Jeremy Renner’s crime thrillerMayor of Kingstownhasreceived its season 4 Paramount+ release window. Taylor Sheridan’s successful show follows Renner’s Mike McKlusky, a mediator in the fictional Kingstown, Michigan, who acts as a peacekeeper between gangs, prisoners, guards, and cops.
Mayor of Kingstownhas received acclaim for its exploration of weighty themes such as community, racism, crime, corruption, violence, and justice. The showdebuted with a Paramount Network & Paramount+ simulcast, and drew 2.6 million viewers, making it the network’s most-watched scripted premiere since 2018 (perVariety).
During a recent quarterly earnings conference call,Paramountexecutives revealed thatMayor of Kingstownseason 4 will premiere in October 2025 on Paramount+, as part of the company’s slate of Taylor Sheridan releases. The show nestles in the middle of a trio of Sheridan renewals, afterTulsa Kingseason 3, and beforeLandmanseason 2.
What This Means For Mayor of Kingstown Season 4
The Show Can Thrive With Its Fall Release
Mayor of Kingstownbecame a streaming successfor itsdark, gritty themes and violence, and this makes it ideally suited to a fall release window, matching the autumnal atmosphere and mood, as well as setting it up for potential awards contention, and the show’s themes of power, corruption, and social inequality could resonate in a year of local elections.
What’s more, the release puts it between two other prominent andsuccessful Sheridan shows,Tulsa KingandLandman. This positioning will help the show thrive, and bring more attention and focus to it, as thesuccess of these other two shows can help to drive viewership forMayor of Kingstown, which makes this the perfect window for the show.
Our Take On Mayor Of Kingstown’s Release Window
The Show Could Continue Its Strong Streaming Performance
There is a lot that works aboutMayor of Kingstown’s release window, andcoinciding with the fall schedule for shows means it could receive a lot of hypewhen it premieres. While last season had a summer premiere,Mayor of Kingstownseason 4will hark back to season 1’s fall release, and it’s clear Paramount feels it will get the most traction in this window.
The show is clearly one of the leading titles in Paramount+’s roster, and shows the continued importance of Sheridan to the streamers' success.Mayor of Kingstownseason 3’s brutal ending and power vacuum will need to be explored in season 4, and a fall release date maximizes the chance of viewers for the new season.
