'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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'Lawmen: Bass Reeves' Gets Special CBS Airings

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Lawmen: Bass Reeves just premiered its first two episodes on Sunday. Now, those same episodes are getting ready for their linear debut on CBS and it’s happening this Sunday, 18 hours after episode 3 premieres on Paramount+.

Parts I and II will air on Sunday. November 12 at 9 PM, making a very full Taylor Sheridan night for the Eye Network following the end of the Big Brother season. Reeves worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory. He is said to have captured more than 3,000 of the most dangerous criminals without ever being wounded, and for it, he is considered the greatest frontier hero in American history. However, the responsibility of the badge weighed heavily on him, constantly wrestling with its moral and spiritual effects on his dear family. 

David Oyelowo stars as Reeves, Lauren E. Banks as Bass' wife Jennie Reeves, and Dennis Quaid as Deputy U.S. Marshall Sherrill Lynn. It also stars Donald Sutherland as Judge Isaac Pearce Demi Singleton as Reeves daughter Sally, Forrest Goodluck as the Cherokee Billy Crow, and Barry Pepper as leader of the 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles Esau Pierce. Recurring cast members include Shea Whigham, Garrett Hedlund, Mo Brings Plenty, Tosin Morohunfola, Margot Bingham, Dale Dickey, Justin Hurtt-Dunkley, Joaquina Kalukango, Lonnie Chavis, Rob Morgan, Ryan O’Nan, Grantham Coleman, and Bill Dawes.

Lawmen: Bass Reeves was created by Chad Feehan, who also serves as showrunner, based on the first two books of The Bass Reeves Trilogy by Sidney Thompson, titled Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves, and Hell on the Border. The TV series is the first chapter of the Lawmen anthology. It is an executive produced by Sheridan and Oyelowo, David C. Glasser, David’s wife Jessica Oyelowo, David Permut, Christina Alexandra Voros, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari and David Hutkin. It is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions and Oyelowo’s Yoruba Saxon, and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution outside of Paramount+’s international markets.

Source: Deadline

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