Mayor of Kingstown
Paramount+ | Release Date: November 14, 2021
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
13
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Screen RantGrant HermannsOct 22, 2025
Season 4 Review: Despite some of its foibles, though, it's truly astounding how good Mayor of Kingstown season 4 is. It has some of the most exciting action sequences yet, and the stakes left me feeling as though anyone could die by the end of the season, even Renner's Mike. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperNov 12, 2021
Season 1 Review: Renner’s ferociously powerful performance is the best thing about “The Mayor of Kingstown,” a gritty, highly pedigreed, impressively photographed and well-acted series. Read full review
80
ColliderJeff EwingOct 22, 2025
Season 4 Review: It's a well-crafted season, anchored by solid performances, including newcomers Falco and James. Read full review
75
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezJan 13, 2023
Season 2 Review: Ultimately, the “Mayor Of Kingstown,” like Mike McLusky, might be too consumed with power vacuums and containing multiple fires to consider its bigger picture. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleChris VognarNov 11, 2021
Season 1 Review: It’s hard to know what the long game is after watching just two episodes. If said episodes are any indication, there will be no shortage of bloodshed, adrenaline or metaphor (Mike is rather obsessed with the grizzly bears who frequent the area outside his cabin). But there’s also some low-key, unexpected humor, much of it courtesy of Renner. Read full review
70
DeciderJoel KellerOct 27, 2025
Season 4 Review: While we continue to enjoy the interplay between these characters, we’re pretty sure nobody on this show has ever even seen a good mood – and that does not change with this immediately grim new season. Read full review
70
DeciderJohnny Loftus Jan 17, 2023
Season 2 Review: The grim goings-on and generally sour worldview that Mayor of Kingstown established with its first season have not abated with the arrival of its second. But nor has the fine acting and character work that exists in its many one-on-one moments. Read full review
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