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

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  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...
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With the BET Media Group No Longer Being Sold, What’s the Future?

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Y’know, everyone thought that this would happen but it didn’t…

A few months ago, it was announced that Paramount would be selling a majority stake in the BET Media Group, which includes BET, BET+, BET Studios, VH1, and several other assets. Tyler Perry and Bryon Allen, among others, were one of the highest bidders, with Perry almost acquiring it. But just last week, it was announced that Paramount would no longer sell it as they were asking for over $3 billion.

With this announcement, many are questioning the future of BET, including myself (as a black writer). Here’s the rundown of what has happened to BET over the past few years under Paramount and what might happen.

What Happened

BET launched their in-house production company, BET Studios, on September 15, 2021, signing multiple talents to produce content. Scott Mills became CEO of BET after in November 2021. The happened after the success of The Mrs. Pat Show on BET+.

Later on, the group gained oversight of VH1, effectively splitting it off from MTV after almost three decades together. BET then became under supervision of CBS.

What *Might* Happen

And then, the M&A talks happened and here we are today. A network with so much potential but is drawn back because its owners want something reasonable to it. 

Honestly, what will happen is that content from VH1 will start to swift to MTV (which started happening already) and BET, BET+ merged into Paramount+ (saves millions in streaming losses), and BET Studios gets absorbed into CBS Studios. Worst case scenario is the latter. 

I think they’ll sell it again, but probably for less. But who know what can happen in the industry. 

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

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