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Tulsa King
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Tulsa King Title card
Genre
Created byTaylor Sheridan
ShowrunnerTerence Winter
Starring
Theme music composer
  • Danny Bensi
  • Saunder Jurriaans
Opening themeTulsa King (Official Theme)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes19
Production
Executive producers
Running time36–43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkParamount+
ReleaseNovember 13, 2022 (2022-11-13) –
present (present)

Tulsa King is an American comedy and crime drama television series created by Taylor Sheridan for the streaming platform Paramount+. The series stars Sylvester Stallone in his first leading role in a scripted television series. Stallone portrays Dwight "The General" Manfredi, the American Mafia caporegime who has been recently released from prison in New York and is sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he begins to set up a criminal organization.

The series also stars Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Jay Will, Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza, A. C. Peterson, Garrett Hedlund and Dana Delany. After receiving an early premiere in theaters on October 29, 2022, the series was released on Paramount+ from November 13, 2022, to January 8, 2023. Shortly after premiering, Tulsa King was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 15, 2024.

Terence Winter was the showrunner for the first season but due to differences with Sheridan, he was demoted to head writer before the second. Director Craig Zisk produced the second season. The first season was largely filmed in Oklahoma City, but primary production on the second season relocated to Atlanta after the cast and crew complained. Annabella Sciorra, Tatiana Zappardino, Frank Grillo and Neal McDonough joined the second-season main cast. A third and fourth season as well as a spin-off series are both in the early stages of development.

The series has proved to be a success by providing a television ratings boost during its broadcast on Paramount Network, and setting viewership records on Paramount+, leading to a subscription boost. Critics gave Tulsa King generally positive reviews; many praised Stallone's performance but some critics criticized the dialogue and overall story arc. In 2023, Tulsa King was nominated for a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award.

Premise

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Dwight "The General" Manfredi is the American Mafia capo from New York City who has just finished serving a 25-year prison sentence. Upon release, Dwight's boss sends him to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to establish criminal operations there. Dwight, who does not know anyone in the area, seeks a new crew to help him establish his empire. He first meets taxi driver Tyson Mitchell, whom he recruits as his personal driver, and acquires financing by threatening and later befriending Lawrence "Bodhi" Geigerman, the owner of a local dispensary. While attempting to grow his enterprise, Dwight gains many more associates, including Mitch Keller, who owns a bar Dwight frequents. Dwight initially remains in contact with the syndicate in New York but later begins to despise them. Dwight and his crew become enemies with the outlaw biker gang The Black Macadams. During this time, Dwight experiences personal and family problems as a result of his actions. Stacy Beale, a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE; commonly known as ATF) agent and Dwight's love interest, investigates Dwight's actions and those of his crew.

Cast and characters

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Main

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  • Sylvester Stallone as Dwight "The General" Manfredi, a capo in the Invernizzi family who is sent to Tulsa after serving 25 years in prison for murder, boss of the Manfredi family in Tulsa
  • Andrea Savage as Stacy Beale, Manfredi's love interest in season 1 and a senior ATF agent. She is transferred to Alaska as punishment for failing to secure a conviction of Dwight in season 2.
  • Martin Starr as Lawrence "Bodhi" Geigerman, a marijuana dealer who Manfredi recruits to help finance his syndicate, associate of the Manfredi family, Even Higher Plane crew
  • Jay Will as Tyson Mitchell, a former taxi driver who becomes Dwight's driver and the first member of the Manfredi syndicate, associate of the Manfredi family, Bred-2-Buck crew
  • Max Casella as Armand "Manny" Truisi, a former Invernizzi soldier who made a new life in Tulsa working at Fennario horse ranch after breaking his vow to the family. He joins Manfredi's crew after unsuccessfully trying to kill him, soldier of the Manfredi family and bookmaker, Bred-2-Buck crew
  • Domenick Lombardozzi (season 1-2) as Don Charles "Chickie" Invernizzi, underboss and later boss of the Invernizzi family
  • Vincent Piazza as Vince Antonacci, Chickie's top capo, and later consigliere of the Invernizzi family
  • A. C. Peterson as Pete "The Rock" Invernizzi (season 1), the ailing boss of the Invernizzi family until he was killed by his own son Chickie.
  • Garrett Hedlund as Mitch "the Stick" Keller, an ex-rodeo star, ex-convict and bar owner who is an associate of the Manfredi syndicate, lieutenant of the Manfredi family, Bred-2-Buck crew
  • Dana Delany as Margaret Devereaux, the owner of Fennario horse ranch. She becomes Dwight’s love interest in season 2.
  • Tatiana Zappardino as Tina Manfredi-Grieger (season 2; recurring season 1), a Brooklyn florist and Dwight's estranged daughter
  • Annabella Sciorra as Joanne Manfredi (season 2; recurring season 1), Dwight's younger sister
  • Neal McDonough as Cal Thresher (season 2), corrupt businessman, large producer and distributor of marijuana, an oil tycoon
  • Frank Grillo as Bill Bevilaqua (season 2), boss of the Bevilaqua family of Kansas City

