Following his near-fatal snowplow accident, Jeremy Renner knotted his tie and proved he could still command a screen in Mayor of Kingstown season 3. Now, the Oscar-nominated actor is gearing up for another turn as Mike McLusky, the only man capable of saving Kingstown, Mich., from itself.
Paramount+’s Mayor of Kingstown comes from Hugh Dillon and Taylor Sheridan, with the latter having also created Yellowstone, Tulsa King, and Landman. The series centers on Renner’s Mike, whose family has long served as mediators between the law-keeping and law-breaking corners of its namesake Midwest town.
“It’s a detonation, not an escalation,” Dillon recently told Entertainment Weekly of the show’s fourth season, which is slated to drop in October.
To find out when you can watch new episodes, and which actors return with Renner, read on for everything we know about Mayor of Kingstown season 4.
Will there be a season 4 of The Mayor of Kingstown?
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Yes, Mayor of Kingstown was renewed by Paramount+ for a fourth season in December 2024. The renewal came after season 3 reached nearly 9 million households, with Paramount declaring it the platform’s No. 1 series during its run.
How did Mayor of Kingstown season 3 end?
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Mayor of Kingstown season 3 found the town rocked by the explosive arrival of Russian mobsters, giving rise to a drug war both inside and outside the prison.
By the season’s end, the Russians were defeated, with Mike delivering a fatal shot to Aidan Gillen’s fierce Milo, but at a cost. The Kingstown Police Department is in disarray after a failed op that resulted in Mike’s brother, Kyle (Taylor Handley), getting arrested for shooting at rampaging SWAT leader Sawyer (Hamish Allan-Headley). We also lose Iris (Emma Laird), who overdoses on pain pills after getting in too deep with Mike and the Russians.
What is Mayor of Kingstown season 4 about?
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Per the season’s official synopsis, season 4 of Mayor of Kingstown sees “Mike’s control over Kingstown 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.”
It continues, “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.”
That warden is played by The Sopranos‘ Edie Falco, who is one of several new characters going toe-to-toe with Renner’s Mike in what Dillon called an “incendiary” season.
“The blade’s sharper. The cuts go deeper,” Dillon told EW of season 4. “It’s about the intricacies of human emotion under pressure, and the choices we make when we have no good choices left.”
He continued, “The past doesn’t catch up with you. It reloads. So it’s coming and, in Mike’s case, it is right there. And Mike isn’t somebody who runs, and that’s what’s interesting. He stands and fights and he’s not ruled by fear or greed. So we just follow the truth of this character.”
Who’s in the Mayor of Kingstown season 4 cast?
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Mayor of Kingstown‘s returning players include Renner, Handley, Allan-Headley, Nishi Munshi, Derek Webster, and Tobi Bamtefa.
“I will say that Jeremy Renner is at the top of his game after his comeback,” Dillon told EW. “Just firing on all cylinders. It’s exciting.”
Another new player in season 4 of Mayor of Kingstown is Lennie James, the veteran character actor best known for playing Morgan Jones on The Walking Dead (2010–2022) and Fear the Walking Dead (2018–2023).
Here, James plays a respected gangster Frank Moses. “Lennie knocked it out of the park,” Dillon told EW. “There was just a sophistication to this gangster that’s pretty rock and roll that’s kind of fun to watch.”
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Season 4 will also welcome Laura Benanti, a Tony-winning Broadway vet with a long list of TV credits that include Supergirl (2015–2016), Gossip Girl (2021–2023), and The Gilded Age (2023). She plays Cindy Stephens, a single mother and correctional officer who’s new to Kingstown.
Benanti’s character will no doubt cross paths with Falco’s warden, Nina Hobbs. “What I love about what we’ve constructed is that it has an unpredictable velocity that you cannot look away from. [Falco’s] character is that personified,” Dillon said. “She’s just so effortless. I’ve been a fan of hers for so long and then when you see her just at work, in the [Mayor of Kingstown] world, and with Jeremy Renner… it’s explosive.”
Is there a Mayor of Kingstown season 4 release date?
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Season 4 of Mayor of Kingstown will premiere on Sunday, October 26.
Where can I watch Mayor of Kingstown?
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The first three seasons of Mayor of Kingstown are now streaming on Paramount+.
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