'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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Paramount+ France Picks Up 'French Roulette – A Mother’s Ordeal'

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Paramount+ in France has picked up French Roulette – A Mother’s Ordeal, a limited series from creator Vincent Garenq. The streamer will have the miniseries’s exclusive first-window rights in the country, and has set a December 1 premiere date. 

French Roulette – A Mother’s Ordeal is described as a “crime family saga” set in the French Riviera in the 1970s, and inspired by the true story of Renée Le Roux, a former top model and ravenous businesswoman who ran the city’s historical casino and fought against the mafia on her own. After her daughter Agnès went missing, Le Roux began a perilous 40-year battle to get the truth. Michèle Laroque, well-known in the country, plays Le Roux, and stars opposite Yannick Choirat and Marie Zabukovec. The limited series was written by Nicolas Jean, Isabelle Dubernet and Olivier Eloy.

“We are proud to present this premium and glamorous French true crime series from the ’70s, located in Nice, the European Las Vegas at that time,” said Julia Schulte, Senior Vice President of international sales at France TV Distribution, which represents the show internationally. “The strong family drama around the murder of Agnes combined with a thrilling mafia and crime plot is gripping and offers a great piece of entertainment.”

The miniseries is produced by Paris-based production companies La Dame de Coeur and Effervescence Fiction. Judith Naudet, producer at Effervescence, describes the show as having a “thrilling plot, a formidable cast, sets and costumes that bring back to life the glamour of the Riviera in the 1970s.” Naudet added that it showcases an “extraordinary legal case involving passion, betrayal and revenge, against a backdrop of casino wars.”

After French Roulette – A Mother’s Ordeal premieres on Paramount+, the limited series will get a linear run on French public broadcaster France 2 and be available on their digital service France.tv.

Source: Variety




 

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