Recurring

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  • Chris Caldovino as Dennis "Goodie" Carangi, long-time capo and consigliere of the Invernizzi family who joins Manfredi in Tulsa, underboss and consigliere of the Manfredi family in Tulsa
  • Ritchie Coster as Caolan Waltrip, the Irish leader of the outlaw biker gang The Black Macadams (season 1)
  • Emily Davis as Rochelle "Roxy" Harrington; Manny's co-worker, a Black Macadams old lady and an informant for Stacy (season 1)
  • Ronnie Gene Blevins as Ben Hutchins
  • Mike Iveson as Paul Cheevers, Dwight's driving instructor
  • Barry Corbin as Babe
  • Michael Beach as Mark Mitchell, Tyson's father
  • Scarlet Rose Stallone as Spencer, a former waitress who Dwight hires to care for his prize horse
  • McKenna Quigley Harrington as Grace, associate of the Manfredi family, Even Higher Plane crew
  • Dashiell Connery as Clint, associate of Manfredi family, Even Higher Plane crew
  • Justin Garcia-Pruneda as Fred, associate of Manfredi family, bodyguard, Even Higher Plane crew
  • Jonathan Joss as "Bad Face", associate of Manfredi family
  • Glen Gould as Jimmy "the Creek", associate of Manfredi family, marijuana producer and distributor, Even Higher Plane crew
  • Robert Walker Branchaud as Carson Pike (Season 1), The Black Macadams gang member
  • Steve Witting as Donnie Shore, a car dealership owner
  • Joseph Riccobene as Jerry Izzo (Season 1–2) capo in the Invernizzi family
  • Patrick Ian Moore as Jack Paradise
  • Rich Ting as Jackie Ming (season 2), a Chinese triad gangster
  • Ca$h Flo as Michael "Bigfoot" (season 2), associate, enforcer and bodyguard of Manfredi family and Mitch's cousin, Bred-2-Buck crew

Notable guests

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  • Alan Autry as Brian Gillen (season 1), former owner of Fennario Ranch and Margaret Devereaux's ex-husband
  • Jelly Roll as himself (season 2), a musician who Dwight mistakes for a security guard and janitor
  • Graham Greene as Old Smoke (season 2)

Episodes

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Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
19November 13, 2022 (2022 -11-13)January 8, 2023 (2023 -01-08)
210September 15, 2024 (2024 -09-15)November 17, 2024 (2024 -11-17)

