TULSA KING Spinoff Starring Samuel L. Jackson Renamed FRISCO KING After Moving From NOLA to Frisco, TX

Taylor Sheridan‘s upcoming Tulsa King spinoff at Paramount+ starring Samuel L. Jackson has been officially renamed to Frisco King after the series, formerly called NOLA King, has undergone a creative overhaul. Once set in New Orleans with a pilot script by Dave Erickson, the offshoot will now be set in Frisco, TX, with Sheridan writing all eight episodes.

Erickson, who had been set to serve as showrunner on the new series, left the project in July, and it’s unclear whether Frisco King will have one, as not all Taylor Sheridan series do.

The spinoff will begin production late March in Fort Worth, TX where Sheridan and his frequent collaborator David C. Glasser opened a production campus last year with backing from Paramount.

Sheridan previously wrote the first seasons of Yellowstone and Mayor of Kingstown, as well as every episode of Yellowstone spinoffs 1883 and 1923 and every episode to date of Lioness and Landman. On Tulsa King, he is only credited as co-writer of the pilot episode so far. In September, the drama starring and executive produced by Sylvester Stallone, was renewed for Season 4.

Jackson’s character, Russell Lee Washington Jr., was first introduced in the third season of Tulsa King, which premiered in September on Paramount+.

via: Deadline