'The Sopranos' Meets 'Breaking Bad' in Paramount+'s Near-Perfect 3-Season Crime Thriller

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She now resides in the small town of Kendal with her husband and four cats, where she spends her free time cooking or cycling. Get ready for another round of small-town underworld business with Tulsa King, a love letter to the mafia à la The Sopranos, mixed with the drug dealings of Breaking Bad. Starring Sylvester Stallone as Dwight Manfredi, Tulsa King is a show about what it’s like to have the crown swatted off your head and learn how to start again. The show is one of the many additions to Taylor Sheridan's television portfolio — but unlike his Western projects like Yellowstone or Landman, Tulsa King takes the classic cowboy setting and gives it an Italian-American twist. Although the previous season ended in September 2025, Tulsa King has continued to earn plenty of attention on streaming, spending the past two weeks in Paramount+'s Top 10. As the show gears up for Season 4, set to premiere on October 16, Tulsa King is heading into another season of bigger ambitions and deadlier enemies, while the spin-off Frisco King is also on the way. What Is 'Tulsa King' About? Tulsa King introduces former New York Mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi (Stallone), fresh out of prison after serving a 25-year sentence. Instead of being welcomed back for refusing to sell out to the feds, Dwight is unceremoniously exiled to middle-of-nowhere Tulsa, Oklahoma, with one job: "setting up business" there. Realizing that his old associates no longer see him as an asset, Dwight reluctantly heads to Tulsa, initially unsure what he can accomplish — until he discovers a potentially lucrative drug business waiting to be established. Without the traditional mob resources or muscle he's accustomed to, Dwight builds a new crew from the locals, including enthusiastic chauffeur Tyson Mitchell (Jay Will), scrawny marijuana dispensary owner Bodhi (Martin Starr), and calm, collected outlaw Mitch Keller (Garrett Hedlund). But as Dwight and his gang expand their operations, their list of enemies grows, with each one looking to claim a piece of his money-making pie. 'Tulsa King' Season 4 Puts Dwight Manfredi's Business at Risk By the end of Season 3, Dwight has conquered much of the Tulsa underworld, a far cry from his humble beginnings, but he's also not your typical ruthless businessman. He's fairly content with his drug operation and his cabaret and casino, which he renovated from a run-down saloon — so when he gets the chance to expand his business portfolio with not just any local distillery, but a legacy one, he can't pass it up. But dealing with a new business, especially one that's considered fairly legal, proves to be harder than running drugs. Between being threatened by a rival distillery, dealing with a few hotheads over territory, and being tapped by the feds to do some clandestine work because of his special underworld connections, Dwight's got a lot on his plate. Meanwhile, his success has attracted the attention of powerful local politicians, setting the stage for another dangerous chapter — and then there's Cal Thresher (Neal McDonough), who could potentially become Season 4's greatest enemy. If Sheridan's shows have taught their audiences anything, it's that mixing opportunistic, profit-minded politicians like Cal with the criminal underbelly is bad for business. Samuel L. Jackson Stars in 'Tulsa King's Upcoming Spin-Off Image via Paramount+ Four hours south of Tulsa, former hitman Russell Lee Washington Jr. (Samuel L. Jackson) is carving out his own criminal operation in Frisco King, the Tulsa King spin-off formerly titled NOLA King. Lee was introduced in the later episodes of Tulsa King Season 3 as one of Dwight Manfredi's longtime friends from his prison days. After seeing how Dwight established himself with only limited mob connections, Lee is inspired to follow a similar path and make a name for himself. Frisco King also stars Asa Germann (Gen V), Kai Caster (Yellowstone), Lilah Pate (Outer Banks), and Savanna Gann (English Teacher), with Sheridan writing all eight episodes of Season 1. For those anticipating a potential Tulsa King and Frisco King crossover, Frank Grillo, who plays Bill Bevilaqua in the former, says that while it depends on how the season pans out, "it would be silly if there wasn't some kind of crossover for two, three, four episodes." With Jackson officially joining the Tulsa King universe, Sheridan may have found another way to raise the stakes — putting two acting heavyweights in the same dramatic sandbox. Release Date November 13, 2022 Network Paramount+ Showrunner Dave Erickson, Terence Winter Cast Dwight 'The General' Manfredi Lawrence 'Bodhi' Geigerman Tulsa King follows New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi (Stallone), just after he is released from prison after 25 years and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Main Genre Crime Seasons 4