Season 1 (2022–2023)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [1]
11"Go West, Old Man"Allen CoulterTeleplay by : Taylor Sheridan and Terence Winter
Story by : Taylor Sheridan		November 13, 2022 (2022 -11-13)[a]
Dwight Manfredi is released from prison 25 years after committing a murder for New York's Invernizzi crime family. Despite refusing to testify against boss Pete "The Rock", Invernizzi and his son Don Charles "Chickie", Dwight is ordered to Tulsa because the family has no prospects for him in New York. Dwight is furious and punches one of Chickie's men, Vince. Arriving in Tulsa, Dwight gets into a taxi driven by Tyson Mitchell. Upon learning marijuana is legally sold at a local dispensary, Dwight offers the owner Lawrence "Bodhi" Geigerman "protection". Dwight walks out with forty thousand dollars of Bodhi's money; he then hires Tyson as his personal driver, and gives him money to purchase a new vehicle for him. As Dwight makes contacts in Tulsa and establishes his base of operations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) learns of his presence and issues a bulletin to all federal agents in Tulsa, including Stacy Beale, an ATF agent who had an anonymous one-night stand with Dwight.
22"Center of the Universe"Allen CoulterTerence Winter & Joseph RiccobeneNovember 20, 2022 (2022 -11-20)
Tyson persuades Dwight to get a new drivers' license so he can obtain a debit card for expenses. Dwight then visits Bodhi and insists on meeting with his supplier Jimmy. After educating himself on the intricacies of legalized marijuana, Dwight cuts a more-favorable deal for better product with Jimmy. Tyson's father Mark grows concerned Tyson is throwing away any chance of a future by associating with Dwight. Chickie agrees to Vince's request for a large cash gift from Dwight to end their disagreement. Stacy visits Dwight to reveal her employer; Dwight insists she has nothing to fear from him. A ranch hand named Armand discovers Dwight's presence and begins planning to take action against him. Dwight uses his debit card to pay for information about his estranged daughter Tina; he tries to call her, but she refuses to talk to Dwight after he estranged her 18 years earlier.
33"Caprice"Ben RichardsonRegina CorradoNovember 27, 2022 (2022 -11-27)
Stacy is assigned to investigate The Black Macadams, a local biker gang, after a member dies by suicide in his house using explosives. Armand tries to shoot Dwight during Dwight's driving test; Dwight survives but the experience persuades him to end his relationship with Tyson. Tyson, who is infatuated with his new gangster lifestyle, rebuffs Dwight and insists on working as his right-hand man. Dwight involves Bodhi and Mitch in a scheme to sell nitrous oxide as a party drug during an upcoming Tulsa music festival; Dwight persuades Mitch to use his bar as a front to obtain supplies of the gas without suspicion. Stacy reconnects with Dwight after they share dinner, and they have sex together. Dwight conducts his own investigation, using his contacts to identify Armand as the shooter. He buys a gun, but while preparing to kill Armand at his home, Dwight hesitates after seeing Armand's young son run out to hug him.
44"Visitation Place"Ben SemanoffDave FlebotteDecember 4, 2022 (2022 -12-04)
Dwight waits until Armand is alone and then questions him. Armand reveals that the Invernizzi family tried to have Dwight killed during his prison sentence, and Armand feared that Dwight had now come to Tulsa to kill him. Dwight spares him and instead demands a monthly cut of Armand's income. Dwight's plan to sell nitrous oxide hits a setback when Black Macadam bikers, who are selling drugs at the same festival, assault Dwight's crew and steal the gas tanks. To resolve the problem, Dwight and his men, accompanied by Mark, surprise the bikers as they are packing up for the night, assault them with baseball bats, and take back the gas tanks and their stolen money. Tyson and his father reconcile, but Tyson finds himself divided between his family and his loyalty to Dwight. Armand assaults a rude neighbor and decides not to move out of Tulsa. Stacy has sex with a handsome stranger who buys her a drink. Dwight, with the help of his sister Joanne, says goodbye to his dying younger brother Joey.
55"Token Joe"Ben SemanoffJoseph RiccobeneDecember 11, 2022 (2022 -12-11)
