Paramount+ has announced that production has begun on its highly anticipated new series fromTaylor Sheridan,Mayor of Kingstown. The series starsJeremy Renner, who previously worked with Sheridan onWind River, which Sheridan wrote and directed.
The Mayor of Kingstownfollows the McLusky family as they attempt to bring order and justice to Kingstown, Michigan. The cast includesDiane Wiest,Emma Laird,Derek Webster, andTaylor Handley. This series is one of several Paramount+ announced it is developing with Sheridan. His hit series,Yellowstone, has multiple spinoff series planned, including Yellowstone: 1883, and 6666. Also planned is Land Man, which follows the oil boom and bust in west Texas.
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The Mayor of Kingstownseems entrenched in the kinds of dark, real-world themes Sheridan excels at. Back in February, he described the project as “a look at America’s greatest failures encapsulated in one city,” which certainly sounds like the kind of metaphor that would appeal to theSicariowriter. “As this town is dying, it is completely dependent upon the prison system,” he added. “It’s mirrored through the disintegration of the family.”
DirectorAntoine Fuqua(Training Day) echoed Sheridan’s enthusiasm for the material, saying “it’s everything as a filmmaker that I’m interested in doing.” Sheridan and Fuqua will executive produce, alongside Renner and series co-creatorHugh Dillon, as well asDavid Glasser,Ron Burkle,Bob Yari, andMichael Friedman.
No word yet on whenThe Mayor of Kingstown might premiere. Check out the official synopsis forThe Mayor of Kingstownbelow.
Mayor of Kingstownfollows the 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.
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