Sylvester Stallone Joins Taylor Sheridan's New Paramount+ Series KANSAS CITY

Sylvester Stallone has signed on to star in and executive produce Taylor Sheridan and Terence Winter’s new Paramount+ series Kansas City. This will mark Stallone’s first major lead in a television series.

Sheridan is the same talented storyteller that created Yellowstone, Mayor of Kingstown, and 1883. As for Winter, he worked on The Sopranos as a writer and created Boardwalk Empire. As you’ll see, this is a perfect series for them to team up on.

Kansas City will follow “a New York City Italian mobster, played by Stallone, forced to relocate to the most unlikely of places—Kansas City, Missouri. Set in present day, legendary mobster Sal (Stallone) is faced with the startling task of reestablishing his Italian mafia family to the modernized, straight-shooting town of Kansas City, Missouri. There, Sal encounters surprising and unsuspecting characters who follow him along his unconventional path to power.”

The series will be produced by 101 Studios, the company behind Sheridan’s universe of series, and MTV Entertainment Studios. David Glasser, CEO of 101 Studios, said, “Taylor is a prolific creator because of the multi-dimensional characters he creates and the complex worlds he builds. To be able to have the legendary, transcendent Sylvester playing one of these characters is truly a privilege. And on top of that, we have Terence producing the project with us, who is responsible for some of the most captivating, deeply respected television shows in history. We are thrilled that ViacomCBS has partnered with us to help tell this story.”

I love this, and the character Sal is going to be an awesome role for Stallone to take on! I can’t wait to see how this series comes together.

Source: Deadline