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Mayor of Kingstown
There's a new warden in town.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jeremy Renner
Mike McLusky
40 eps
Dianne Wiest
Miriam McLusky
20 eps
Hugh Dillon
Ian Ferguson
40 eps
Tobi Bamtefa
Deverin 'Bunny' Washington
40 eps
Taylor Handley
Kyle McClusky
40 eps
Necar Zadegan
Assistant D.A. Evelyn Foley
30 eps
Derek Webster
Stevie
40 eps
Hamish Allan-Headley
Robert Sawyer
40 eps
Emma Laird
Iris
30 eps
Nishi Munshi
Tracy
35 eps
Laura Benanti
Cindy Stephens
10 eps
Lennie James
Frank Moses
10 eps
Edie Falco
Warden Nina Hobbs
10 eps
Pha'rez Lass
P-Dog
10 eps
Michael Beach
Captain Moore
24 eps
Aidan Gillen
Milo Sunter
22 eps
George Tchortov
Joseph the Russian
10 eps
Jason E. Kelley
Tim Weaver
5 eps
Nichole Galicia
Rebecca
26 eps
Mandela Van Peebles
Sam
5 eps
Andrew Howard
Duke
5 eps
Ryan Rosery
Latrell
8 eps
Brandon Keel
Ruger
4 eps
Natasha Marc
Cherry
7 eps
James Jordan
Ed
10 eps
Adam Clark
Warden Mills
5 eps
Jose Pablo Cantillo
Carlos
6 eps
Derek Basco
Keno
20 eps
Rob Kirkland
Captain Walter
8 eps
Rob Stewart
Captain Richard Heard
4 eps
Lane Garrison
Carney
19 eps
Dylan Kenin
Gunner
7 eps
Marcus Brandon
Dedrick
6 eps
Gratiela Brancusi
Tatiana
6 eps
D Smoke
Raphael
17 eps
Kenny Johnson
Charlie
6 eps
Nona Parker Johnson
Rhonda
5 eps
Caesar Gilliam
Bunny's Lieutenant
5 eps
Yorick van Wageningen
Konstantin
9 eps
Richard Brake
Merle Callahan
17 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Mayor of Kingstown actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Mayor of Kingstown reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In a small Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, the McClusky family are the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians in a city completely dependent on prisons and the prisoners they contain.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 40 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202110 episodes
7.6IMDbBest episode · S01E10 This Piece of My Soul
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202310 episodes
7.2IMDbThe struggle for power becomes tougher than ever as the McLuskys work to keep order on all sides of the gate.
Best episode · S02E01 Never Missed a Pigeon
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202410 episodes
7.9IMDbIn season three, a series of explosions rock Kingstown and its citizens, as a new face of the Russian mob sets up shop in the city, and a drug war rages inside and outside prison walls. The pressure is on Mike McLusky to end the war but things get complicated when a familiar face from his incarcerated past threatens to undermine the Mayor's attempts to keep the peace among all factions.
Best episode · S03E10 Comeuppance
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202510 episodes
8.6IMDbIn season four, Mike's control over Kingstown is threatened as new players compete to fill the power vacuum left in the Russians' wake, compelling him to confront the resulting gang war and stop them from swallowing the town. Meanwhile, with those he loves in more danger than ever before, Mike must contend with a headstrong new Warden to protect his own while grappling with demons from his past.
Best episode · S04E05 Damned
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S04E05
Damned
New dangers threaten Mike's family as Callahan comes back into focus.
- Directed by Christoph Schrewe
- Written by Wendy Riss
S04E09
Teeth and Tissue
After tragedy strikes, Mike risks everything to save his brother.
- Directed by Christoph Schrewe
- Written by Hugh Dillon
S04E03
People Who Died
Mike and Ian discover a coverup that leads to an unexpected source.
- Directed by Leslie Hope
- Written by Christian Donovan
S01E10
This Piece of My Soul
Kingstown Prison descends into total chaos. Mike desperately works to help stop a riot that will have serious consequences for all involved.
- Directed by Stephen Kay
- Written by Taylor Sheridan
S03E10
Comeuppance
Mike's plan for the warring factions in Kingstown hits turbulence.
- Directed by Christoph Schrewe
- Written by Dave Erickson
S04E10
Belly of the Beast
Mike fights to prevent Kyle from following in his footsteps.
- Directed by Christoph Schrewe
- Written by Dave Erickson
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E10
Belly of the Beast
- Directed by Christoph Schrewe
- Written by Dave Erickson
S04E09
Teeth and Tissue
- Directed by Christoph Schrewe
- Written by Hugh Dillon
S04E07
My Way
- Directed by Guy Ferland
- Written by Christian Donovan, Jeremiah Wessling
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Hugh Dillon
Creator
Taylor Sheridan
Showrunner
Michael Friedman
Executive producer
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Evan Perazzo
Executive producer
Dave Erickson
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Wendy Riss
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
David Hutkin
Executive producer
David C. Glasser
Executive producer
Stephen Kay
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Regina Corrado
Executive producer
Bob Yari
Executive producer
Christoph Schrewe
Executive producer
Antoine Fuqua
Executive producer
Ron Burkle
Executive producer
Jeremy Renner
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Christian Donovan
Writer
Keli Goff
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Jeremiah Wessling
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Molly Forman
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Evan Ball
Writer
- Photo unavailable
James Arcega Tinsley
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Aalia Brown
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Leon Hendrix III
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Michael FriedmanExecutive Producer
- Evan PerazzoExecutive Producer
- Dave EricksonExecutive Producer
- Hugh DillonExecutive Producer
- Wendy RissExecutive Producer
- David HutkinExecutive Producer
Writing
- Christian DonovanWriter
- Keli GoffWriter
- Dave EricksonWriter
- Hugh DillonWriter
- Wendy RissWriter
- Jeremiah WesslingWriter
Direction
- Guy FerlandDirector
- Clark JohnsonDirector
- Paul CameronDirector
- Nina Lopez-CorradoDirector
- Stephen KayDirector
- Christoph SchreweDirector
Cinematography
- Stuart CampbellDirector of Photography
- J.B. SmithDirector of Photography
- Kenji KatoriDirector of Photography
- Michael McDonoughDirector of Photography
- Ben RichardsonDirector of Photography
- Maya BankovicDirector of Photography
Music
- Andrew LockingtonOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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