The first season of “Mayor of Kingstown” ends with a bang, which makes me wonder if there are enough story arcs left unfinished to justify a second season. The show was made by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, who also played Ian in “Yellowstone.” It takes place in Kingstown, Michigan, where there are seven prisons within 10 miles.
Mike McLusky, who is played by Jeremy Renner, comes from a family that is in the “business of incarceration.” Mike’s job is to act as a bridge between the prisoners, their families, law enforcement, and the leaders of the different groups in jail who are at odds with each other.
Mike is tied to the Rust Belt town, which is a violent, bleak hellscape where people like to be with other unhappy people. He wants to leave Kingstown, but when his brother Mitch (Kyle Chandler) is killed in a brutal way, Mike has to step up.
He has to make deals to keep a powder keg from going off and keep the peace between people who are looking for any reason to act on their darkest impulses. Mike’s life is made even more complicated by his tense relationship with his mother, Miriam (Dianne Wiest), and by an old enemy who wants to use him to help with a mysterious plan.
“Mayor of Kingstown” looks at how the American prison system treats black and white people differently. It also raises interesting questions about cyclical violence and how it makes people less empathetic and less affected by the horrors of violence. Season 1 starts out slowly and ends with a shocking uprising that will change everyone’s lives. Here’s what we know about Season 2 of “Mayor of Kingstown.”
When Will Season 2 of Mayor of Kingstown Be Available?
Variety reported on February 1, 2022, less than a month after the Season 1 finale, that “Mayor of Kingstown” would be back for a second season. The release date was confirmed by the first teaser for Season 2, which showed that it would start on January 15, 2023.
This means that Season 2 will come out well over a year after Season 1. We don’t know how many episodes will be in Season 2 yet (there were 10 in Season 1), but we expect them to come out every week as they did in 2021 and early 2022.
Nishi Munshi, who plays Tracy McLusky, said on Instagram that the last day of filming was October 19. This means that the show is now in post-production. According to Jeremy Renner’s Instagram, Season 1 of “Mayor of Kingstown” wrapped up on September 28, 2021, and the show came out on November 14, 2021.
What is the Plot of Season 2 of Mayor of Kingstown?
The plot of “Mayor of Kingstown” Season 2 is kept very secret, so we can only guess based on what happened in Season 1. In the first season, the main characters’ backstories are hinted at more than they are explained. In the first few episodes, Mike and Mitch say they want to help prisoners, but this idea is quickly dropped as Mike deals with a never-ending string of vendettas.
How did the McLuskys get to be so powerful and important? What did Mike and Milo Sunter (Aidan Gillen) do together in the past? How is it that Mike, who has been convicted of a crime, can go to crime scenes whenever he wants? Why does Miriam cut ties with her oldest sons, besides the fact that they chose to be priests?
How can Mike get away with killing a house full of criminal bikers without getting in trouble for it? How does the town get back on its feet after the bloody prison uprising, and what is Mike’s role? Season 2 needs to answer these questions instead of just putting together a string of violent fights between those in power and those who are ruled over.
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People do horrible things in “Yellowstone” because of family, land, legacy, and loyalty. But in this Taylor Sheridan-verse show, “Mayor of Kingstown,” we don’t know why the characters do the things they do besides getting revenge. Sheridan seems to have planted the seeds for story arcs that will grow in the future. Viewers will just have to wait and see how they grow.
Who Will Star in Season 2 of Mayor of Kingstown?
Most of the actors from Season 1 will be back for Season 2 of “Mayor of Kingstown.” This includes Jeremy Renner, who plays Mike McLusky, Dianne Wiest, who plays Miriam McLusky, Taylor Handley, who plays Kyle McLusky, Hugh Dillon, who plays Ian, Emma Laird, who plays Iris, Tobi Bamtefa, who plays Deverin “Bunny” Washington, Derek Webster, who plays Stevie, Hamish Allan-Headley, who plays Robert, Aidan Gillen, who (Tracy McLusky).
Deadline said in September that Gratiela Brancusi would join Season 2 of “Mayor of Kingstown” as Tatiana, a hostess at the Cheetah Nightclub. “1883” was the first time that Renner, Dillon, and James Jordan, as well as Brancusi, worked with Taylor Sheridan. Lane Garrison, who played Ray on “Yellowstone,” is also working with Sheridan on Season 2. Garrison will play Carney, a guard at Kingstown with a higher rank.
Is There a Trailer for Season 2 of Mayor of Kingstown?
There is, yes! Almost. The first 20-second teaser for the second season of “Mayor of Kingstown” came out on November 2. The teaser doesn’t tell us much, except that something big is going to happen in Season 2. Mike McLusky says in the teaser, “The result of a riot is that this is now our new reality.” “Nothing is left but chaos.”
At the end of the teaser, it says, “The riots were just the beginning,” and it looks like Season 2 will be a full-scale war. At the end of Season 1, there was a big riot in the prison, and about 36 guards were taken hostage and killed. The scariest thing that can happen in a prison is something like what happened in Season 1, but Season 2 might surprise us with something bigger.
Where to Stream the First Season of Mayor of Kingstown?
“Mayor of Kingstown” is only on Paramount+, so that’s where you can watch the whole first season. All 10 episodes are available, and Season 2 should be coming out soon. On Amazon Prime Video, you can buy “Mayor of Kingstown,” but it will cost you.
On Netflix, none of their own shows can be bought digitally. At the moment, each episode costs $0.99, while the first season costs $22.99. Season 1 only has 10 episodes, so please do the math before buying the whole season.
Season 1 of “Mayor of Kingstown” can also be watched on The Roku Channel with a subscription, and each episode can be bought on Vudu for $1.99.
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What Rating Will Season 2 of Mayor of Kingstown Receive?
The TV-MA rating for “Mayor of Kingstown” will carry over to Season 2. The show is very violent, and its level of maturity could be compared to that of an HBO drama. The show has a lot of sexual situations, bad language, and violent deaths. There are also a few messes in the prison that some people might find too much.
This show is not for kids, and the TV-MA rating suggests that young teens shouldn’t watch it either (under 17). We think Season 2 will be the same, so expect more bad language, brief nudity, drug use, extreme violence, and images of dead people.
Final Words
“Mayor of Kingstown” is returning for a second season. The show was made by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon. There are seven prisons within a 10-mile radius of one in Kingstown, Michigan. Season 1 ends with an uprising that will change everyone’s lives. The last day of filming for Season 1 of “Mayor of Kingstown” was October 19.
This means that the show is now in post-production. Most of the actors from Season 1 will return for Season 2. The plot of Season 2 is still a mystery. Grigatiela Brancusi will join Season 2 of “Mayor of Kingstown”. She’ll play Tatiana, a hostess at the Cheetah Nightclub.
Lane Garrison will play Carney, a guard at Kingstown. The teaser doesn’t tell us much, except that something big is going to happen. “Mayor of Kingstown” is only available on Paramount+. The TV-MA rating will carry over to Season 2. Expect more bad language, drug use, and violence. Amazon Prime Video has the first season for $0.99 each, but you’ll have to buy the whole season.