Dwight flies to Brooklyn to attend Joey's funeral; while there, he takes the opportunity to speak with Tina. Tina still refuses to forgive her father, and says during his time in prison, she was raped by Nico, one of Chickie's men, despite Pete swearing to protect her when Dwight was convicted. An enraged Dwight beats Nico to death in front of Chickie and Vince. Caolan Waltrip, Black Macadam's sergeant-at-arms, has corrupt state police officers on his payroll arrest Tyson and confiscate his phone. After Tyson is coerced into unlocking his phone, the bikers learn about Dwight's connection to Bodhi and force him to reveal Mitch is fronting his drug racket. When the officers attempt to intimidate Mitch, Mitch compels them to release Bodhi and leave by saying his bar is on Cherokee tribal land and they have no jurisdiction. Armand's colleague Roxy warns Armand to stop encroaching on Waltrip's turf.
66"Stable"Guy FerlandDave FlebotteDecember 18, 2022 (2022 -12-18)
Dwight again meets with his daughter before flying back to Tulsa. On his return, he finds Tyson has been arrested and that Bodhi is missing. Waltrip meets with Dwight and demands a cut of his business, but Dwight refuses. Stacy warns Dwight about his activities and that the FBI is getting involved. The Invernizzi family, mainly Chickie, are split on how to handle Dwight. Pete insists on having his consigliere visit Tulsa to calm the situation, instead Chickie assaults Tina's husband Emory. Federal agents shut Bodhi's shop, but Bodhi refuses to betray Dwight. After learning Pilot, the white horse he has grown fond of will be euthanized, Dwight buys Pilot and hires ex-waitress Spencer to take care of him. Waltrip has Roxy's boyfriend Carson Pike shoot up Mitch's bar; Dwight and Mitch return fire and Pike is killed. Mitch agrees to accept Dwight as a business partner.
77"Warr Acres"Guy FerlandTerence Winter & Joseph RiccobeneDecember 25, 2022 (2022 -12-25)
Dwight and Mitch send Pike's bullet-hole-ridden jacket to The Black Macadams. In New York, Pete is recovering and is back at home with Chickie, who does not seem happy. Roxy calls Stacy about Pike and agrees to meet Stacy to talk about the incident. Roxy is revealed to be an informant for the ATF. Pete becomes angry when he hears Dwight gave his ring to Tyson and that Tina is still getting mysterious calls. Waltrip captures Roxy, discovers her secret and strangles her. Pete ignores Chickie while Chickie is bathing him; in a fit of rage, Chickie drowns Pete and becomes the new boss of the family. Dwight is distressed by the news of Pete's death.
88"Adobe Walls"Lodge KerriganTerence Winter & Tom SierchioJanuary 1, 2023 (2023 -01-01)
With the increasing threat of The Black Macadams, Dwight and Mitch train their inexperienced men to shoot. Stacy visits Waltrip but fails to implicate him in Roxy's murder. Jimmy agrees to become a business partner with Dwight and Mitch to open a new casino. Chickie decides to kill Dwight and his family, calls him to pretend to make amends, and says they will visit him very soon. When Stacy again meets Dwight, Waltrip and a henchman shoot at them, wounding Stacy. Police arrive and Dwight is detained for questioning.
99"Happy Trails"Lodge KerriganTerence WinterJanuary 8, 2023 (2023 -01-08)
In a flashback from 1997, Chickie, Vince and Armand are torturing Ripple, a member of their family; they handcuff him to a radiator in a run-down building and brand his face with a red-hot potato masher. The potato masher falls on a pile of rags, and the whole room is engulfed in flames. Dwight arrives and shoots Ripple to prevent him from dying in the fire, and is arrested outside the burning building (which explains his prison sentence). In the present, as amends, Dwight gives Stacy a flash drive that accesses a million-dollar bank account. Chickie, Vince and Goodie go to Tulsa, where Dwight surprises them and demands they leave, with the exception of Goodie, who joins Dwight's crew. Bodhi hacks into Waltrip's computer and empties his bank accounts. The Black Macadams invade the Bred 2 Buck; the two gangs fight, but the Manfredi crew prevails, and Dwight kills Waltrip. Three months later, the casino is open, Dwight reconciles with Tina and Stacy is reinstated to the ATF. Outside the casino, Stacy has Dwight arrested for bribery, with the flash drive as evidence.

