Mr. Mayor
Mr. Mayor is an American television sitcom created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock for NBC. The series stars Ted Danson, Bobby Moynihan, Holly Hunter, Vella Lovell, Mike Cabellon, and Kyla Kenedy. It ran from January 7, 2021, to May 17, 2022, airing a total of 20 episodes across two seasons.
Premise
Neil Bremer is a wealthy businessman who runs for mayor of Los Angeles "for all the wrong reasons." Once he wins he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his staff, and connect with his teenage daughter, all while controlling the coyote population.Cast
Main
- Ted Danson as Neil Bremer, a retired billboard ad executive who runs for, and becomes, Mayor of Los Angeles to earn his daughter's respect. Bremer was initially developed as an older version of Jack Donaghy from 30 Rock, portrayed by Alec Baldwin, before Baldwin dropped out of the project.
- Holly Hunter as Arpi Meskimen, the deputy mayor of Los Angeles and a former city councilwoman of thirty years with her no-nonsense attitude.
- Vella Lovell as Mikaela Shaw, Neil's chief of staff and a social media influencer, who is the good friend of Tommy.
- Mike Cabellon as Tommy Tomás, Neil's chief strategist, who is the good friend of Mikaela.
- Kyla Kenedy as Orly Bremer, Neil's daughter who enjoys embarrassing him.
- Bobby Moynihan as Jayden Kwapis, Neil's communications director whose bumbling personality hides his street smarts and political instincts.
- Yedoye Travis as James, a strategist hired by Neil to modernize Los Angeles
Recurring
- Josie Totah as Titi B, a popular social media influencer and Mayor Bremer's nemesis
- Benito Martinez as Mayor Victor Delgado
- Rachel Dratch as Ms. Adams
- Jennifer DeFilippo as Valerie
- Josh Sussman as Leslie, an employee in the Mayor's office
- Anna Camp as Natalie, Neil's deceased wife and Orly's deceased mother
Guest
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2021)
Special (2021)
Season 2 (2022)
Production
Development
On July 18, 2019, it was reported that NBC had given a 13-episode straight-to-series order to an untitled Tina Fey and Robert Carlock comedy starring Ted Danson, who is set to play a wealthy businessman running for mayor of Los Angeles. Originally meant to be a spin-off/continuation of Fey's series 30 Rock, the series was to star Alec Baldwin reprising his 30 Rock role of Jack Donaghy, following his political career in New York City. After around a year of negotiations, Baldwin dropped out of the project and was replaced with Danson. Danson refused to move from Los Angeles to New York, so the series was rewritten to take place there.On May 11, 2020, it was announced that the series would be called Mr. Mayor. The series would be executive produced by Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, Robert Carlock and David Miner. Production companies involved with the series include Little Stranger, Bevel Gears, 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television. A first-look tease of the series was included as an end tag on the Peacock stream of "30 Rock: A One-Time Special" uploaded on July 16, 2020. The first season began airing on NBC on January 7, 2021, and concluded after nine episodes on February 25, 2021. On March 22, 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 15, 2022 and ended on May 17, 2022. On May 12, 2022, NBC canceled the series after two seasons.