FX has ordered 13 episodes of a new series, "The Lawman," from Sony Pictures TV and FX Prods., Variety reports.

The show is about the exploits of U. S Marshall that was created by Elmore Leonard in his short story "Fire in the Hole," Variety says. The show will star Timothy Olyphant, was as last seen in FX’s "Damages." Graham Yost, who wrote the pilot, will excutive produce.

—Chuck Ross