Justified's Walton Goggins, Boardwalk Vet Join HBO's Vice Principals Comedy

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One of Justified‘s major players has already landed his next full-time gig.

Walton Goggins, who plays Boyd on the expiring FX drama, has boarded the cast of Vice Principals, a new 18-episode HBO comedy created by Eastbound & Down‘s Danny McBride and David Gordon Green.

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Goggins will star opposite McBride as crafty politician Lee Russell aka one of the titular high school VPs, Shea_Whighamour sister site Deadline reports.

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Also joining Vice Principals is Shea Whigham (Boardwalk Empire, currently Agent Carter‘s SSR boss), as the new husband of McBride’s character’s ex-wife.

Are you glad to see Goggins find a new TV home so soon?

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5 Comments
  1. militantgod says:
    February 9, 2015 at 9:57 AM

    Where’s Steve Little!

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  2. What?! says:
    February 9, 2015 at 10:57 AM

    Woohoo for Walton!! It’ll be fun seeing him in a comedy.

    Reply
  3. Joe C. says:
    February 10, 2015 at 6:12 AM

    Love Walt Goggins. Great in the Shield, Great in Justified and great guest star on SOA

    Reply
  4. Michael Franklin says:
    February 12, 2015 at 8:28 AM

    I’m a huge supporter of anything Walton does! He was simply amazing on #SOA and #Justified.

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