‘Tulsa King’ Season 3 Will See Dwight Face a New Hitman: All the Details

Tulsa King will return for a third season at Paramount+, and the Taylor Sheridan drama has the chance to continue even beyond that — maybe to Season 4 and beyond.

The Sylvester Stallone crime drama will not only return to resolve that major cliffhanger left by the Season 2 finale, but it’ll also introduce a new character that expands the world well beyond the realms of Oklahoma.

So what we do know about a potential Tulsa King Season 3 so far? Here’s a look.

When will Tulsa King Season 3 premiere?

It’s too early to know when the new season will premiere, but according to a social media update, production has officially begun.

 

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Who will star in Tulsa King Season 3?

Sylvester Stallone will return to his role as Dwight Manfredi, the eponymous king of the Tulsa underground.

Dwight will face a new nemesis this season in Samuel L. Jackson’s Russell Lee Washington Jr., who is sent by the bosses in New York to take him out but becomes inspired by his entrepreneurial spirit. This character introduction will then lead into the first spinoff NOLA King, which follows the character as he heads to New Orleans to forge a similar path.

The series has also added several new series regulars. According to Deadline, Robert Patrick and Beau Knapp will play father and son, Jeremiah and Cole Dunmire, who are wealthy in the liquor business. And Variety reports Kevin Pollack has joined the cast as Special Agent Musso, an FBI agent with “an axe to grind.” Plus, Variety previously reported that Bella Heathcote joined the show as Cleo Montague, the daughter of a distillery owner, and James Russo has a new recurring role as “Quiet” Ray Renzetti, a New York mob boss who is “calm and measured.”

Also returning to their roles are Jay Will as Tyson, Garrett Hedlund as Mitch, Martin Starr as Bodhi, Neal McDonough as Cal Thresher, Annabella Sciorra as Joanne, Dana Delany as Dwight’s girlfriend Margaret, Chris Caldovino as Goodie, McKenna Quigley Harrington as Grace, Ca$h Flo as Bigfoot, Vincent Piazza as capo Vince Antonacci, Frank Grillo as Bill Bevilaqua, and Michael Beach as Mark Mitchell. It is unknown if we’ll see more of Tatiana Zappardino as Tina or Max Casella as Armand.

According to the slate photo shared on social media, the premiere is directed by Jim McKay. And per The Hollywood Reporter, Dave Erickson will become the sole showrunner in Season 3 after serving on Mayor of Kingstown, and it’s currently unknown if Terence Winter will return as executive producer.

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Where did Tulsa King Season 2 leave off?

The Season 2 finale saw Mitch opening his newly-bought car lot in his own name, while Higher Plane continues to thrive, with Dwight promising them all a fair share of the earnings for all of their businesses, which are now legitimate. He also made a deal with Bevilaqua to split the top take 50-50 in exchange for peace (and Bill taking out ousted NY boss Chickie), while Cal Thresher agreed to walk away from their former feud, and Dwight declined to cooperate with the new leadership in New York. The finale ended with a major cliffhanger, though, when Dwight and Margaret were awakened in bed by masked gunmen who kidnapped Dwight and told him that he now works for them. Were they part of the Triad that Dwight’s team eliminated? Were they New York mafia enforcers — perhaps Sam Jackson’s new character? Or is there another player in town now? We’ll have to wait and find out in Season 3.

Tulsa King, Seasons 1-2, Paramount+