Season 2 (2024)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [3]
101"Back in the Saddle"Craig ZiskTaylor Elmore and Terence Winter & Sylvester StalloneSeptember 15, 2024 (2024 -09-15)
In jail, Dwight meets Harlan, who has been incarcerated for an energy scam in which he gambled away $12.7 million grant money for a wind farm he owns. The next day, in the courthouse Dwight manages to negotiate a bail for himself, with Tina paying $300,000 for his bail. Back at the casino, Mitch introduces Dwight to his cousin, Bigfoot, who Dwight hires as his bodyguard. Dwight also tells the group about Harlan's wind farm scam, and decides to invest in it to power up a new weed farm, to which everyone agrees. While visiting the ranch, Margaret tells Dwight about a charity function organized by Cal Thresher, the biggest medical marijuana supplier in Tulsa, and invites Dwight to meet him. Dwight then visits Stacy at her home and tells her that he doesn't hold grudges over how she had him arrested. The next day, Dwight and the gang attends the function. However, when Dwight meets with Thresher, Thresher shows Dwight disdain for encroaching into his business and even intimidated Dwight. Dwight, now feeling hostile, decides to leave the function. Cal then calls upon Bill Bevilaqua and inquires about Dwight, also telling him that Dwight has now officially stepped into Bevilaqua's territory of Tulsa.
112"Kansas City Blues"Craig ZiskStephen Scaia and Terence WinterSeptember 22, 2024 (2024 -09-22)
Dwight and Tina go house hunting as she decides to move to Tulsa with her family to be closer to her dad. Meanwhile, Cal calls District Attorney Dylan McGrath to ruin Dwight's chances of getting an acquittal. At a court session to set upon a trial date, Dwight decides to defend himself and Dylan represents the state. Chickie received a call from Bevilaqua who is now pinning Dwight's trespassing on his territory as an act of war on him unbeknownst that Chickie and Dwight had already split. Armand was telling Tyson about his financial difficulties and Tyson told him about the dealership that had racial profiled him before and they should steal the catalytic converters off the cars on the dealer lot to sell it for money. With the assistance of the gang, the heist was a success. Dwight visits Harlan in prison, managing to work a deal with Harlan to buy his wind farms. However, while visiting the bank, Dwight was rejected for a loan and Joanne visits Dwight at his hotel room and announces that she too is moving to Tulsa and suggests Dwight to work for a plea deal for Tina's sake. Taking her advice, Dwight visits Dylan's office to work out a plea deal. Dwight then notices a call slip from Cal to Dylan thus sensing that they're working together to bring him down and he leaves after asking what was Dylan's intentions all along. Dwight goes to the grand opening of their new dispensary which was a massive success. Tyson then brought Dwight to his house for the night as his hotel is surrounded with journalists. The next morning, whilst having breakfast and reading the newspaper, Dwight finds out that not only is he close to war with both Cal and Bevilaqua, the Chinese triads are now also encroaching into the medicinal weed market in Tulsa. Chickie calls Goodie and tells him that his defection will be forgiven if he would bring Dwight down together with Chickie and Bevilaqua and offers him Dwight's leadership position in Tulsa in return.
123"Oklahoma v. Manfredi"Joshua MarstonTerence Winter & Joseph RiccobeneSeptember 29, 2024 (2024 -09-29)
Dwight prepares himself for the upcoming trial. As Armand deals with the fallout of his divorce, he meets with Cal, who gives him tens of thousands of dollars with a promise to return a favor. Tina and Joanne begin moving into a new home while dealing with the head of the local Homeowners Association. Goodie is faced with a dilemma from Chickie and Bevilaqua to turn on Dwight. Trial day arrives for Dwight as he defends himself. Dwight calls Stacy to the stand and using their past relationship in his questioning, Dwight paints a scenario that the flash-drive containing a $1 million given to Stacy was a thank-you gift for her helping Dwight in the past and that he never asked anything in return. Dwight is ultimately found not guilty of bribing a federal agent. Dwight meets with Bevilaqua, who wants Dwight to kick-up money to him for encroaching on Tulsa. Dwight tells Bevilaqua that he answers to no one and Tulsa belongs to him. After the meeting, Chickie tells Goodie to lure Dwight out of the casino and Bevilaqua's right-hand man, Carlo, will take care of the rest. At Dwight's celebration party at the casino, Goodie tells Dwight that Carlo wants to meet. Outside the casino, Carlo tries to draw his gun to kill Dwight, but Bigfoot grabs him from behind, allowing Goodie to stab Carlo to death; Dwight was aware of the assassination attempt. Dwight has Bigfoot and Tyson dump the body. Dwight dances with Margaret and eventually spend the night together. Bevilaqua finds Carlo's body in front of his house.
134"Heroes and Villains"Joshua MarstonTerence Winter & Dave FlebotteOctober 6, 2024 (2024 -10-06)
145"Tilting at Windmills"David SemelWilliam SchmidtOctober 13, 2024 (2024 -10-13)
156"Navigator"David SemelTerence WinterOctober 20, 2024 (2024 -10-20)
167"Life Support"Kevin DowlingDave FlebotteOctober 27, 2024 (2024 -10-27)
178"Under New Management"Kevin DowlingWilliam Schmidt & Terence WinterNovember 3, 2024 (2024 -11-03)
189"Triad"Craig ZiskJoseph RiccobeneNovember 10, 2024 (2024 -11-10)
1910"Reconstruction"Craig ZiskTerence Winter & Sylvester StalloneNovember 17, 2024 (2024 -11-17)

