Mayor of Kingstown

'Mayor of Kingstown' is an American television thriller created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon and starring Jeremy Renner. The series premiered on November 14, 2021, on the streaming platform Paramount+, where it has achieved success that has allowed it to be renewed for several batches of episodes. In January 2026, the renewal of the series for a fifth and final season is announced, which means it will end up with 5 seasons and 48 episodes.

The plot is set in the fictional city of Kingstown, in Michigan, where the entire life of this small place revolves around the prison business, which employs half the town and keeps the other half locked up. The "owners" of the place are the McLusky family, whose mission for generations has been to mediate between street gangs, prisoners, guards, and police. Now, after an unexpected event, Mike McLusky, the middle brother of the family, takes on the role of "mayor" of the city, although his lifelong dream has always been to leave Kingstown to make his life elsewhere.

In addition to Renner, who plays Mike McLusky, the cast of 'Mayor of Kingstown' includes Dianne Wiest, Tobi Bamtefa, Taylor Handley, Derek Webster, Aidan Gillen, Kile CHandler, and the series' co-creator, Hugh Dillon. Filmed in Canada, the series undergoes a peculiar evolution with critics, going from a first season that was torn apart to gradually gaining their interest until it practically becomes a cult series in the later seasons.