9.0/10 1,676 votes#1 - The Devil Is Us
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/26/2021
Kyle and Kingstown PD try to make sense of the crime scene. Mike takes matters into his own hands. Sam makes a costly mistake.
Director: Clark Johnson
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.9/10 1,641 votes#2 - The Lie of the Truth
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/2/2022
Tracy has good news for Kyle. Mike and Iris spend a peaceful day at the cabin, unaware of the trouble escalating back in town.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.9/10 1,663 votes#3 - This Piece of My Soul
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/9/2022
Kingstown Prison descends into total chaos. Mike desperately works to help stop a riot that will have serious consequences for all involved.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.8/10 748 votes#4 - Comeuppance
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/4/2024
Mike's plan for the warring factions in Kingstown hits turbulence.
Director: Christoph Schrewe
Writer: Dave Erickson
8.6/10 1,414 votes#5 - Every Feather
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/12/2021
When a fight breaks out on the yard, Sam finds himself in trouble again. Milo goes to extreme lengths to get what he wants. Mike sends a message.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.3/10 1,018 votes#6 - Staring at the Devil
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2023
After a power vacuum in tent city spills out into Kingstown, Mike makes a bold move to try and restore order. Iris is uneasy about her new living arrangement. Kyle finds himself in a dangerous situation.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.3/10 492 votes#7 - Home on the Range
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 7/28/2024
Unfinished business haunts Kingstown as the Crips seek revenge at the hospital.
Director: Christoph Schrewe
Writer: Regina Corrado, Jeremiah Wessling
8.2/10 983 votes#8 - Little Green Ant
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/19/2023
It's all hands on deck as the war spills out into the streets of Kingstown. A mistake has serious repercussions. The trust between Mike and Bunny reaches a moment of truth. Iris finds herself with nowhere else to go.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Dave Erickson, Regina Corrado
8.1/10 2,269 votes#9 - The Mayor of Kingstown
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/14/2021
Brothers Mitch and Mike McLusky navigate Kingstown, home to multiple prisons, as they act as the liaisons between prisoners and the community. When a young guard, Sam, is set up to deliver a letter for a prisoner, Mike works to get him off the hook.
Director: Taylor Sheridan
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 1,600 votes#10 - Simply Murder
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/21/2021
After a tragic accident has deadly consequences, an all-out manhunt ensues. Meanwhile, Mike reaches out to a former prison contact.
Director: Taylor Sheridan
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.1/10 1,297 votes#11 - Along Came a Spider
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/19/2021
Mike pays Milo a visit, looking for answers. Tensions at the men’s prison reach a boiling point. Mike makes a disturbing discovery.
Director: Clark Johnson
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.1/10 1,131 votes#12 - Never Missed a Pigeon
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2023
In the wake of the Kingstown Prison riot, violence and chaos ensue in the newly formed tent city. Mike and Bunny discuss what must be done to solve the leadership void on the inside. Kyle begins his new job with the Michigan State Police.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Taylor Sheridan, Dave Erickson
8.1/10 470 votes#13 - Captain of the Sh*t Out of Luck
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/21/2024
Anchor Bay is attacked from outside its prison walls. Mike takes care of some important business at Kingstown Women's Prison.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Hugh Dillon
8.0/10 1,706 votes#14 - The End Begins
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/14/2021
Local gang leader, Bunny is upset when one of his guys gets taken off the yard. Mike brokers a deal, and is later visited by two FBI agents whom Mitch worked for. Milo has instructions for Josef on how to get closer to Mike.
Director: Ben Richardson
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.0/10 1,378 votes#15 - Orion
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/5/2021
Kyle and Ian are questioned by internal affairs in the wake of the shootout. Bunny asks Mike for help with a close family member.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.0/10 522 votes#16 - Barbarians at the Gate
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/16/2024
The Mayor makes his presence known to Konstantin. Bunny brings Mike up to speed on a failed assassination attempt.
Director: Nina Lopez-Corrado
Writer: Wendy Riss
7.9/10 811 votes#17 - Peace in the Valley
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/12/2023
Mike and Milo discuss a possible trade. Bunny makes a brazen move and later has a demand for Mike. Mariam looks to track down Jacob. Evelyn is livid with Mike.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Christian Donovan, James Arcega Tinsley
7.9/10 474 votes#18 - Rag Doll
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/23/2024
Desperate to confirm the source of a spate of bombings, Mike extends an unlikely olive branch.
Director: Nina Lopez-Corrado
Writer: Aalia Brown
7.8/10 859 votes#19 - Left with the Nose
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/19/2023
Mike leverages a favor with the new powers in charge. Bunny finds himself short on patience as Anchor Bay becomes increasingly volatile. Kyle and Mike have a heart to heart. Robert gets some troubling news.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Christian Donovan
7.8/10 661 votes#20 - Soldier's Heart
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/2/2024
Tensions are high as tragedy strikes in Kingstown. Meanwhile, a new face of the Russian mob sets up shop in the city.
Director: Christoph Schrewe
Writer: Dave Erickson
7.8/10 557 votes#21 - Guts
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/9/2024
Anchor Bay gets a new inmate as Mike investigates recent deaths both inside and outside of prison walls.
Director: Christoph Schrewe
Writer: Regina Corrado
7.8/10 462 votes#22 - Marya Was Here
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 7/14/2024
An incident on the bridge raises questions across Kingstown. Mike sets a risky plan in motion.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Wendy Riss, Molly Forman
7.7/10 1,392 votes#23 - The Price
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/28/2021
Everyone wants something from Mike, who reminds them who is in control. Iris visits Mike’s office. Mariam and Mike discuss Kyle’s future.
Director: Ben Richardson
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
7.7/10 887 votes#24 - The Pool
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/5/2023
Mike increases pressure on Evelyn to honor her side of the deal before another unexpected event at tent city. Bunny worries Mike has lost control. Mariam attempts an act of good will.
Director: Tasha Smith
Writer: Evan Ball
7.7/10 884 votes#25 - Kill Box
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/12/2023
In the wake of the tent city transfer, Mike finds himself in a race to locate Bunny. Kareem surveys the new power structure, and later gets some unsettling news. Kyle contemplates his next move. Milo looks to fix Joseph's mistake.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Leon Hendrix III
The Best Episodes of Mayor of Kingstown
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In a small Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, the McClusky family are the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians in a city completely dependent on prisons and the prisoners they contain.
Genres:DramaCrime
Network:Paramount+
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Mayor of Kingstown" is "The Devil Is Us", rated 9/10 from 1676 user votes. It was directed by Clark Johnson and written by Taylor Sheridan. "The Devil Is Us" aired on 12/26/2021 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Lie of the Truth".