphant, based on a character created by America’s pre-eminent crime novelist Elmore Leonard (who passed away in August 2013 at age 87).Yost lives with his wife and two children in Monterey, CA.

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Yost is the showrunner on Justified, which is based on a character created by America’s pre-eminent crime novelist Elmore Leonard.

Graham Yost | Justified on FX

Graham Yost | Showrunner and Executive Producer | Justified on FX

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Cast and Crew

"Raylan Givens," portrayed by Timothy Olyphant, was born and raised in Harlan, but fled after high school to become a Deputy U.S. Marshal. He wound up in Miami, where his Old West tactics involved him in a shooting and resulted in his transfer to Kentucky. Awakening old enemies and stirring up family entanglements, this season Raylan continues to struggle with his role as an absentee father to the now 5-month-old Willa. Before he can join Willa and her mother, Winona, in Florida, Raylan must tie up one last loose end, he must bring down Boyd Crowder.&nbsp;

Raylan and Boyd dug coal together in Harlan when they were young men. Twenty years later, Raylan and Boyd find themselves on opposite sides of the law. This season, Boyd partners with Wynn Duffy and Katherine Hale to take down one final score - a score he hopes will enable him to leave Harlan forever.&nbsp;

After spending last seasons in prison, Ava negotiated her release by agreeing to serve as Raylan's confidential information against her own fiancé, Boyd. Pinned between the two men, Ava finds herself playing both sides in order to survive.&nbsp;

Raylan's boss and old friend in the Lexington office, Chief Deputy Art Mullen often indulges Raylan's effective but reckless methods. The deputies look to Art for guidance, a father figure who's tough but supportive. This season finds Art recuperating from a life-threatening gunshot wound - a wound he received towards the end of Season 5 while defending Raylan's then girlfriend. He now wonders if this might spell the end of his Marshals Service career.&nbsp;

A former sniper for the Army Rangers, Tim is a deadly shot who has a wry understanding of Raylan's unconventional methods. This season he will be working with Raylan more closely than ever before.&nbsp;

Rachel is the consummate professional and the deputy Art always hoped would succeed him upon his retirement. With Art wounded, Rachel's taken that post a little earlier than expected - albeit in an interim capacity - and she wonders if she will be up to the job.&nbsp;

A high-ranking member of the Dixie Mafia, Duffy's heroin business fell apart at the end of last season. He has now hooked his wagon to Katherine Hale's robbery scheme - a scheme they've contracted Boyd Crowder to implement.

Graham Yost | Showrunner and Executive Producer | Justified on FX

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