Nola King Sees Samuel L. Jackson Headline His First TV Series In The Upcoming Paramount+ Series
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Carl Roberts 
Nola King will see Samuel L. Jackson headline his first TV series in the spin-off from the Paramount+ series, Tulsa King.
Paramount+ today announced that Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to headline his first TV series following the greenlighting of NOLA KING. The first spinoff of the hit series, TULSA KING. Jackson’s character, Russell Lee Washington Jr., will be introduced in the upcoming, highly anticipated third season of TULSA KING, slated to premiere in September.
CHRIS MCCARTHY
“Samuel L. Jackson brings unparalleled presence and global appeal, making him the perfect choice to maximise the momentum of one of our biggest hits and transform it into a hit franchise,” said Chris McCarthy, Co-CEO of Paramount Global and President of SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment. “Building on the breakout success of Sylvester Stallone’s TULSA KING, audiences will now experience the full force of Jackson’s dynamic, layered performance, supercharging one of Paramount+’s flagship series.”
THE PREMISE
NOLA KING follows Russell Lee Washington Jr. (Jackson) who, after befriending Dwight Manfredi (Stallone) during a ten-year stint in federal prison, is sent to Tulsa by New York’s Renzetti crime family to take Dwight out once and for all. Inspired by what Dwight created in Tulsa and impressed with the possibilities of second chances, Washington returns to New Orleans, the home he abandoned forty years ago, to rekindle his relationship with his family and friends. And to take control of the city he left behind. In so doing, he incurs the wrath of his former employers in New York and makes himself vulnerable to old NOLA foes, both criminal and cop.
SYLVESTER STALLONE
“Chris McCarthy came to me with a game-changing idea: to elevate my show beyond a mob boss series, creating a dynamic, family-driven franchise,” said Sylvester Stallone. “I was immediately on board. Sam Jackson is the only choice to anchor this new adventure in NOLA and David Glasser and 101 are the perfect partner to bring it to life.”
DAVID C. GLASSER
“Partnering with Paramount has been such a rich experience,” said David C. Glasser, CEO 101 Studios. “Taylor had the brilliant idea to drop Sylvester Stallone in the middle of Tulsa and it has been everything we have wanted and more. The success of this show has now led us to another icon. I cannot wait to see what Sam brings to this world.”
BEHIND THE SERIES
NOLA KING is executive produced by Oscar® nominees Taylor Sheridan, Sylvester Stallone and Samuel L. Jackson. David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Michael Friedman and Keith Cox also executive produce. MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios produce the series. Paramount Global Content Distribution distributes it.
In 2024, TULSA KING ranked as the #1 global Paramount+ original series. It was a top 10 original series across all SVODs in Q4 of that year.
SAMUEL L. JACKSON
With countless iconic screen performances in over 150 films, Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most respected and beloved performers in Hollywood. Standing among the highest global box office earners in cinematic history, with his films grossing nearly $15 billion worldwide. He has received Academy Award®, Emmy®, Golden Globe®, SAG® and Tony Award® nominations, and is the recipient of a BAFTA Award. Two Independent Spirit Awards and four NAACP Image Awards®, among myriad honours. In 2022, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to cinema, Jackson received an Honorary Academy Award.
Jackson’s portrayal of ‘Jules’, the philosopher hitman, in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction made an indelible mark on American cinema. Among his many acclaimed performances, he made movie history with Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever when he was awarded the first and only Best Supporting Performance Award at the Cannes Film Festival. His career-defining collaborations with both directors include Lee’s Do The Right Thing. Chi-Raq. School Daze. Oldboy and Mo’ Better Blues. Tarantino’s Jackie Brown. Django Unchained. Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Inglorious Basterds, and The Hateful Eight.
A FRANCHISE POWERHOUSE
A franchise powerhouse, Jackson currently holds the record for the most Marvel Cinematic Universe projects, appearing as ‘Nick Fury’ in twelve films and three television series. His other major franchises include the Star Wars prequel trilogy. M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable trilogy, and Pixar’s The Incredibles and its sequel. His impressive filmography consists of A Time to Kill, The Red Violin, and Black Snake Moan. Changing Lanes, Eve’s Bayou, Snakes on a Plane, Deep Blue Sea. 187, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Kingsman: The Secret Service. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, and countless others.
On television, Jackson has made a powerful impact both as an actor and producer. In 2022, he starred in and executive produced the critically-acclaimed limited series The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, earning a Critics’ Choice Award nomination for his performance. He also starred in and executive produced Secret Invasion, once again reprising his role as ‘Nick Fury’. Most recently, Jackson starred in the record-breaking series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist alongside Kevin Hart, Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson and Don Cheadle.
STAGE BEGINNINGS
Jackson’s career began on stage, graduating with a degree in Dramatic Arts before originating roles in two of August Wilson’s seminal works, The Piano Lesson and Two Trains Running. And in the original company of The Negro Ensemble’s A Soldier’s Play, by Charles Fuller. On Broadway, he portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop opposite Angela Bassett. He most recently returned to Broadway in 2023 in the acclaimed revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, directed by his wife, LaTanya Richardson Jackson. For which he earned his first Tony Award nomination for his performance as ‘Doaker Charles’. He later reprised the role in the Netflix film adaptation of the play, released in November 2024. He earned his second Tony Award nomination as co-producer of the acclaimed Broadway revival of the seminal play Purlie Victorious.
Jackson and his wife recently opened the LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson Performing Arts Center at Spelman College, the sister school of his alma mater, Morehouse College.
Tulsa King Season 3 and NOLA King are currently in production.
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