Paramount+ has formally renewed Taylor Sheridan’s widespread crime drama Tulsa King, starring Sylvester Stallone, for a fourth season. The information comes on the evening of the Season 3 crimson carpet occasion in New York and forward of the season’s Paramount+ debut on Sunday, Sept. 21. There’s a change on the helm for Season 4, with Terence Winter returning as govt producer and head author and Season 3 showrunner Dave Erickson exiting, Deadline has realized solely.
Tulsa King, from Paramount TV Studios and 101 Studios, was earmarked for a two-year (Seasons 3 and 4) renewal when sequence star and govt producer Stallone closed a brand new deal final November to proceed on the present for 2 extra seasons. Season 3 renewal was introduced in March, with Season 4 anticipated to observe.
This isn’t envisioned as Tulsa King‘s ultimate chapter, I hear. Based on sources, talks are underway with Stallone for a brand new two-year deal and, if the sequence’ scores proceed to be robust, it might go to 6 seasons.
Boardwalk Empire creator Winter served as govt producer and showrunner on Tulsa King‘s first season. He stepped down as showrunner after the top of the season earlier than rejoining the sequence as Head Author/govt producer in Season 2. He was based mostly largely within the writers room, with producing director Craig Zisk dealing with on-set showrunner duties.
“All of us bought on the identical web page creatively,” Winter mentioned about his return on the time.
Tulsa King went again to having a proper showrunner in Season 3 with Mayor of Kingstown showrunner Erickson taking over these duties. Erickson, who lately additionally stepped down as showrunner of the upcoming Tulsa King spinoff sequence, NOLA King, starring Samuel L. Jackson, will now focus solely on Mayor of Kingstown. NOLA King shall be launched on Tulsa King, with Jackson visitor starring on Season 3.
This marks a full-time return to Tulsa King for Winter, who was a advisor in Season 3. Like in Season 2, there is no such thing as a separate showrunner
Tulsa King‘s second season delivered Paramount+’s most watched world premiere on the time with 21.1 million viewers for the opening episode. It was the #1 world Paramount+ authentic sequence in 2024 and a Prime 10 authentic sequence throughout all SVODs in This fall.
In Season 3, as Dwight’s (Stallone) empire expands, so do his enemies – and the dangers to his crew. Now, he faces his most harmful adversaries in Tulsa but: the Dunmires, a robust old-money household that doesn’t play by old-world guidelines, forcing Dwight to combat for all the things he’s constructed and shield his household.
From left: McKenna Quigley Harrington, Bella Heathcote, Martin Starr, Vincent Piazza, Dana Delany, Sylvester Stallone, Annabella Sciorra, Frank Grillo, Garrett Hedlund and Jay Will
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The sequence additionally stars Martin Starr, Jay Will, Annabella Sciorra, Neal McDonough, Robert Patrick, Beau Knapp, Bella Heathcote, Chris Caldovino, McKenna Quigley Harrington, Mike “Money Flo” Walden, Kevin Pollak, Vincent Piazza, Frank Grillo, Michael Seashore, James Russo, with Garrett Hedlund and Dana Delany.
Jackson will seem in Season 3 as Russell Lee Washington Jr. earlier than headlining NOLA King.
Produced by Paramount Tv Studios and 101 Studios, Tulsa King Season 3 is govt produced by Sheridan, Sylvester Stallone, Dave Erickson, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Jim McKay, Sheri Elwood, Ildy Modrovich and Keith Cox. Erickson additionally serves as showrunner. The sequence is distributed by Paramount International Content material Distribution.
