Tulsa King starring Sylvester Stallone gets orders for its sequel series from Paramount Plus due to high viewer ratings. Remarkably, Stallone’s Tulsa King is already enjoying record high viewership on cable television.
Definitely, the mobster comedy-drama hits the right spot on viewers as the data don’t lie. In fact, an article from Collider shares that viewers have favorably received the show.
Tulsa King Sylvester Stallone Gets Sequel From Paramount Plus
The series stars Sylvester Stallone who shows his talent for just enough action and dark comedy. There, his character is Dwight ‘The General’ Manfredi, who has just got out of prison. Upon his release, he faces his ‘family’ who then sends him to Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, he goes back to his old ways and starts a mob group of his own.
Now, the series is on its third of eleven episodes. And already, viewer reactions are putting a smile on Paramount’s face. Indeed, Stallone proves he still has the power to land an upper cut for his tv debut. As proof, Paramount Plus recorded its highest number of single-day sign-up ever! In fact, President/CEO of Paramount Media Networks and MTV Entertainment Studios, Chris McCarthy said:
Tulsa King scored as the #1 new series of the year, topping all others including the Game of Thrones sequel House of the Dragon…
…It shattered records, driving us to our biggest new sign-up day in history – which is why we instantly greenlit Season 2.
Evidently, Stallone fans are liking the new series. Together with Stallone are Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Jay Will, Max Casella. Joining them are Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza, A.C. Peterson, Garrett Hedlund, and Dana Delany.
Tulsa King Sylvester Stallone Gets Sequel From Paramount Plus
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Allen Coulter, Ben Semanoff and Ben Richardson direct episodes of the series. Meanwhile, Taylor Sheridan is the series creator who wrote the teleplay and story. Sheridan is one of the executive producers together with Terence Winter who also has writing credits. Completing the writers’ team are Joseph Riccobene and Regina Corrado.
Other than starring in the series, Stallone is also one of the executive producers together with David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, and Bob Yari. Also, David Hutkin, Allen Coulter, and Braden Aftergood are on board as EPs. MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios have the production company credits.
The Paramount Network airs Tulsa King every Sunday night. And, Paramount Plus has it available for streaming.