Production

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Development

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Terrence Winter
Terence Winter, the showrunner, was fired and later re-hired by creator Taylor Sheridan ahead of the second season.

On December 6, 2021, it was reported Taylor Sheridan and Terence Winter were developing a series titled Kansas City for the digital streaming platform Paramount+.[4] The series was created by Sheridan, who had signed a multi-year contract with ViacomCBS to create new series during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The series would be centered around Sal, an Italian-American mobster from New York City who is tasked with returning the mafia to Kansas City, Missouri.[6] Sheridan, Winter and series-star Sylvester Stallone were announced as executive producers alongside Braden Aftergood from Stallone's banner Balboa Productions; and David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle and Bob Yari from the production company 101 Studios.[7] Winter was also the series' showrunner, which MTV Entertainment Studios produced.[8]

Sheridan wrote the pilot episode in a week.[9] Winter moved the show's setting to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to give the characters a more-remote setting.[10] In 2022, Deadline Hollywood stated the show was given a straight-to-series order under the title Tulsa King to reflect the change in location.[11] Stallone involved himself in several aspects of the production. Winter noted: "With Stallone, you're getting a writer, a director, a producer, an editor"; and Glasser said Stallone was "heavily involved in the editing process".[12]

On November 30, 2022, Tulsa King was renewed for a second season.[13] The following February, it was announced Winter had resigned as showrunner due to "creative differences"; a new showrunner was sought but Winter would remain as an executive producer of the show.[14] It was later revealed Sheridan had dismissed Winter because of differences in writing style; Sheridan stated he preferred character-driven plots whereas Winter preferred plot-driven characters.[15] In February 2024, Winter was re-hired as a writer after an opening in his schedule due to delays caused by the 2023 Writers' Guild of America strike.[16] In his modified position, Winter is the series' head writer and works outside Sheridan's direct supervision.[17][18] Sheridan chose not to use a conventional showrunner for the second season and instead decided to hire a director and executive producer to oversee day-to-day production.[19] It was announced Craig Zisk would fill this role.[20]

Winter confirmed in September 2024 that a spin-off series set in New Orleans was in the early stages of development.[21] The following November it was reported that Tulsa King is on track to secure a third and fourth season renewal.[22]

Casting

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Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone stars in the series lead role as Dwight "The General" Manfredi.

At the time the series was announced, Sylvester Stallone was participating in negotiations to star as Tulsa King's lead character Sal in his scripted television debut.[7] Stallone's character was later renamed Dwight "The General" Manfredi.[23] Stallone stated filming television was more difficult and time-consuming than the films in which he had starred.[24] On March 24, 2022, Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza and Jay Will were added to the cast; Casella, Lombardozzi and Piazza portray members of the Invernizzi family crime syndicate while Will stars as a recent college graduate who becomes a member of Dwight's crew.[23] In May, A. C. Peterson, Andrea Savage, Garrett Hedlund and Martin Starr were reported to be starring in the series;[25][26][27][28] they were followed in July by Dana Delany[29] and Annabella Sciorra in August.[30] Miles Mussenden also stars in the series.[31] Stallone's daughter Scarlet appears in the series as Spencer, a barista and stable hand who is recruited to work with Dwight.[32][33] Scarlet was originally considered for the role of Stallone's on-screen daughter but was considered too young for the role,[32] which instead went to Tatiana Zappardino.[34] Additional casting for minor characters and background actors occurred in May 2022.[35]

Before production of the second season, Sciorra and Zappardino were promoted to the main cast.[36] Frank Grillo also joined the main cast, starring as Bill Bevilaqua, a mobster from Kansas City.[37] On May 1, 2024, it was reported Neal McDonough would appear as Cal Thresher.[38] Two days later, Rich Ting was cast in the recurring role of Jackie Ming.[39] Jelly Roll, an American singer, songwriter, and rapper, made a cameo appearance as himself. He said he had been a fan of the series and is friends with Sistine, another daughter of Stallone's, who made the necessary connections.[40] Casting for additional extras in the second season occurred in June 2024.[41]

During filming for the second season, Stallone and an unnamed director were accused of making disparaging remarks about background extras.[42][43] Stallone was allegedly heard calling certain background actors "ugly", "tub of lard" and "fat guy with a cane".[44] Stallone also suggested the production should instead cast "pretty young girls to be around me".[45] The Atlanta-based casting agency Rose Locke & CL Casting, which had been responsible for hiring extras, resigned from the production soon after.[46] Zisk responded to the comments through TMZ by denying the statements were made and stating the casting agency had hired extras who were older than the requested age range.[47][48] CNN reported Paramount was investigating the allegations and that no formal complaints had been filed.[49] The actors' labor union SAG-AFTRA also responded to the allegations, saying its scope does not include background actors in Atlanta but that it would provide any requested guidance; it also issued a statement condemning such comments toward any actor.[50] Thomas Mooneyham, a background actor on the series, stated he believed the comments were about him after he and another extra were replaced with younger people.[51] Stallone did not respond to the allegations.[52]

In November 2024, Stallone was in the process of signing a contract to star in a third and fourth series of the program. If signed, he would reportedly receive a raise after making $750,000 and $1,000,000 per episode in the first two seasons, respectively.[22]

Production design

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The series' costume designer Suzanne McCabe based many outfits on the Gambino crime family and Franzese Crew, as well as photographs from newspaper clippings in the 1980s; she cited John Gotti as an inspiration.[53] McCabe also stated she tried to mostly use monochromatic colors for the show's costumes, using dark colors for the New York City-filmed scenes and softer colors for scenes in Oklahoma to represent that state's red soil.[53] Sylvester Stallone was allowed to pick many elements of his own costumes, including bolo ties, jewelry and shoes.[53] Production designer Todd Jeffery used a mix of soundstages and on-location filming for Tulsa King.[54] The sets for "The Higher Plane" dispensary featured in the series was created in a former Texaco gas station.[54] Mirrors were used in a scene that was filmed in a strip club to make the space appear larger.[54] Location manager Patrick Mignanom was tasked with finding a dilapidated structure whose owner would be content with having it blown up.[54] Saunder Jurriaans and Danny Bensi composed Tulsa King's theme song.[55]

Filming

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The exterior of a large building located in Oklahoma City that is used as film and television studios
Many interior scenes for the first season were filmed at Prairie Surf Studios in Oklahoma City, which also housed production offices.

