Mayor of Kingstown
Mayor of Kingstown is an American crime thriller streaming television series created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon. The series premiered on November 14, 2021, on Paramount+. In February 2022, the series was renewed for a second season. Premise. According to the Paramount+ description of the series, ""Mayor of Kingstown" follows the powerful McLusky family, power brokers in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry. Tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption, and inequality, the series provides a stark look at their attempt to bring order and justice to a town that has  neither." Production. The project was first announced in January 2020, when Paramount Network ordered the series. By February 2021, the series was transferred over to the Paramount+ streaming service, with Jeremy Renner cast to star. The next month, Dianne Wiest joined the cast, with Emma Laird, Derek Webster and Taylor Handley added in April. Series co-creator Hugh Dillon join the cast alongside Pha'rez Lass and Tobi Bamtefa in May. Kyle Chandler was revealed to have joined the cast in August following the release of a teaser poster for the series, while Aidan Gillen and Hamish Allan-Headley were added  to the main cast. On February 1, 2022, Paramount+ renewed the series for a second season. Filming on the first season took place from May 17 to October 4, 2021 at Stratagem Studios in Toronto, Hamilton, Ontario, Burlington, Ontario and in Kingston, Ontario, mainly the Kingston Penitentiary. Andrew Lockington composed the music for the series. Lakeshore Records has released the soundtrack. Release. The 10-episode first season of "Mayor of Kingstown" premiered on November 14, 2021. The first two episodes had their linear premiere on November 21 and 28, 2021 on Paramount Network. Reception. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes  reports a 32% approval rating with an average rating of 5.8/10, based on 25 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Despite campaigning with a strong pedigree, "Mayor of Kingstown" botches its reelection chances by giving constituents too much gloom and grit and not enough reasons to care." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 54 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". During its debut in the US, which was simulcast on cable as a means of promotion, the series drew 2.6 million viewers linearly, making it Paramount Network's  most-watched scripted premiere since 2018.