Mayor of Kingstown: Season 1

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Paramount+ | Season Premiere Date: November 14, 2021

Summary: Prisons are the lifeblood of the small Michigan town and brothers Mike and Mitch McLusky (Jeremy Renner and Kyle Chandler) try to keep the peace by using their influence on the police, the prison, and politicians in this drama series co-created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Episode 10
Air Date: January 9, 2022
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S1:E9. The Lie of the Truth
Air Date: January 2, 2022
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S1:E8. The Devil Is Us
Air Date: December 26, 2021

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Richard Roeper

Nov 12, 2021

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

Chris Vognar

Nov 11, 2021

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

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Nov 15, 2021

Renner’s lived-in performance is a solid axis around which Sheridan builds his show’s scenario. Unfortunately, its initial two installments are largely setup, only hinting at the messiness to follow. ... Whether Sheridan and Dillon can make it as compelling a venue to visit as Montana remains to be seen. But between their star and their setting, they certainly have the pieces in place for a potential binge-worthy affair. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Nov 11, 2021

Much of Mayor of Kingstown, though, may as well have rolled off an assembly line from the kind of factory the city used to host in more prosperous days. Its stars and its co-creator will get it some attention — as, perhaps, will a title that could just as easily be Mare of Rennertown or 2 Mare 2 Renner — but like Mariam McLusky, you’ll probably wish the people involved were devoting their talents to something better. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Roxana Hadadi

Nov 12, 2021

All these promising performances are set against a story that so far seems uninterested in complicating the alleged heroism of its protagonists, and that would rather dive deeper into doom and gloom than consider the circumstances that lead to such fraught divides between the powerful and the powerless. Read full review

The Playlist Brian Tallerico

Nov 11, 2021

For now, it seems too content to wallow in a world of awful people doing awful things. And these first two episodes erect walls of toxicity from which the rest of the season could have a tough time escaping. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Nov 11, 2021

Renner, as the lead of the show, too easily snaps into a prestige-TV grimace without much underneath. And the show around him treats unhappiness as the subject rather than a condition of an environment with much more to explore. It’s hard to imagine the viewer who will want to spend much more than the pilot’s first hour in Kingstown. Read full review

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Metalseed

Dec 26, 2021

Best show of 2021. Excellent gritty neo-noir storyline. Great performances all around.

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brssena

Feb 2, 2023

Série incrível!!! Jeremy Renner atuando muito, roteiro muito bom, pra quem curte série com gangster vai gostar

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Pech_SOG

Dec 26, 2021

Excellent show. Great cast, great directing, world building for what it is. Great casting with dread.

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TellGoodStories

Dec 29, 2021

Sopranos + Oz + the Wire = Riveting, Can't Look Away, Captivating TV - I'm enjoying this show greatly. Jeremy Renner does an excellent job as the lead. His performance draws you in. The casting from top to bottom is excellent. Another case where the critics seem to have another agenda inSopranos + Oz + the Wire = Riveting, Can't Look Away, Captivating TV - I'm enjoying this show greatly. Jeremy Renner does an excellent job as the lead. His performance draws you in. The casting from top to bottom is excellent. Another case where the critics seem to have another agenda in mind and are out of touch with what makes compelling viewing.… Expand

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swiftouch

Apr 6, 2023

A lot of unbelievable parts to this story. It dark and gritty and angsty. I liked most of it except for the nakedidity and nearly all of Dianne Wiest's preachy parts that had me skipping over her parts due to her insufferably unlikable character.

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bac2sq1

Jan 30, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was totally surprised at the loss of Kyle Chandler in the first episode, as he was my main reason for watching the show in the first place. Although the supporting cast is full of well seasoned TV actors, I find Renner's role lacks substance. I managed getting through one more episode before opting out. I found the premise to be bleak, confusing at times and depressing, not something I'd watch to "entertain".… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 24, 2025
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: June 2, 2024
Season 2

60
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 15, 2023
Season 1

54
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 14, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E10. Episode 10
  Air Date: January 9, 2022
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  S1:E9. The Lie of the Truth
  Air Date: January 2, 2022
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  S1:E8. The Devil Is Us
  Air Date: December 26, 2021
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  S1:E7. Along Came a Spider
  Air Date: December 19, 2021
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  S1:E6. Every Feather
  Air Date: December 12, 2021
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  S1:E5. Orion
  Air Date: December 5, 2021
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  S1:E4. The Price
  Air Date: November 28, 2021
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  S1:E3. Simply Murder
  Air Date: November 21, 2021
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  S1:E2. The End Begins
  Air Date: November 14, 2021
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  S1:E1. The Mayor of Kingstown
  Air Date: November 14, 2021