What is The Mayor about?

The Mayor is a new comedy show where Courtney Rose (Brandon Micheal Hall) is a struggling young rapper trying to break into the music industry. He runs for mayor of his hometown in California as a publicity stunt and accidentally gets elected. He now needs the help of his mum, Dina (Yvette Nicole Brown) friends Jermaine (Bernard David Jones) and TK (Marcel Spears) as well as political expert Valentina (Lea Michele) as he tries to do the right thing for the city that elected him.

The Mayor is produced by Daveed Diggs who picked up a Tony for Hamilton and is written (and produced) by Jeremy Bronson who worked on The Mindy Project, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Speechless.

Watch the trailer, it’s hilarious

The Mayor trailer

A trailer for the new show was released on 16 May 2017 and got a lot of attention with its humour and warmth. Even if the subject matter - someone running for office for publicity is a little sensitive to some people.

The Mayor cast

Brandon Micheal Hall - Courtney Rose

Rose is a good rapper, he just need his big break when it isn’t forthcoming he decides to do something about it and runs for mayor to promote his latest mix tape. Brandon Michael Hall was previously featured in TV show Search Party as Julian.

Lea Michele - Valentina Barella

Valentina was the campaign manager for Rose’s competitor, Ed Gunt. But she changes sides when she realises that Rose wants to make a real difference. Lea Michele’s break-through role was in Glee so we’re excited to see if she’ll get to use her amazing vocal skills in this series as well.

Yvette Nicole Brown - Dina Rose

Dina is a strong, single mother who sees the best in people and wants to help her son, Courtney do the right thing. She’s the one who forces him to take being a Mayor seriously. Yvette Nicole Brown previously appeared in the cult hit Community as Shirley Bennett alongside Glow's Alison Brie.

Bernard David Jones - Jermaine Hardaway

Jermaine is best friend of Rose. Bernard David Jones has appeared in a wealth of TV roles including as Milo in Meet The Browns.

Marcel Spears - TK

TK is another one of Rose’s closest friends. This is Marcel Spears’ first big role since graduating from Columbia University with a MFA in acting.

David Spade - Ed Gunt

Comedy legend David Spade appears as Ed Gunt the incumbent Mayor who thinks he doesn’t have to try any more. He’s previously been in thousands of tV shows and films including being the voice of Kuzco in The Emperor’s New Groove, Joe Dirt and more recently Inside Amy Schumer.

When is the Mayor released?

The Mayor will be on NBC in The Fall 2017