The key art for Mayor of Kingstown was changed out of respect for Jeremy Renner. At the start of the year, Renner had been seriously injured in a snowplowing accident, resulting in a trip to the ICU and emergency surgery. At the time, it was reported that he was in critical condition, though he has since recovered enough to head back home.
“Outside my brain fog in recovery, I was very excited to watch episode 201 with my family at home,” Renner posted on Twitter.
Renner’s accident happened about two weeks ahead of the return of his Paramount+ series Mayor of Kingstown. The original key art featured Renner front and center as Mike McLusky, looking bloodied and banged up. In light of Renner’s real-life injuries, the key art was edited to have the blood removed. You can see both versions of the key art below, via Deadline.
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Even before his release from the hospital, Renner was tweeting about the second season of Mayor of Kingstown. After it arrived on Paramount+, he celebrated the occasion with some additional tweets teasing more to come from the series.
“I hope you all enjoy the show. So much more coming your way,” he said.
Mayor of Kingstown was created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon. The series follows Renner as Mike McLusky, a member of a powerful family who is thrust into a leadership position following the unexpected death of a family member. The show first premiered in 2021 and was renewed early last year. It has proven to be popular with viewers with a 91% score at Rotten Tomatoes.
The series also stars Dianne Wiest, Hugh Dillon, Tobi Bamtefa, Taylor Handley, Emma Laird, Derek Webster, Hamish Allan-Headley, Aidan Gillen, and Nishi Munshi.
Season 1 is streaming on Paramount+ as is the season 2 premiere of season 2. New episodes debut on Sunday nights on Paramount+.
