Tulsa King
2022
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Exclusive: Annabella Sciorra (The Sopranos) has joined the cast of the Paramount+ series Tulsa King from executive producers Taylor Sheridan and Terence Winter, who also serves as writer and showrunner. She will play Joanne, Dwight’s (Sylvester Stallone) younger sister who lives in Brooklyn.
Apr 1, 2024 · Annabella Sciorra and Tatiana Zappardino, who recurred on Season 1, have been upped to series regulars for the second season, joining the show’s ensemble cast that includes Andrea Savage,...
Aug 15, 2022 · EXCLUSIVE: Annabella Sciorra ( The Sopranos) has joined the cast of the Paramount+ series Tulsa King from executive producers Taylor Sheridan and Terence Winter, who also serves as writer...
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Dwight "The General" Manfredi is a Mafia capo from New York City who has just finished serving a 25-year prison sentence. Upon release, his boss sends him to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to establish criminal operations there. Not knowing anyone in the area, the General seeks a new crew to help establish his empire. He first meets Tyson Mitchell who he recruit...
Main
1. Sylvester Stallone as Dwight "The General" Manfredi, a capoin the Invernizzi family who is given Tulsa after serving 25 years in prison for murder. 2. Andrea Savage as Stacy Beale, Manfredi's love interest and a senior ATFagent 3. Martin Starras Lawrence "Bodhi" Geigerman, a weed dealer recruited by Manfredi to help finance his syndicate 4. Jay Will as Tyson Mitchell, a former taxi driver who becomes Dwight's driver and the first member of the Manfredi syndicate. 5. Max Casella as Armand "...
Recurring
1. Annabella Sciorraas Joanne Manfredi, Dwight's younger sister 2. Chris Caldovino as Dennis "Goodie" Carangi, long time member and Consigliere of the Invernizzi Family, before joining Manfredi in Tulsa. 3. Ritchie Coster as Caolan Waltrip, the Irish leader of the outlaw bikerclub "The Black Macadams" 4. Emily Davis as Rochelle "Roxy" Harrington, Manny's co-worker, a Black Macadams old lady, and an informant for Stacy. 5. Ronnie Gene Blevinsas Ben Hutchins 6. Barry Corbinas Babe 7. Michael Be...
Development
On December 6, 2021, it was reported that Taylor Sheridan and Terence Winter were developing a series for Paramount+ titled Kansas City. It was created by Sheridan, who had previously signed a multiyear contract with ViacomCBS to create new series, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The series would be centered around Sal, a mobster from New York City tasked with bringing the mafia to Kansas City, Missouri. Sheridan, Winter, and series star Sylvester Stallone were announced as executive producers...
Casting
At the time the series was announced, Sylvester Stallone was participating in negotiations to star as the lead character Sal in his scripted television debut. Stallone's character name was later changed to Dwight "The General" Manfredi. Stallone stated that filming television was more difficult and time-consuming than the films he had previously starred in. On March 24, 2022, Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza and Jay Will were added to the cast; Casella, Lombardozzi and Piazza...
Production design
Suzanne McCabe serves as the series costume designer and based many outfits on the Gambino crime family and Franzese Crew, as well as photos from newspaper clippings in the 1980s, specifically citing John Gotti as inspiration. McCabe also stated that she tried to mostly use monochromatic colors while designing costumes, utilizing darker colors for the New York City-filmed scenes and softer colors for scenes in Oklahoma to represent the red soil located there. Sylvester Stallone was also allow...
The series premiere episode received an early promotional screening along with the fifth season premiere of Yellowstone in AMC Theatres on October 29–30, 2022. It then began its regular weekly release schedule on Paramount+ beginning on November 13. Tulsa King also received linear broadcasts of its first two episodes on Paramount Network on Novembe...
Viewing figures
On Paramount+, Tulsa King is Taylor Sheridan's fourth most-watched series with 3.36 billion minutes viewed. In its first broadcast on Paramount Network, the series brought in 3.7 million viewers beating Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon as "cable's highest-rated series debut" in 2022.It is also credited with the "biggest new sign-up day in [Paramount+] history."
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 79% approval rating based on 47 reviews. On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, Tulsa King has a metascore of 65 out of 100 based on 28 critics indicating "general favorable reviews". Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly described the series as "Grumpy Old Grand Theft Auto". CNN Entertainment's Brian Lowery describes the series as an "odd mix of attributes" but applauds the compliments the series use of time. Review...
Annabella Sciorra, who secured an Emmy nomination for her work in “The Sopranos,” has joined the cast of the Paramount+ series “Tulsa King,” according to Deadline. “Tulsa King,” which...
Story by Matthew Biggin. • 2w • 3 min read. Two recurring cast members, Annabella Sciorra & Tatiana Zappardino, are upgrade to series regulars for Tulsa King season 2. Season 1's...
Nov 11, 2022 · Annabella Sciorra (Joanne) Rounding out Tulsa King’s cast is another veteran of The Sopranos — Annabella Sciorra, who plays The General’s younger sister Joanne, a Brooklyn resident.
