Tulsa King (2022)
Tulsa King is a 2022 crime series created by Taylor Sheridan. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Martin Starr and Jay Will.
Dwight "The General" Manfredi walks out of prison after twenty-five years to find the mob owes him nothing and trusts him less. His New York boss ships the aging capo to Tulsa, Oklahoma, a city with no wiseguys and no rules he recognizes. Sylvester Stallone, in his first leading television role, plays Manfredi as a relic rebuilding an empire from scratch, recruiting an unlikely crew of locals. Created by Taylor Sheridan for Paramount+, the series mixes gangster muscle with fish-out-of-water comedy, watching an old-school criminal reckon with a country that moved on without him.
Quick answers
What is Tulsa King about?
Dwight "The General" Manfredi walks out of prison after twenty-five years to find the mob owes him nothing and trusts him less. His New York boss ships the aging capo to Tulsa, Oklahoma, a city with no wiseguys and no rules he recognizes. Sylvester Stallone, in his first leading television role, plays Manfredi as a relic rebuilding an empire from scratch, recruiting an unlikely crew of locals. Created by Taylor Sheridan for Paramount+, the series mixes gangster muscle with fish-out-of-water comedy, watching an old-school criminal reckon with a country that moved on without him.
When was Tulsa King released?
Tulsa King was released on 13 November 2022.
How many episodes does Tulsa King have?
Tulsa King has 29 episodes across 4 seasons.
Who made Tulsa King?
Tulsa King was created by Taylor Sheridan.
Where can I watch Tulsa King?
Tulsa King is available on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ (Via Amazon Prime), Paramount+ (Via Apple TV), Amazon, AppleTV and Fandango at Home.
Where to watch Tulsa King
Stream: Paramount Plus, Paramount+ (Via Amazon Prime), Paramount+ (Via Apple TV)
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as Dwight 'The General' Manfredi
- Martin Starr as Lawrence 'Bodhi' Geigerman
- Jay Will as Tyson Mitchell
- Garrett Hedlund as Mitch Keller
- Dana Delany as Margaret Devereaux
- Chris Caldovino as Goodie Carangi
- McKenna Quigley Harrington as Grace
- Annabella Sciorra as Joanne
- Vincent Piazza as Vince Antonacci
- Dashiell Connery as Clint
- Justin Garcia-Pruneda as Fred
- Neal McDonough as Cal Thresher
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A few thoughts on Tulsa King
For more organized-crime pedigree, The Godfather remains the source text, available as Puzo's novel and Coppola's film. Springsteen's Nebraska captures the same lonely American menace in stark acoustic form, and Get Rich or Die Tryin' tracks a hustler building something from nothing. Max Payne supplies the pulpy mob-noir shootouts for anyone who wants the genre with a controller in hand.
Prestige crime dramas about running an empire
Tulsa King watches an old-school capo rebuild power from nothing in unfamiliar ground. These acclaimed dramas share that fascination with men who scheme, negotiate and muscle their way to the top, following the slow, morally compromised construction of a criminal empire and the toll it takes.
Modern gangster and outlaw sagas
Dwight Manfredi assembles an unlikely crew far from New York's old rackets. These series roam the same modern underworld of biker clubs, drug empires and street crews, tracking outsiders who carve out territory through loyalty, violence and the constant threat of the whole thing collapsing.
Crime worlds with a criminal you root for
Stallone plays Manfredi as a relic you cannot help liking. These shows lean on that same trick, centering charming, rule-breaking leads whose crimes are wrapped in enough wit and heart that you quietly want them to get away with it.
Noir crime storytelling in games and comics
Tulsa King mixes gangster muscle with fish-out-of-water comedy and hard edges. These games and comics deliver crime from other angles, all rain-slicked violence, doomed loyalties and morally gray operators, proving the mob story travels well beyond the prestige television format.