'Tulsa King' Spinoff 'NOLA King' With Samuel L. Jackson In The Works

  Saaaaaalutations! If you thought Paramount+ nabbing Sylvester Stallone to star in Tulsa King said something about what television had become, hear this out: Tulsa King has a New Orleans-set spinoff in development, aptly titled NOLA King , and it’s set to star Samuel L. Jackson. Exact details of NOLA King are under wraps, but Jackson’s character,   Russell Lee Washington Jr.,   has been described as similar to Stallone’s Dwight Manfredi. The series would be set up by a recurring arc in Tulsa King ’s third season, currently in production in Oklahoma and Atlanta, which explains why Variety ’s  telling didn’t call the single appearance they implied as a backdoor pilot. Jackson is expected to film his episodes in July, with production on NOLA King looking at a February start. Dave Erickson will be writing the spin-off after previously taking over showrunner duties on  Tulsa King starting with this new third  season.  He is expected to transition fro...

Pluto TV to stream Clarice and The Equalizer

 

The free, ad-supported platform will stream a two-week sampling of the premiere episodes of each show after their broadcast premieres. The Equalizer, starring Queen Latifah, will debut after Sunday’s Super Bowl, with Silence of the Lambs spinoff Clarice set to bow on February 11. The streams will be across multiple channels on Pluto, which offers hundreds of linear-style channels.

The premieres will also be available for free on YouTube and streaming on CBS.com and CBS All Access (it will continue streaming on Paramount+after the rebrand)

Source: Deadline

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