“Mayor of Kingstown” is primarily filmed in Ontario, Canada (especially Kingston, Hamilton, Toronto, and Brantford), with later seasons also shooting in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Main filming hubs

  • Kingston, Ontario – Kingston Penitentiary is a key filming site for the prison exteriors and several outdoor scenes, giving the show its gritty incarceration backdrop.
  • Hamilton, Ontario – Used heavily for street scenes and aerial shots standing in for Kingstown, including the McLusky brothers’ office area and various urban exteriors.
  • Toronto & area (Ontario) – Locations like the Lakeview Restaurant on Dundas Street and sites in Etobicoke double as the diner, Bunny’s yard, and other city spots.
  • Brantford, Ontario – Features the McLusky family home and nearby rural-style locations used for several intense sequences.
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA – From seasons 2–3, many city exteriors, bridges, and government buildings around Pittsburgh and nearby towns (like Glassport and Brownsville) provide the industrial American setting for Kingstown.

Notable specific locations

  • Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario – Core prison setting.
  • Hamilton Beach & Queenston Road, Hamilton – Meeting spots for key early episodes.
  • Lakeview Restaurant (Dundas St., Toronto) – Used as the Red Carriage diner.
  • R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant, Toronto – Exterior of the women’s prison.
  • Various Pittsburgh-area sites (McKees Rocks, Glassport, Brownsville, Clairton) – Used for Mike’s office, government buildings, and industrial landscape shots in later seasons.

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