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

Posted by on
  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...
0

Paramount+ releases cast information on the upcoming 'The Game's revival

Posted by on

Paramount+ has announced the cast for the upcoming 'The Game' revival. 

The cast includes ADRIYAN RAE (“ChicagoFire”) as Brittany Pitts, the daughter of Jason and Kelly Pitts; VAUGHN HEBRON (“Tyler Perry’s The Oval”) as Jamison Fields, an undrafted free agent; and ANALISA VELEZ (“Sneaky Pete”) as Raquel Navarro, Brittany’s best friend. 

Legacy players BRITTANY DANIEL (“Cheaper by the Dozen”) and POOCH HALL (“Ray Donovan”) will make special appearances, reprising their roles as Kelly Pitts and Derwin Davis

Relocating from San Diego to Sin City, THE GAME returns with a mix of new players and original cast, including previously announced series regulars Wendy Raquel Robinson and Hosea Chanchez, to offer a modern-day examination of Black culture through the prism of pro football,” the release reads. “The team will tackle racism, sexism, classism and more as they fight for fame, fortune, respect and love – all while trying to maintain their souls as they each play THE GAME'The Game' is executive produced by original show creator Mara Brock Akil, showrunner and writer Devon Greggory (“American Soul”), Salim Akil (“Black Lightning”), and original executive producer Kelsey Grammer (“Girlfriends”) and Tom Russo (“Black-ish”) of Grammnet NH Productions. Kevin Bray (“Insecure”) will direct the first two episodes of the inaugural season. The series is produced by CBS Studios, Akil Productions and Grammnet NH Productions.

The show will tackle racism, sexism, classism, and more as they fight for fame, fortune, respect, and love–all while trying to maintain their souls as they each play The Game.

The ten-episode season of the new series will stream exclusively on Paramount+ with the first two episodes directed by Kevin Bray.

All 9 seasons of the original show is now streaming on Paramount+.

What do you think of the new cast?

Founder and head of What's on Paramount+, KP writes articles on what's new and upcoming to the Paramount streaming service, Paramount+.

Comments

Post a Comment

This is the place to share your thoughts questions and get responses and takes from others on a topic of the article.

The What’s on Paramount+ staffs moderate the comment sections and can not answer requests for shows or movies to be added to Paramount+ as we aren’t affiliated with Paramount Global.

For any technical help with the service, please contact Paramount+ directly at help.paramountplus.com in the US and support.paramountplus.com elsewhere.