Jeremy Renner on Mayor of Kingstown and How Hawkeye Allowed Him to Explore Clint Barton Even More

From Taylor Sheridan (cocreator of Yellowstone) and Hugh Dillon, the 10episode Paramount+ drama series Mayor of Kingstown follows the McLusky family in Kingstown, Michigan, where brothers Mike (Jeremy Renner, whos also an executive producer on the project) and Mitch (Kyle Chandler) are the local power brokers between the inmates in prison and those that are paid to keep them incarcerated. In a town that must maintain a balance of corruption and inequality to survive, the definition of justice is bent to the point of being unrecognizable. At the shows virtual junket, Collider got the opportunity to chat 1on1 with Renner for this interview, which you can both watch and read, talked about why he said yes to this project without even reading a word, the fun of playing such a complicated character, getting a better sense for who Mike McLusky is, whether he views Mike as a criminal, and having conversations about a longterm plan for the series. He also talked about how the Hawkeye Disney+ series came