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The Mayor

The Mayor

Old school politics gets a brand new voice.

20176.11 Season9 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A struggling hip-hop artist runs for mayor to promote his mix-tape and wins.

NetworksABC

Top Cast

Brandon Micheal Hall

Brandon Micheal Hall

Courtney Rose

Lea Michele

Lea Michele

Valentina Barella

Yvette Nicole Brown

Yvette Nicole Brown

Dina Rose

Marcel Spears

Marcel Spears

T.K. Clifton

Bernard David Jones

Bernard David Jones

Jermaine Leforge

Themes & Keywords

hip-hopmayorsitcommayoral election

About The Mayor

The Mayor is a comedy series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of hip-hop, mayor, sitcom, mayoral election. it stars Brandon Micheal Hall, Lea Michele, Yvette Nicole Brown. A struggling hip-hop artist runs for mayor to promote his mix-tape and wins.

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