Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan has delivered on the first part of his five-year / US$150 million ViacomCBS deal (the first part outside of the Dutton family mythology, that is) with another crime drama series: The Mayor of Kingstown. Reuniting with the Academy Award-nominated Jeremy Renner โ who led Sheridanโs directorial debut, Wind River โ as well as Aidan Gillen โ who appeared in Sheridanโs Those Who Wish Me Dead โ more must-watch TV is on the horizon for audiences around the world.
Mayor of Kingstown follows the McLusky family โ brothers Mike (Jeremy Renner), Mitch (Kyle Chandler), Kyle (Taylor Handley), and matriarch Miriam (Dianne Wiest). Similar to the Duttons, this clan serves as the power brokers of the eponymous Michigan town, โwhere the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry.โ Tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption, and inequality, the series will depict the McLusky familyโs attempt to bring order and justice to a place with neither. As perfectly summarised by Rennerโs Mike:
โThe food chain hereโฆ thereโs a lot of wolves and only a few rabbits.โ
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โIโm excited to dig into the complex and rough-around-the-edges character of Mike McLusky,โ says Jeremy Renner.
โIn a world otherwise forgotten in society, Mike serves as a flawed system of checks and balances. Taylor Sheridan has brought to life a layered and poignant universe that is not only incredibly intriguing but also more relevant than ever.โ
โI like exploring and even supporting that idea of [the McLusky family] having a moral compass. Not all actions are perfect, right? Weโre all flawed. But, if it still comes from a strong base thatโs unflappable, thereโs something beautiful about that. Mike possesses those things.โ
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โWhen Taylor told me about Mayor of Kingstown, I immediately wanted to be a part of it,โ says executive producer Antoine Fuqua (director of Training Day, The Equalizer).
โThe series offers a comprehensive look into the brutal prison system where sociopolitical issues run rampant. Prisons are a forgotten world to most of the population and yet represent a microcosm of society as a whole.โ
Currently, itโs uncertain whether Taylor Sheridanโs 10-episode affair will have any direct ties to Yellowstone in regards to story; although the marketing does appear to package the properties together into what has been dubbed the Yellowstone universe, along with the latterโs upcoming prequel Y: 1883, and Sheridanโs other active project, Land Man. All of these titles are headed for ViacomCBSโ newly-launched streaming platform, Paramount+.
Mayor of Kingstown will be available to stream from November 14th of 2021 โ watch the first trailer above.
