Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 Updates: Renner’s Return with New Threats and New Cast – What Happens Next?

The Paramount+ original series Mayor of Kingstown has thrilled audiences across three seasons thus far, and the Jeremy Renner-led program will return for season 4. Created for the screen by Yellowstone maven Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, Mayor of Kingstown is set in a fictional city that exists to support the nearby prison. Mike McLusky (Renner) is tasked with keeping the peace among various factions within the town including gangs and the local police force. Touching on hot-button topics like racism and corruption, Mayor of Kingstown is a no-holds-barred look at the prison industrial complex in the United States.

The third season upped the ante by introducing a new faction onto the troubled streets of Kingstown, and Mike must take matters into his own hands to face off against the Russian mafia. The third season of Mayor of Kingstown is something of a miraculous return for the MCU star Renner, who suffered a life-threatening injury in 2023 that saw him hospitalized for an extended period. Fortunately, Renner has since recovered and is back to carry the popular series into the future, and even into season 4.

Mayor Of Kingstown Season 4 Latest News

More New Cast Members Join Season 4

With the upcoming season finally starting to take shape, the latest news confirms more new cast members have joined Mayor of Kingstown season 4. Upping the star power of the Taylor Sheridan hit, Nurse Jackie and The Sopranos alum Edie Falco is set to play Nina Hobbs, the new warden of Anchor Bay prison. Furthermore, Lennie James (The Walking Dead) has joined as Frank Moses, a well-known gangster in the Midwest. Finally, Laura Benanti (No Hard Feelings) will appear as Cindy Stephens, a new corrections officer at Anchor Bay.​​​​​​

The newcomers include:

  • Edie Falco as Nina Hobbs
  • Lennie James as Frank Moses
  • Laura Benanti as Cindy Stephens

Mayor Of Kingstown Season 4 Is Confirmed

A Long-Awaited Renewal Announcement

It took a surprisingly long time for Paramount+ to announce plans for Mayor of Kingstown season 4, but that’s consistent with the show’s complicated renewal history. However, having hammered out all the details, it’s now been confirmed that the fourth season is in the works and this builds upon the October 2024 announcement that a writer’s room was already hard at work. As it stands now, there are almost no details about season 4’s production timeline, and it’s uncertain when the McLuskys will return to the small screen.

Mayor of Kingstown season 3 concluded on August 4, 2024.

Mayor Of Kingstown Season 4 Cast

Will Jeremy Renner Return?

The return of Jeremy Renner in the cast of Mayor of Kingstown season 3 was a welcome sight for fans, and the celebrated MCU alum has since recovered from a life-threatening injury he suffered in 2023. With that in mind, Renner is an almost certainty to return for Mayor of Kingstown season 4, even if the rest of the ensemble is a bit more expendable. The shocking deaths of Iris (played by Emma Laird), Kareem (Michael Beach), and Milo (Aidan Gillen) significantly thinned the supporting cast, and season 4 may add a few new characters to compensate.

The first new cast member came in the form of Mayans M.C. alum Clayton Cardenas, who will play the recurring role of Deputy Warden Torres. Further adding to the cast, Edie Falco (The Sopranos) has been tapped to play the role of Nina Hobbs, the new warden at Anchor Bay. Lennie James of The Walking Dead fame has been cast to play legendary Midwestern gangster, Frank Moses, while Laura Benanti will play new corrections officer Cindy Stephens.

The presumptive cast of season 4 includes:

Actor Mayor of Kingstown Role
Jeremy Renner Mike McLusky
Mike McLusky as Jeremy Renner in Mayor of Kingstown season 3 (TEASER)
Hugh Dillon Ian Ferguson
Hugh Dillon as Ian in Mayor of Kingstown season 3 (TEASER)
Tobi Bamtefa Bunny Washington
'Bunny' Washington as Tobi Bamtefa in Mayor of Kingstown season 3 (TEASER)
Taylor Handley Kyle McLusky
Taylor Handley as Kyle Mclusky dressed in a cop uniform in Mayor of Kingstown 
Derek Webster Stevie Sawyer
Derek Webster as stevie in mayor of kingstown
Hamish Allan-Headley Robert
Hamish Allan-Headley in Mayor of Kingstown
Edie Falco Warden Nina Hobbs
Edie Falco As Leslie Abramson In Law & Order True Crime Season 1, Episode 2
Clayton Cardenas Deputy Warden Torres
Clayton Cardenas in Mayans MC
Lennie James Frank Moses
Lennie James as Morgan in Fear The Walking Dead
Laura Benanti Cindy Stephens
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Mayor Of Kingstown Season 4 Story Details

Can Mike Ever Find Forgiveness?

The ending of Mayor of Kingstown season 3 was brutal and shocking, and it also leaves the McLuskys in a strange place, emotionally speaking. Having cleared up the Russian problem, Mike also put himself in a bad place as a power vacuum threatens to invite some new gang or criminal enterprise to town. Meanwhile, Mike’s own allegiances could possibly put him in the line of fire in Mayor of Kingstown season 4, and his decisions could catch up to him.