Jeremy Renner will lead “Yellowstone” co-creator Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming drama “Mayor of Kingstown.” The series will launch on streaming service Paramount+ after previously being ordered at Paramount Network, ViacomCBS said Wednesday during its streaming-centric presentation to investors.
Additionally, Antoine Fuqua has joined the series — which is one of multiple projects that Sheridan is working on as part of his multiyear pact with ViacomCBS and MTV Entertainment Group — as an executive producer.
“Mayor of Kingstown” follows the McLusky family — power brokers in Kingstown, Mich., 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.