The spinoff of Taylor Sheridan’s Tulsa King is going through a significant artistic hiccup. Introduced in June 2024, NOLA King is the proposed spinoff of Paramount+’s Sylvester Stallone-led mafia drama. Whereas the sequence isn’t formally greenlit, NOLA King was alleged to be arrange in Tulsa King season 3, with its star, Samuel L. Jackson, guest-starring in a number of episodes.
Based on a report from Selection, Dave Erickson is not connected to the undertaking as NOLA King’s showrunner. The departure is reportedly attributable to a scheduling battle, and the seek for a brand new showrunner is actively underway. Taylor Sheridan continues to be connected as government producer, together with David C. Glasser of 101 Studios.
What Dave Erickson’s Departure Means For Tulsa King’s Spinoff
The Showrunner’s Departure Will Rock The Boat
The departure of its showrunner actually throws a wrench in issues for Tulsa King’s proposed spinoff sequence. Erickson can also be the showrunner for Tulsa King season 3, the place Jackson will make his debut. Erickson is undoubtedly essentially the most aware of the brand new present and its predecessor, so his absence might affect its momentum and route.
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Erickson can also be the showrunner on one other Sheridan-verse present, Jeremy Renner’s crime drama, Mayor of Kingstown, which wrapped up filming season 4 in June. Tulsa King additionally lately wrapped up filming, so Erickson is departing NOLA King whereas filling his different duties beneath his cope with MTV Leisure Studios. Each Tulsa King and Mayor of Kingstown are anticipated this yr.
Our Take On Dave Erickson’s NOLA King Departure
Taylor Sheridan Can Discover A New Showrunner
I initially felt cautious listening to that Erickson has left the NOLA King undertaking, since he was the showrunner for Tulsa King season 3, which might function Jackson’s gateway into the sequence. Nonetheless, Erickson solely joined Tulsa King as lately as its third season. Equally, Erickson didn’t be a part of Mayor of Kingstown till the present’s second installment.
Sheridan has taken an government position on sequence like Mayor of Kingstown and Tulsa King, however has discovered a crew of trusted artistic people to hold the sequence thereafter. To date, that has labored out.
Taylor Sheridan served as the author and showrunner for a lot of the Yellowstone franchise, and takes on these roles for a lot of of his different exhibits. Sheridan has taken an government position on sequence like Mayor of Kingstown and Tulsa King, however has discovered a crew of trusted artistic people to hold the sequence thereafter. To date, that strategy has labored out.
Another person will doubtless be capable of take over the sequence efficiently. On the similar time, NOLA King nonetheless does not have the inexperienced gentle, so it could possibly be tempting to scrap the spinoff if issues collapse. That stated, with Samuel L. Jackson’s character already woven into the story of Tulsa King season 3, hopefully, NOLA King pre-production continues.
Supply: Selection
Tulsa King
8/10
- Launch Date
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November 13, 2022
- Community
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Paramount+
- Showrunner
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Terence Winter
- Administrators
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Allen Coulter, Benjamin Semanoff, David Semel, Man Ferland, Joshua Marston, Kevin Dowling, Lodge Kerrigan, Jim McKay
- Writers
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Joseph Riccobene, David Flebotte, William Schmidt, Taylor Elmore, Tom Sierchio, Regina Corrado, Stephen Scaia