'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...

'Rabbit Hole' And 'Fatal Attraction' Reimagining Canceled After One Season Eacha


It’s another two series down at Paramount+. The streamer has canceled Rabbit Hole, the corporate espionage thriller starring Kiefer Sutherland, and the Fatal Attraction reimagining starring Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan, after a single season each.

Fatal Attraction and Rabbit Hole will not be returning for second seasons on Paramount+," a representative for the streamer said in a statement. “We want to thank both series’ entire creative teams, crews and the fantastic casts for their dedication to bringing these series to life.” Both series will remain on the platform, a necessary assurance following the streamer’s June removals that included many canceled originals.

Fatal Attraction reimagined the 1987 film and starred Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan in Michael Douglas’s and Glenn Close as Dan and his stalker mistress Alexandra Forrest, respectively. Its eight episode season began with three episodes on April 30 and ended with two episodes on May 28, with singular releases in the weeks inbetween. The series’s official synopsis states: “In the present day, after serving 15 years in prison for the murder of Alexandra Forrest, Daniel Gallagher is paroled with the goals of reconnecting with his family and proving his innocence. In 2008, Dan first meets Alex and his world begins to unravel after their brief affair threatens to destroy the life he’s built with his wife, Beth.” 

In the now-series finale it is revealed that Ellen, Dan’s daughter who is a college psychology student, had developed into an obsessive stalker as well. The series also starred Amanda Peet as Beth, Toby Huss as Mike Gerard, and Reno Wilson as Det. Earl Brooker. Alexandra Cunningham and Kevin J. Hynes developed the series for television and served as showrunner and executive producer. Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey of Amblin Television also executive produced. Silver Tree directed five of the eight episodes and was an executive producer. 

Rabbit Hole starred Sutherland as John Weir, corporate espionage’s master of deception framed for murder by forces “with the ability to influence and control populations” and must uncover what's going on. It too had 8 episodes, but ran weekly from a two episode premiere on March 26. 

Its May 7 finale ended with a twisty showdown between Weir, Charles Dance’s Ben and Lance Henriksen’s ever-elusive Crowley, who the series’ final moments revealed might be answering to someone else. Meta Golding, Enid Graham, Rob Yang, Walt Klink, and Jason Butler Harner also starred in the CBS Studios-produced series. John Requa and Glenn Ficarra created the series, directed half of the episodes, and served as executive producers with Sutherland, Charlie Gogolak, Suzan Bymel, and Hunt Baldwin.

Sources: TVLine, Variety

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