Mayor of Kingstown dives into McLusky family’s life in a corrupt Michigan town. They run a private prison, making them big players in local justice system. It’s all about family loyalty, power struggles and blurry lines between right and wrong. Drama unfolds with twists and turns. Stars include Jeremy Renner, Dianne Wiest and Kyle Chandlar.

Meet the characters from Mayor of Kingstown

Ed Simmons

Oh man, Ed is that grizzled local who’s seen the town rot and still irons his shirts every Sunday like he’s not wholly tired of it — he’s loyal in an exhausting, stubborn way. He’ll bark orders and then show up at the worst hour with coffee, half apologetic, half proud, and somehow it always works. Low-key sentimental but also inexplicably into old war movies, which I probably noticed because he quotes them at awkward times. Sometimes he’s steely and cold, other times he’s the guy who cries at church, so pick one, Ed — I love that about him.

Kyle McLusky

Kyle is chaotic energy wrapped in wounded loyalty, you can practically hear him pacing just reading about him. He’s always ready to throw a punch or a plan into motion — impulsive but not dumb, like he’s dangerous in a blunt, almost sincere way. Has a soft spot for bad coffee and worse jokes, and for some reason keeps a tiny notebook full of terrible doodles and phone numbers he never calls. He wants to be the kind of person who fixes things, even when he breaks them more often than not.

Iris

Iris is flicker-and-flame, sharp-tongued and fiercely practical — the friend you want staking your claim at a bar at 2 a.m. She’s cool, resourceful, and somehow emotionally generous in the smallest, strangest ways, like lending you her jacket and showing up with a spare key. She also collects weirdism: a plant that’s probably dead, a tendency to hum when she’s thinking, and a habit of contradicting herself mid-sentence (which is adorable, fight me). Definitely someone who keeps secrets like they’re precious tools, and uses them when it actually matters.

Rebecca

Rebecca gives off this calm, measured vibe but don’t be fooled — she’s quietly meticulous and slightly terrifying in meetings. She plans three steps ahead, owns a precise, almost brutal honesty, and will rearrange your priorities without either of you realizing it. Also, she has a ridiculous obsession with crossword puzzles and insists on solving them in ink, which tells you everything about how she makes decisions. Sweet? Sometimes. Steely? Always.

Evelyn Foley

Evelyn is the kind of presence who fills the room without shouting — an iron backbone with a laugh that catches you off guard. She’s pragmatic, motherly in a strategic way, and has this fierce protective streak that results in both warm casseroles and very pointed advice. She carries grudges like jewelry and also apparently likes crossword-in-ink people (weird town trend?), plus a mug that says “DON’T PANIC,” which is her whole life in three words. She’ll make the hard call and then smile at you like nothing happened.

Hakim

Hakim is low-key charismatic, with this slow-burn intelligence that makes him sound like he’s always three steps ahead, even when he looks relaxed. He’s principled in a way that’s almost stubborn, has a dry sense of humor, and — random detail — he loves jazz late at night and will defend vinyl like it’s a family member. Sometimes he’s quiet, almost monk-like, and sometimes he’ll drop a line that makes the whole room shift; unpredictable but in a composed, “wow okay” way. I swear he keeps a tiny packet of peppermint candies for crisis talks, which is both practical and oddly sweet.

Deverin “Bunny” Washington

Bunny is simultaneously mischievous and unsettling, like a smiling storm cloud — charismatic enough to win you over, dangerous enough to make you regret it later. He’s clever, theatrical, and has the kind of loyalty that could lift you up or drag you under, depending on his mood (and you might be in both camps by breakfast). He keeps weird little talismans (a faded baseball card? a lucky ring? I can’t remember) and speaks in a mix of charm and thinly veiled threats that somehow feels like an old friend. Honestly, he’s the sort of person who throws a party and then quietly rearranges the guest list for his own mysterious reasons.

Mike McLusky

Mike is the bruised, pragmatic center of everything — the fix-it guy who wears his conscience like a coat with patches on the elbows. He’s calm under pressure, brutally honest when needed, and has this tired-saint energy that makes people both trust him and take advantage of him, which is tragic and compelling. Loves bacon? Hates bureaucracy? Probably both. He’s the guy who will make the call no one else can, then stand alone with a cigarette and the weight of all the consequences — and yet, there’s a weird, stubborn kindness in him that keeps pulling at you.

Miriam McLusky

Miriam is the quiet eye of the storm — matriarch energy, sharp as a razor and softer than you expect when it counts. She remembers everyone’s birthdays, knows everyone’s secrets (and doesn’t always share), and has this maternal power that gets things done without screaming. Will knit and scold you back to health, then reveal she kept a secret stash of scandalous gossip in the cookie jar — charmingly contradictory. She’s tender, terrifying, and completely indispensable in that “you didn’t know you needed her until she fixed your life” way.