Principal photography occurred over six months in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Bethany, concluding on August 31, 2022.[56][57] Some filming occurred at Tulsa International Airport on March 29, 2022.[58] Additional locations used in Tulsa include Center of the Universe and the Mayo Hotel.[59] Other scenes were filmed on-location in Brooklyn, New York.[60] The series interior scenes and production offices were housed at Prairie Surf Studios.[61] Additional photography wrapped by October.[56] Filming in Oklahoma boosted the state's economy by an estimated $56 million.[62]

It was later reported the show's second season would not be filmed in Oklahoma due to costs, and complaints from the cast and crew, who did not like the extreme temperatures there.[63] Filming on the second season is occurring in the Atlanta, Georgia, suburb Norcross, using Eagle Rock Studios for sound stages.[64] Filming began on April 1, 2024, and was scheduled to run until July 31.[62] Some filming also took place in Gainesville, Georgia.[65] Jelly Roll's scenes were filmed in April while he was touring for his latest studio album Beautifully Broken and was in the area. Stallone improvised lines for this scene which featured Jelly Roll performing a rendition of his song "I Am Not Okay".[40] A second unit filmed b-roll scenes in Tulsa in mid-June 2024.[66] Filming for the second season wrapped on August 2.[67][68]

Release

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The series premiere episode of Tulsa King received an early promotional screening with the fifth-season premiere of Yellowstone in AMC Theatres on October 29–30, 2022.[69][70] Tulsa King began its weekly release schedule on Paramount+ beginning on November 13.[71] The series' first two episodes were broadcast on Paramount Network on November 20 and 27, serving as a lead-out for episodes of Yellowstone.[72] The first season concluded on January 8, 2023.[73] In Japan, the series was launched in a Paramount+ hub on the streaming service Wowow.[74] The first season received another linear broadcast, this time on CBS, with episodes being broadcast weekly from July 14–September 8, 2024.[75][1] The second season premiered in the United States and Canada on September 15, and internationally on September 16.[76]

Home media

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The first season received a home-media release on DVD and Blu-ray on June 6, 2023; an alternative steelbook Blu-ray release accompanied the main release.[77]

Television home release details for Tulsa King season 1
Tulsa King: Season One
Set details Special features
  • 9 episodes
  • 3-disc set DVD
  • 2-disc set Blu-ray
  • English subtitles
  • Stranger in a Strange Land: Genesis
  • Carpe D.M.: Stallone
  • Mercy and Malice: The Cast
  • Haberdashery: Costume Design
  • Outthink Your Enemy: Stunts
  • The Here and Now: On Location in Tulsa
  • Behind the Story for every episode
DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
June 6, 2023[78] June 5, 2023[79] N/A
Blu-ray release dates
Region A Region B
June 6, 2023[78] June 5, 2023[80]

Reception

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Viewing figures

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On Paramount+, Tulsa King's first season was Taylor Sheridan's fourth-most-watched series[81] with 3.36 billion minutes viewed.[82] In its first broadcast on Paramount Network, the series brought in 3.7 million viewers, exceeding the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon as "cable's highest-rated series debut" of 2022.[83] It is also credited with the "biggest new sign-up day in [Paramount+] history".[84] The first season broadcast on CBS averaged 3.17 million viewers.[85]

The second-season premiere on Paramount+ was seen by two million people within 24 hours, with the number rising to 5.4 million households within its first seven days.[86] This also set a new record on the streaming service for largest number of viewers on a series' premiere day.[87] Social media engagements for season two also rose 943% when compared to that from the first season.[86] Tulsa King was ranked tenth on The Wrap's "list of titles consumers are most excited about" for the week of September 22, 2024.[88] Within 35 days of the second-season premiere, 10 million households had seen Tulsa King, beating the 9.5 million that viewed season one within the same time period by 8%. By this time the series had eight times higher engagement and 17 times higher views than season one on social media platforms.[89]

