Mr. Mayor

## Seasons

***Mr. Mayor*** is an American sitcom television series created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock and the serialized half-hour (22 minutes, the rest being advertising time), which was premiered on NBC on January 7, 2021 and has concluded on May 17, 2022.

In March 2021, it was renewed for a second season and has premiered on March 15, 2022. A holiday special episode has aired on December 15, 2021, ahead of the second season premiere. In May 2022, the series has been cancelled after two seasons.

## Summary

This story is about the life of Neil Bremer, a wealthy businessman, played by Ted Danson, who runs for mayor of Los Angeles "for all the wrong reasons. Once he wins he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his staff, and connect with his teenage daughter, all while controlling the coyote population."

## Cast

* Ted Danson as Mayor Neil Bremer
* Holly Hunter as Arpi Meskimen
* Vella Lovell as Mikaela Shaw
* Mike Cabellon as Tommy Tomás
* Kyla Kenedy as Orly Bremer
* and Bobby Moynihan as Jayden Kwapis

## Production

### Development

The series was commissioned by NBC based on a pitch by creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock on July 18, 2019. Because of both Fey and Carlock's track records, they were given a 13-episode season, straight away without having to produce a pilot episode first. On May 11, 2020, it was announced that the series would be called Mr. Mayor.

The series will be executive produced by Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, Robert Carlock and David Miner. Production companies involved with the series include Little Stranger, Bevel Gears, 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television. The first season began airing on NBC on January 7, 2021, and concluded after nine episodes on February 25, 2021. On March 22, 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.

On May 12, 2022 NBC announced that the series has been cancelled after two seasons.

### Casting

Danson is attached to the project at an early stage, and in interviews have mentioned the prospect of working with each other (and of course Fey and Carlock), to have been a major reason for signing up.

The other main cast members were less well-known, and cast from auditions.

Holly Hunter (Apri), was previously best known for her role in the drama series *Saving Grace.* Vella Lovell (Mikaela), was a dramatic actress, whose biggest role had been as a cool college student in the comedy-drama series *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.* Mike Cabellon (Tommy), had a background in comedy-drama series *Orange is the New Black*. Kyla Kenedy (Orly), was an experienced youngest child star, but has professional acting experience. Bobby Moynihan (Jayden) was previously best known for his appearance in *SNL* (*Saturday Night Live*).

Only one character are played by actor who had worked with Fey on *30 Rock*: Rachel Dratch (Ms. Adams) is the various role member in that show and originally cast as Jenna DeCarlo (then Jenna Maroney) before replacing Jane Krakowski.

### Filming

On March 12, 2020, Universal Television suspended the production of the series following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television. Filming commenced shortly after, but was put on hold once again on December 14, 2020, after several crew members tested positive for COVID-19. The following day, it was reported that production would be suspended for the rest of 2020 and is scheduled to resume in January 2021. However, filming did not resume and the season was cut four episodes short due to the pandemic.

## Reception

### Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 48% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 4.77/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Mr. Mayor's first term suffers from a lack of specificity, leading to broad jokes and wayward plots — still, a reliably winsome Ted Danson and a silly sensibility may be enough for some viewers." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 21 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

### Ratings

episodes
(in millions)
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## Links and references

### External links

* *Mr. Mayor* - official site
* Mr. Mayor on Television Fandom
* *Mr. Mayor* at Wikipedia
* *Mr. Mayor* at the Internet Movie Database