The spinoff of Taylor Sheridan’s Tulsa King is going through a serious 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 presupposed to be arrange in Tulsa King season 3, with its star, Samuel L. Jackson, guest-starring in a number of episodes.
In accordance with a report from Selection, Dave Erickson is not hooked up to the venture as NOLA King’s showrunner. The departure is reportedly as a result of a scheduling battle, and the seek for a brand new showrunner is actively underway. Taylor Sheridan remains to be hooked up as govt 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 definitely throws a wrench in issues for Tulsa King’s proposed spinoff sequence. Erickson can be the showrunner for Tulsa King season 3, the place Jackson will make his debut. Erickson is undoubtedly essentially the most accustomed to the brand new present and its predecessor, so his absence might impression its momentum and course.
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Erickson can 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 not too long ago wrapped up filming, so Erickson is departing NOLA King whereas filling his different duties below his take care of 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 venture, 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 not too long ago 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 govt position on sequence like Mayor of Kingstown and Tulsa King, however has discovered a group 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 reveals. Sheridan has taken an govt position on sequence like Mayor of Kingstown and Tulsa King, however has discovered a group of trusted artistic people to hold the sequence thereafter. To date, that strategy has labored out.
Another person will possible have the ability to take over the sequence efficiently. On the similar time, NOLA King nonetheless does not have the inexperienced gentle, so it might be tempting to scrap the spinoff if issues disintegrate. 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
November 13, 2022
Community
Paramount+
Showrunner
Terence Winter