Sylvester Stallone will return as Oklahoma crime boss Dwight “The General” Manfredi in a third season of Tulsa King.
Paramount+ announced that a new season has started production in Atlanta and Oklahoma on the streaming hit.
The renewal is hardly a surprise as the show’s second season return in September was Paramount+’s most-watched global premiere in the streamer’s history, and the show ranked as a Nielsen Top 10 streaming title throughout the rest of its sophomore season run.
For season three, executive producer Dave Erickson will take over as sole showrunner. Erikson is the showrunner of another Taylor Sheridan series, Mayor of Kingstown, and recently signed a multi-year overall deal with MTV Entertainment Studios.
The announcement lacks a couple key behind-the-scenes names from season two. On-again, off-again lead writer Terence Winter wasn’t included in the mix. Last season also brought aboard Craig Zisk to serve as lead director. The duo essentially split showrunning duties, with Winter handling the writing side and Zisk handling the on-the-ground production duties.
There’s no official word on when the third season will premiere, but the show coming back in the fourth quarter of this year seems like safe bet.
The news follows Stallone being announced as one of President Trump’s trio of “Special Ambassadors” to “troubled” Hollywood back in January (along with Mel Gibson and Jon Voight). It is still unclear what that designation actually entails.
In addition to Tulsa King, Sheridan’s slate on Paramount+ includes Landman, 1923, Lioness and Mayor of Kingstown.
Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, Tulsa King is executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, Stallone, Erickson, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Braden Aftergood, Jim McKay, Sheri Elwood, Ildy Modrovich and Keith Cox.
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