Kingstown

**Kingstown** is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

## Overview

In The Mayor of Kingstown, Mike McLusky explains how Kingstown is a company town, where the business is incarceration. A place where seven prisons within a ten-mile radius are the norm.

In Orion, Iris arrives at the local Kingstown strip club where she's supposed to work while in town. Though she is a sex worker, she's not accustomed to dancing. According to Milo Sunter, sex workers walk the street in Kingstown, as opposed to the posh New York life Iris had previously been living. The men in charge of the strip club then make her undress to decide if she'll work out for them. Later, when she is encouraged to wear a G-string instead of dancing nude in order to leave a little mystery, Iris for her part says that the only mysterious thing about the human body is the eyes.

## Notable Citizens

***Mike McLusky******Mariam McLusky******Mitch McLusky †******Kyle McLusky******Ian Ferguson******Milo Sunter******Iris******Bunny******P-Dog******Robert Sawyer******Stevie******Tracy McLusky***
## Trivia

* On November 15, 2021, it was revealed that while Kingstown, Michigan is not a real place. There is, however, a Kingston, Michigan. Still, *Mayor of Kingstown* wasn’t actually based on Kingston, MI. It was, however, based on Kingston, Ontario in Canada, co-creator Hugh Dillon’s hometown.
* On November 17, 2021, it was mentioned that while *Mayor of Kingstown* isn't based on a true story, the series centers around the influential McLusky family of Kingstown, MI, as they navigate the dark sides of the for-profit prison industry. Tackling themes such as systemic racism and police corruption in the process.

## Behind the Scenes

* On October 28, 2021, Paramount+ released the official trailer *Mayor of Kingstown* starring Jeremy Renner as Mike McLusky, who is the mayor of a fictional city called Kingstown located in the state of Michigan. In Kingstown, incarceration is the only thriving industry. Coincidentally, this is a series that was 10 years in the making as the creators wanted to wait for the right time to finally bring it to life. "This story takes a comprehensive look at the entire prison system, the good, the bad and the ugly of it," executive producer David Glasser said during the Paramount+ TCA day. "These characters are in a situation in a town where they are trying to bring some justice to a town that has none, and that has operated on [that premise]. So, really at the end of the day, they are tackling a flawed system and giving us all parts of the pie to take a look at."
* On November 8, 2021 it was revealed by the Kingston’s film office says that the *Mayor of Kingstown* production is the largest film shoot ever to take place in the city. The filming, which took place over several weeks split into three separate shoots, saw more than $2 million in spending at local hotels. Moreover, according to the film office, the city’s hotels saw some of the highest occupancy rates in the province while crews were in town. Hotels reported being more than 80% booked in August and nearly 75% booked in September 2021.

## References

1. ↑ Where is ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Filmed? See the Filming Locations - Decider
2. ↑ Here's How Mayor of Kingstown Is and Isn't Based on a True Story - Popsugar
3. ↑ Mayor of Kingstown Trailer Teams Jeremy Renner & Kyle Chandler on Paramount+ This November - TV Web
4. ↑ Mayor of Kingstown shoot brings millions to Kingston economy: film office - Global News