Mayor of Kingstown

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Mayor of Kingstown
Mayor of Kingstown poster.jpg
Promotional poster - Season 2
Genre Crime thriller
Created by
Starring
Theme music composer Andrew Lockington
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producers
Running time34–66 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Paramount+
ReleaseNovember 14, 2021 (2021-11-14) 
present

Mayor of Kingstown is an American crime thriller television series created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon. The series premiered on November 14, 2021, on Paramount+. In February 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on January 15, 2023. In September 2023, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on June 2, 2024.

Contents

Premise

Kingstown, Michigan, is a fictional company town where the business is incarceration. The McLusky family have been keeping the peace in Kingstown for decades, acting as the mediators between the street gangs, prisoners, guards, and cops. Tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption, and inequality, the series provides a stark look at their attempt to bring order and justice to a town that has neither. [1]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 10November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)January 9, 2022 (2022-01-09)
2 10January 15, 2023 (2023-01-15)March 19, 2023 (2023-03-19)
3 10June 2, 2024 (2024-06-02)August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)

Season 1 (2021–22)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [4]
11"The Mayor of Kingstown" Taylor Sheridan Story by: Taylor Sheridan & Hugh Dillon
Teleplay by: Taylor Sheridan
November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)
22"The End Begins" Ben Richardson Taylor SheridanNovember 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)
33"Simply Murder"Taylor SheridanTaylor SheridanNovember 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)
44"The Price"Ben RichardsonTaylor SheridanNovember 28, 2021 (2021-11-28)
55"Orion" Guy Ferland Taylor SheridanDecember 5, 2021 (2021-12-05)
66"Every Feather"Guy FerlandTaylor SheridanDecember 12, 2021 (2021-12-12)
77"Along Came a Spider" Clark Johnson Taylor SheridanDecember 19, 2021 (2021-12-19)
88"The Devil Is Us"Clark JohnsonTaylor SheridanDecember 26, 2021 (2021-12-26)
99"The Lie of the Truth" Stephen Kay Taylor SheridanJanuary 2, 2022 (2022-01-02)
1010"This Piece of My Soul"Stephen KayTaylor SheridanJanuary 9, 2022 (2022-01-09)

Season 2 (2023)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [4]
111"Never Missed a Pigeon" Stephen Kay Dave Erickson and Taylor Sheridan January 15, 2023 (2023-01-15)
122"Staring at the Devil"Stephen KayTaylor SheridanJanuary 22, 2023 (2023-01-22)
133"Five at Five" Tasha Smith Keli Goff January 29, 2023 (2023-01-29)
144"The Pool"Tasha SmithEvan BallFebruary 5, 2023 (2023-02-05)
155"Kill Box" Guy Ferland Leon Hendrix IIIFebruary 12, 2023 (2023-02-12)
166"Left with the Nose"Guy FerlandChristian DonovanFebruary 19, 2023 (2023-02-19)
177"Drones"Stephen Kay Regina Corrado February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26)
188"Santa Jesus"Stephen Kay Hugh Dillon & Stephen KayMarch 5, 2023 (2023-03-05)
199"Peace in the Valley"Stephen KayChristian Donovan & James Arcega TinsleyMarch 12, 2023 (2023-03-12)
2010"Little Green Ant"Stephen KayRegina Corrado & Dave EricksonMarch 19, 2023 (2023-03-19)

Season 3 (2024)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [5] Directed byWritten by [6] Original release date [4]
211"Soldier's Heart" Christoph Schrewe Dave Erickson June 2, 2024 (2024-06-02)
222"Guts"Christoph Schrewe Regina Corrado June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09)
233"Barbarians at the Gate"Nina Lopez-Corrado Wendy Riss June 16, 2024 (2024-06-16)
244"Rag Doll"Nina Lopez-CorradoAalia BrownJune 23, 2024 (2024-06-23)
255"Iris" Paul Cameron Christian DonovanJune 30, 2024 (2024-06-30)
266"Ecotone"Paul CameronJames Arcega TinsleyJuly 7, 2024 (2024-07-07)
277"Marya Was Here" Guy Ferland Wendy Riss & Molly FormanJuly 14, 2024 (2024-07-14)
288"Captain of the Shit Out of Luck"Guy Ferland Hugh Dillon July 21, 2024 (2024-07-21)
299"Home on the Range"Christoph SchreweRegina Corrado & Jeremiah WesslingJuly 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)
3010"Comeuppance"Christoph SchreweDave EricksonAugust 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)

Production

The project was first announced in January 2020, when Paramount Network ordered the series. [7] By February 2021, the series was transferred over to the Paramount+ streaming service, with Jeremy Renner cast to star. [8] The next month, Dianne Wiest joined the cast, [9] with Emma Laird, Derek Webster and Taylor Handley added in April. [10] [11] Series co-creator Hugh Dillon joined the cast alongside Pha'rez Lass and Tobi Bamtefa in May. [12] Kyle Chandler was revealed to have joined the cast in August following the release of a teaser poster for the series, [13] while Aidan Gillen and Hamish Allan-Headley were added to the main cast. [14]

Filming on the first season took place from May 17 to October 4, 2021, at Stratagem Studios in Toronto, [15] Hamilton, Ontario, [16] Burlington, Ontario and in Kingston, Ontario, mainly the Kingston Penitentiary. [17]

On February 1, 2022, Paramount+ renewed the series for a second season. [18] In June 2022, filming for the second season took place at the Lampe Marina and Presque Isle Bay near Erie, Pennsylvania. [19]

On September 6, 2023, Paramount+ renewed the series for a third season, [20] which began filming in Pittsburgh on January 10, 2024. [21]

Andrew Lockington composed the music for the series, and the soundtrack was released by Lakeshore Records. [22]

Release

The 10-episode first season of Mayor of Kingstown premiered on November 14, 2021, on Paramount+. [23] [24] The first two episodes had their linear premiere on November 21 and 28, 2021 on Paramount Network, where it was originally supposed to air.[ citation needed ] The second season premiered on January 15, 2023, on Paramount+. [25] The third season was released on June 2, 2024 on Paramount+. [26]

Reception

For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 33% approval by 27 critics, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Despite campaigning with a strong pedigree, Mayor of Kingstown botches its reelection chances by giving constituents too much gloom and grit and not enough reasons to care." [27] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 54 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [28]

During its debut in the US, which was simulcast on cable as a means of promotion, the series drew 2.6 million viewers linearly, making it Paramount Network's most-watched scripted premiere since 2018. [29]

Rotten Tomatoes reported a 50% approval by 8 critics for the second season, with an average rating of 5/10. [30] Metacritic assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [31]

The third season has an approval rating of 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 9 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. [5]

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