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 from while continuing on Mayor of Kingstown, where he is also showrunner.
Known for Jurassic Park, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Deep Blue Sea, Snakes on a Plane, and The Piano Lesson Jackson’s film roles include Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Elijah Price / Mr. Glass in Unbreakable and Glass, Lucius Best aka Frozone in The Incredibles and its sequel, and Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He’s made 12 film appearances as the character, and are his most frequent television role in the last decade, from two episodes of Agents of SHIELD to eight episodes of What If…? and an episode of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, but biggest of all the Secret Invasion miniseries. Speaking of miniseries, he executive produced and starred in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey in the title role, and as Frank Moten in Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. This genuinely seems to be Jackson’s first series regular role in an ongoing series.
On Tulsa King, Manfredi is a New York mobster who is exiled to Oklahoma and builds up his own new crime empire. The show has been a major hit for Paramount+, with its second season premiere in September becoming th its most-watched global premiere, with the show ranking as a Nielsen Top 10 streaming title for the rest of the season. Jackson will also be executive producing NOLA King, which is a Taylor Sheridan creation and comes from 101 Studios and MTV Entertainment Studios. He executive produces with David C. Glasser.
Source: Deadline
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