Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 Episode 2: Release Date, Burning Questions, and What to Expect

Mayor of Kingstown came back loud and bloody, and it is not easing up. If you were waiting to see how Mike McLusky digs himself out after that opener, Episode 2 lands soon and looks ready to twist the screws even tighter.

When and where to watch

Season 4, Episode 2 — titled "Promises to Keep" — premieres Sunday, November 2, 2025, exclusively on Paramount+. It drops at 3:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. PT in the U.S. If you want to hit play the second it arrives, here are the rollout times by region:

• United States (PT): 12:00 a.m.
• United States (ET): 3:00 a.m.
• United Kingdom (BST): 8:00 a.m.
• Europe (CEST): 9:00 a.m.
• India (IST): 12:30 p.m.
• Japan (JST): 4:00 p.m.
• Australia (AEST): 6:00 p.m.

How long is it and how many episodes are left?

Expect a runtime in the 53–60 minute range (Episode 1 clocked in around 53). Season 4 runs 10 episodes total, rolling out weekly on Sundays. With Episode 2 up next, there are eight more to go after this one. Subtitles will be available at launch.

Quick catch-up: what Episode 1 set in motion

Episode 1 (dropped October 26, 2025) wasted zero time re-establishing the show’s mean streak. With Milo Sunter and Konstantin out of the picture, a new player steps into the void: Frank Moses, played by Lennie James. His introduction is... memorable. He lines up rival toughs on a train track and lets a locomotive settle the argument. Subtle, no. Effective, yes.

On the law-and-order side, Kyle McLusky gets two years in prison for his role in last season’s bridge shooting. Anchor Bay has a new warden, Nina Hobbs (Edie Falco), who is not here to make Mike’s life easier. Mike tries to pull strings to protect Kyle, and Hobbs basically slams the door in his face.

Outside the fences, Bunny (Tobi Bamtefa) barely dodges a daylight hit. Inside Anchor Bay, Kyle arrives and immediately gets jumped. In a nice little nightmare detail, the Aryan Brotherhood’s boss, Merle Callahan, is literally in the next cell. Meanwhile, ADA Evelyn Foley leans on Kyle to testify against Robert Sawyer. He refuses — testifying would splash back on Mike and their crew — which leaves Mike trying to juggle alliances that are fraying fast. By the end, it is clear he is losing his grip on the city he is supposed to keep in line.

What Episode 2 is likely to dig into

"Promises to Keep" should pick up right on the aftermath of that prison assault on Kyle. Expect Mike to move, and if that means crossing new lines, he will probably do it. Warden Hobbs’s hard line ups the odds that Mike makes dangerous calls to keep his brother breathing.

Inside Anchor Bay, things are primed to explode: the Crips, the Aryan Brotherhood, and the Spanish crews are all gearing up for a fight. Frank Moses feels like a problem that does not stop at the gate — his reach could play on both sides of the walls. The bigger question hanging over the hour: how far will Mike push it to protect family and force order back onto a city that is slipping away?