‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Renewed for a Second Season At Paramount+
Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, announced that the hit series 'Mayor of Kingstown’, produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, will be renewed for a second season. The original drama series, hailing from ‘Yellowstone’ co-creator and Academy Award® nominee Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, is the service’s second-most-watched original series.
Mayor of Kingstown first launched in November 2021 with television's most popular show currently, Yellowstone, serving as a launchpad airing a special simulcast event for the series’ premiere on Paramount Network. The premiere of Mayor of Kingstown was the number one original scripted drama on Paramount+ since the rebrand and cable’s biggest new scripted premiere since Yellowstone in June 2018 with 2.6 million total viewers.
The show follows the story of the Mclusky family, a group of power brokers who are fighting against systematic racism, corruption and inequality in the town of Kingstown, Michigan, where the only thriving industry is the business of incarceration. It stars Jeremy Renner in the lead role as Mike Mclusky as well as Dianne West, Hugh Dillon (who is also the creator with Sheridan), Tobi Bamtefa, Taylor Handley, Emma Laird and Kyle Chandler. It also has many executive producers including Renner, Sheridan and Dillon as well as Antoine Fuqua, the director of such films as ‘Training Day’ and ‘The Equalizer’.
“With ‘Mayor of Kingstown,’ Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon offer a nuanced portrayal of the United States’ harsh prison system,” said Tanya Giles, chief programming officer for ViacomCBS Streaming. “The stellar crew and cast, including Jeremy Renner and Dianne Wiest, delivered a thought-provoking, intense drama that kept audiences captivated and yearning for more. We are thrilled to be the home of the expanding Taylor Sheridan Universe and we look forward to bringing fans back to Kingstown next season.”