Viewership and ratings per episode of Tulsa King[85][b]
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Go West, Old Man" July 14, 2024 0.18/2 3.40
2 "Center of the Universe" July 21, 2024 0.25/4 3.46
3 "Caprice" July 28, 2024 0.23/3 2.68
4 "Visitation Place" August 4, 2024 0.18/2 2.75
5 "Token Joe" August 11, 2024 0.26/4 2.97
6 "Stable" August 18, 2024 0.25/4 3.43
7 "Warr Acres" August 25, 2024 0.26/4 3.58
8 "Adobe Walls" September 1, 2024 0.13/2 2.72
9 "Happy Trails" September 8, 2024 0.27/2 3.51

Critical response

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Season 1

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[90]
Rotten Tomatoes79%[91]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB-[92]
Chicago Sun-Times[93]
The Daily Telegraph[94]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[95]
The Guardian[96]
IndieWireB-[97]
USA Today[98]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 79% of 47 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Tulsa King's stale comedy sometimes feels like ordering spaghetti with marinara and instead getting egg noodles and ketchup, but Sylvester Stallone still commands the screen with his swaggering charm."[91] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[90] Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly described the series as "Grumpy Old Grand Theft Auto".[95] CNN Entertainment's Brian Lowery described the series as an "odd mix of attributes" but praised the series' use of time.[99] Reviewing for The Guardian, Lucy Mangan praised the comedy aspect of the series but failed to see it innovating further.[96] Los Angeles Times writer Robert Lloyd called the series "likeable", commending its use of comedy and character focus.[100]

Tulsa King was often compared poorly to Winter's and Sheridan's other series; Sheridan was overseeing eight other series at the time Tulsa King debuted. The Hollywood Reporter's Daniel Fienberg wrote Sheridan's and Winter's main strength is not in comedy writing, despite the series being primarily marketed as a comedy.[101] Fienberg goes on to state: "the first two episodes definitely give the impression of being something that Sheridan, Paramount+'s golden goose at this point, gestated between work on 15 different Yellowstone sequels and prequels".[101] According to Anita Singh of The Daily Telegraph: "One of the writers, Terence Winter, has The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire on his CV, but this show is to The Sopranos what Paw Patrol is to the works of David Attenborough".[94]

Writing for the National Public Radio (NPR) talk show Fresh Air, David Bianculli compared the formula of Tulsa King to that of Yellowstone and noted the "sense of time passing and the importance of family".[102] Stephan Lee with The Wrap said there is a "distinct straight-to-DVD quality to Tulsa King" but suggests the series stands on its own and is only poor when compared to Sheridan's and Winter's other works.[103] Ben Travers of IndieWire described Tulsa King as "less serious" and a "breath of fresh air" compared to the seriousness and consequences in Sheridan's other series.[97]

Stallone's acting received the highest praise from critics, although some criticized it for its lack of originality. Reviewing the first two episodes for Variety, Joshua Alston credited most of the series' success to Stallone, stating: "Tulsa King isn't a great show with him, but it would be far less interesting without him".[104] Richard Roeper, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, said the series was written to Stallone's strengths.[93] The A.V. Club's Todd Lazarski also praised Stallone's acting but described the series as an "undercooked fish-out-of-water mob story".[92] USA Today writer Kelly Lawler criticized both the overall concept and Stallone saying he is "probably the king of something, but it's certainly not Tulsa, Oklahoma", and called the show "bad Goodfellas fan fiction".[98]

Season 2

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Rotten Tomatoes100/100[105]
Review scores
SourceRating
Collider7/10[106]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10.[105] Jeff Ewing with Collider wrote that the second season "introduced new threats, but struggles to find its tone", feeling that it started off with too many filler episodes before building exposition in the later episodes.[106] Decider's Joek Keller stated that Tulsa King "has become less of a fish out of water story and more of a story about just what kind of absurd scheme Dwight and his motley crew can pull off". He further elaborated by saying that the first episode addressed too many storylines at one time and believing that it is becoming more focused on comedy than crime.[107]

The Quapaw Nation issued a statement during the broadcast of Tulsa King's second season, criticizing its portrayal of fictional tribal leaders in criminal conspiracies. They stated that production members did not give the tribe the chance to review the potential use of a fictionalized portrayal of themselves and that it "constituted cultural appropriation".[108]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref(s).
2023 Critics' Choice Super Awards (3rd) Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Tulsa King Nominated [109][110]
Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Sylvester Stallone Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (75th) Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or a Variety Program Freddie Poole Nominated [111]
2024 Astra Television Awards (3rd) Best Streaming Comedy Series Tulsa King Nominated [112][113]
Best Actor in a Streaming Comedy Series Sylvester Stallone Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ This episode was first released in AMC Theatres on October 29–30 before its release on Paramount+.[2]
  2. ^ The following ratings are only for Tulsa King's first season linear broadcast on CBS and do not include viewing figures from Paramount+ or Paramount Network.

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