Paramount+ confirmed Thursday that Samuel L. Jackson will anchor and executive-produce a companion to Taylor Sheridan’s Tulsa King, sources familiar with the deal told multiple outlets. The series, working under the title NOLA King, shifts the mafia saga to New Orleans and is expected to mirror the fish-out-of-water premise that powered Sylvester Stallone’s Dwight Manfredi in the parent show.
Jackson, 76, will first step into the Tulsa King universe with a guest role in the third season now filming, setting up the spinoff’s narrative before moving into its own production pipeline. He joins the project as an executive producer, a role that gives him creative input alongside Sheridan and MTV Entertainment Studios.
Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter, who scripted Tulsa King’s first season and remains a writer on later chapters, is attached to craft the new series, keeping continuity while offering a fresh locale. Early development notes suggest the narrative will lean on New Orleans’ port access and organized-crime history rather than Oklahoma’s prairie setting.
Production timing has not been announced, yet Tulsa King continues shooting its third season at Atlanta’s Eagle Rock Studios with second-unit days in Oklahoma, giving the franchise a rolling set infrastructure. The existing series delivered a 934 percent jump in social engagement between its first and second seasons, driving Paramount to seek fresh extensions.
NOLA King arrives as Sheridan’s slate widens to include Yellowstone off-shoot The Madison and season two of oil drama Landman, all while corporate leadership presses for leaner streaming costs. Industry observers say a Jackson-led entry, which could command both prestige and global reach, may help justify Sheridan-level budgets even amid belt-tightening discussions at the parent company.
