The Sheridan-verse series Mayor of Kingstown is getting high-profile cast additions for its upcoming fourth season. Emmy winner Edie Falco, BAFTA winner Lennie James and Tony winner Laura Benanti are joining the Paramount+ drama starring Jeremy Renner, Deadline is reporting.
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| (L-R) Edie Falco, Lennie James and Laura Benanti | Mathieu Young/Antonio Olmos/Tina Turnbow/Deadline |
Co-created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, Mayor of Kingstown follows the McLusky family, power brokers in Kingstown, MI, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry.
Falco will play the series regular role of Nina Hobbs, Anchor Bay’s new prison warden. In a season-long arc, James will play Frank Moses, a legendary gangster respected in the city of Detroit, the state of Michigan and beyond. Benanti will play the series regular role of Cindy Stephens, a new correctional officer recruited in Kingstown.
In addition, Clayton Cardenas (Mayans M.C., The Cleaning Lady) has also joined the cast of Mayor of Kingstown in a recurring role for Season 4. He will portray ‘Deputy Warden Torres’, the right-hand man to the prison’s new Warden at Anchor Bay Prison.
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| Clayton Cardenas / Camila Rueda Florez |
Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios and Bosque Ranch Productions, Mayor of Kingstown is executive produced by Sheridan, Dillon, Renner, Antoine Fuqua, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Michael Friedman, showrunner Dave Erickson, Christoph Schrewe, Wendy Riss Gatsiounis, Evan Perazzo and Keith Cox.
Seasons 1-3 of the series, distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution, are available exclusively on Paramount+.
Falco, the first actress to win Best Actress Emmy in both drama (The Sopranos) and comedy (Nurse Jackie), recently appeared in Avatar: The Way of Water and will next star opposite Brian Cox in The Parenting. She is repped by CAA and Entertainment 360.
British actor James, known for his role as Morgan Jones in The Walking Dead franchise, recently headlined and executive produced the BBC limited series Mr. Loverman, starred in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opposite Daisy Edgar-Jones in the West End and lent his voice to Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King. He is represented by UTA, Entertainment 360 and Independent Talent Group.
Benanti is currently seen in the TV Land comedy series Younger, which has found a new life on Netflix. Her recent TV credits include arcs on HBO’s The Gilded Age and CBS’ Elsbeth. Her solo comedy show, Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, is now streaming on Audible. Benanti is repped by Gersh, Untitled Entertainment and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham.
Cardenas is best known for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Angel Reyes on the hit FX series Mayans M.C. He most recently recurred in the Fox drama series The Cleaning Lady. His TV credits also include standout roles in ABC’s American Crime, NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, FX’s Snowfall, and CBS’s S.W.A.T.. Clayton recently wrapped a lead role in The Abandons, an upcoming series for Netflix. He is repped by The Rosenzweig Group
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Originally published: February 07, 2025.


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