Sylvester Stallone signs deal for ‘Tulsa King’ season 3 and 4 renewal

EXCLUSIVE: More King of Tulsa is on its way. Star and executive producer Sylvester Stallone is finalizing a new pact to continue on Taylor Sheridan’s hit Paramount+ drama series for the next two seasons, Deadline has learned. With him on board, King of Tulsa is set to get a two-season renewal for seasons 3 and 4, sources said.

No one would comment, but I hear Stallone is getting a raise from the $1.5M. per episode he was paid in Season 2, which was up from $750,000 per episode for season 1.

Another two-season pickup King of Tulsa wouldn’t be a surprise since it comes on the heels of a strong second season, the finale of which debuted Sunday. The Season 2 opener set series highs with 2 million global views on its premiere day, 5.4 million over the first seven days. Through 35 days, Season 2 averaged more than 10 million global households, outpacing Season 1 by 8%.

According to sources, King of Tulsa could go beyond four seasons, with spinoffs also a possibility along the lines of Sheridan’s Yellowstone universe.

IN King of TulsaStallone stars as Dwight “The General” Manfredi, a fresh-out-of-jail Mafia capo regime who establishes a new criminal empire in Oklahoma.

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He is producing alongside series creator Sheridan, writer Terence Winter and director Craig Zisk. David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Braden Aftergood and Keith Cox are also producing. The series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios for Paramount+ and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.