Shades of Moral Gray: 8 Shows Like Mayor of Kingstown

Mirroring Mayor of Kingstown's dark sensibilities, Ozark drops the tense drama into Missouri's drug trade. 

After a blunder, financial advisor Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) packs up his family and moves from Chicago to the Ozarks to launder money for the Mexican drug cartel.

As the Byrde's settle into the resort community, they become entangled with several very dangerous families.

This show explores the same amorality running through the core of Mayor of Kingstown, and explores the duality of crime and familal responsibility.

If you're obsessed with Mayor of Kingstown for its messy family dynamics, yet you're eager for something with a little humor, Weeds is a perfect binge-watch.

After the death of her husband, suburban mom Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker) begins selling marijuana to keep her and her two sons in the upper middle-class lifestyle they're accustomed to.

As Nancy's client base grows, so too does her family's involvement, and the lot of them are forced to make complicated, dangerous decisions for the good of the business.

More quirky than Mayor of Kingstown, Weeds also offers viewers more of an origin story than the aforementioned generational tale.

Plus, with eight seasons and 102 episodes under its belt, Weeds will keep you entertained for a very long time.

All families have secrets, but the Rayburn's secrets are darker than most.

When Danny Rayburn (Ben Mendelsohn) returns home to Islamorada, Florida, his family is less than welcoming to the black sheep.

As Danny is determined to stay in town, his complicated past begins to conflict with his upstanding siblings, sheriff's detective John (Kyle Chandler), marina owner Kevin (Norbert Leo Butz), and attorney Meg (Linda Cardellini).

The lines of justice and crime cross quite a bit in Mayor of Kingstown, but Banshee brings the blurring of lines to a whole new level.

When the sheriff of a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country is murdered, an ex-con (Anthony Starr) takes on his identity.

Now going by the name Lucas Hood, he hides from a dangerous crime lord while dealing out his own unconventional form of justice.

Set in a gritty urban locale of it's own, The Wire explores both sides of the law in Baltimore, Maryland.

Exploring the world through both the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement, the show doesn't shy away from corruption and complexities in the criminal justice system.

If the systemic issues in Mayor of Kingstown are what grip you, then The Wire will more than deliver.

Mayor of Kingstown sets a highly atmospheric scene in it's urban Michigan town. Delivering just as much atmosphere, Justified takes viewers down south to Appalachian Kentucky.

Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) is a U.S. Marshal isn't a lawman who works by the book. In fact, he'd probably feel more at home in an old Western.

After his quickdraw brand of justice gets him relocated back to Harlan County where he grew up, Raylan must navigate his complicated relationship with the past, the target put on his back by vengeful criminals, and the exasperation of his superiors.

This series takes viewers even farther away to Birmingham, England. Adding even more flavor, the series is a period piece set after World War I.

In the wake of the war, a family of mixed Irish Traveller and Romani descent rules the city as a street gang.

The sharp leader, Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy), has caught the attention of detective chief inspector Major Chester Campbell (Sam Neal), who is determined to bring him down.

Narcos tackles crime on a massive scale: the Columbian drug trade. While the characters at the heart of Mayor of Kingstown may run their town, Pablo Escobar may well be a king.

Based on the true story of billionaire, drug lord, and narcoterrorist Escobar (Wagner Moura), the series follows the volatile clash between him and the DEA—as well as other kingpins.

While the amorality in this show often skews pretty heavily toward immorality, this exciting three-season series is a must-watch.