Dianne Wiest Not Returning For ‘Mayor Of Kingstown’ Season 3 – The Dish
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The McLusky will be down another member next season, I hear. According to sources, Dianne Wiest will not be returning to Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ drama series for its upcoming third season.
There has been chatter about Wiest’s potential departure for months; rumors intensified this week as scripts for Season 3 — written before the writers strike and on hold for the duration — are now being finalized with the strike ending.
Her exit is said to be story-driven. Teased by series star/executive producer Jeremy Renner in late May, Mayor of Kingstown was officially renewed for a third season earlier this month.
A rep for MTV Entertainment Studios, which produces the series, declined comment. Created by Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, Mayor Of Kingstown follows the McLusky family, power brokers in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry.
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