Overview

• Samuel L. Jackson is set to star as Russell Lee Washington Jr., a mob boss seeking to rebuild his empire in New Orleans’s criminal underworld.
• Jackson will make a guest appearance in Tulsa King’s third season, currently filming in Atlanta and Oklahoma, to introduce his character.
• The spin-off, titled NOLA King, is being developed at Paramount+ with Dave Erickson as writer-showrunner and Taylor Sheridan as executive producer.
• Tulsa King has been a major hit for the streamer, with its second-season premiere becoming Paramount+’s most-watched global launch and maintaining a Nielsen Top 10 streaming ranking.
• Paramount+ has kept plot specifics under wraps, though insiders say the series will mirror the original’s tone and explore Jackson’s character rebuilding his power.