Key Points
Tulsa King stars Sylvester Stallone as an ex-con with Mafia ties who organizes a new criminal enterprise in Tulsa.
Garrett Hedlund, Martin Starr, Dana Delany, and Frank Grillo are among those returning for season 3.
New cast members include Robert Patrick, Kevin Pollak, Bella Heathcote, and Samuel L. Jackson.
Tulsa King looms, filling the air with a cloud of cigar smoke.
The series has proven a massive hit for Paramount+, thanks to the talent both behind and in front of the camera. It stars Sylvester Stallone in his first leading role in a scripted series and was created by Yellowstone mastermind Taylor Sheridan, who has constructed the series alongside showrunners Terence Winter (The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire) and Dave Erickson (Sons of Anarchy, Mayor of Kingstown).
For two seasons, Stallone’s Dwight Manfredi, a Mafia caporegime tasked with setting up a criminal enterprise in Tulsa, has made plenty of friends and even more enemies in his quest to become king. Season 3, which premieres on Sept. 21, is set to complicate matters further, with a slew of new allies, adversaries, and double-crossers for Dwight to navigate.
Now, get yourself acquainted with the ever-growing ensemble of Tulsa King, including newcomers like legendary badasses Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Patrick.
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Sylvester Stallone as Dwight Manfredi
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Sylvester Stallone as Dwight “The General” Manfredi on ‘Tulsa King’
Sylvester Stallone is one of the more compelling Hollywood success stories. He broke through his early struggles to find work as an actor by writing and starring in Rocky (1976), a smashing success that not only nabbed him two Academy Award nominations but also became the first of multiple Stallone-starring franchises.
Thus far, the Rocky franchise comprises six core films (1976–2006), as well as three films in the Creed spinoff series (2015–2023) starring Michael B. Jordan. Stallone received a third Oscar nomination for his reprisal of Rocky Balboa in 2015’s Creed.
He struck gold again with the Rambo (1982–2019) and Expendables (2010–2023) series, and cemented himself as an action icon with hits such as Cobra (1986), Tango & Cash (1989), and Cliffhanger (1993). Also essential? His soulful leading role in James Mangold’s Cop Land (1997).
He continues to write and produce projects — such as co-writing David Ayer’s 2025 action flick A Working Man — and also made his reality TV debut with The Family Stallone (2023–2024).
The actor leads Tulsa King as Dwight “The General” Manfredi, who moves to Tulsa to build a new criminal empire after serving a 25-year prison sentence.
“He’s expecting to be rewarded for being a good soldier. Instead, he gets shipped out unceremoniously to Tulsa, Oklahoma, which for him might as well be another planet,” season 1 showrunner Terence Winter told EW in 2022. “He’s also kind of out of a time capsule. He went away in 1997 when the internet was just getting started and before cell phones were rampant and before Uber. So he’s really a guy who’s out of time.”
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Garrett Hedlund as Mitch Keller
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Garrett Hedlund as Mitch Keller on ‘Tulsa King’
Garrett Hedlund was just 19 when he made his feature film debut opposite Brad Pitt in Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy (2004). He soon worked with acclaimed filmmakers like Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights), John Singleton (Four Brothers), and James Wan (Death Sentence).
His charmed career continued with leading roles in Joseph Kosinski’s Tron: Legacy (2010), Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken (2014), and Dee Rees’ Oscar-nominated Mudbound (2017), as well as an enigmatic supporting turn in the Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis (2013).
He’s since found a home in the TV realm of Sheridan, appearing as both ex-rodeo star Mitch “The Stick” Keller on Tulsa King and in a supporting role on Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023).
Speaking with USA Today in July 2025, Hedlund said that season 3 of the Tulsa King would be its “darkest” yet, adding, “We’re keeping the stakes high. At the end of the day, most of these guys are — or have been, or will be — killers. That makes for interesting drama.”
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Frank Grillo as Bill Bevilaqua
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Frank Grillo as Bill Bevilaqua on ‘Tulsa King’
Frank Grillo is one of Hollywood’s go-to tough guys, a fierce and muscular performer whose eyes nevertheless reveal a vulnerability.
Grillo is a veteran of both the Marvel and DC universes. He previously played Brock Rumlow, a.k.a. Crossbones, in the MCU (2014–2023), and now stars in James Gunn’s DC Universe as Rick Flag Sr., with appearances on Creature Commandos (2024–present), Superman (2025), and Peacemaker season 2 (2025).
Grillo debuted in season 2 of Tulsa King as Bill Bevilaqua, the head of the Bevilaqua crime family of Kansas City. Hedlund told USA Today that Bevilaqua’s relationship with Dwight is the “spine” of season 3. “Sometimes to take over the whole world, two kings have to come together,” he said.
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Robert Patrick as Dunmire
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Robert Patrick as Dunmire in ‘Tulsa King’ season 3
Robert Patrick exudes authority and menace, something he proved quite handily in his Hollywood breakthrough as T-1000, the shapeshifting villain of Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991).
Since then, he’s played killers, cops, aliens, scumbags, and mean dads in films like Cop Land (1997), The Faculty (1998), and Walk the Line (2005), as well as series such as The X-Files (2000–2002), 1923 (2022–2025), and Peacemaker (2022–present).
Here, Patrick plays Dunmire, the patriarch of an old-money family that made their fortune in liquor. Per the official synopsis, Dunmire “doesn’t play by old-world rules, forcing Dwight to fight for everything he’s built and protect his family.”
As Hedlund put it to USA Today, Patrick brings “command and authority that hasn’t been seen in a Tulsa King nemesis.”
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Kevin Pollak as Agent Musso
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Kevin Pollak as Special Agent Musso in ‘Tulsa King’ season 3
Kevin Pollak has been a ubiquitous presence in film and on TV over the last three decades. He’s had memorable roles in a diverse range of projects, including modern crime classics like The Usual Suspects (1995), Casino (1995), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), and the latter’s 2004 sequel.
In recent years, Pollak starred on Emmy favorite The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023) and appeared in The Santa Clause movies (2002– 2023) and What We Do in the Shadows (2024).
Pollak joins Tulsa King season 3 as Special Agent Musso, who’s described as an “FBI agent who has an axe to grind.”
In a chat promoting the season, Pollak discussed his excitement at being able to play an adversary to Stallone. “[It’s a] fantasy come true to go toe-to-toe with Mount Rushmore,” he said.
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Bella Heathcote as Cleo
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Bella Heathcote as Cleo in ‘Tulsa King’ season 3
Australian actress Bella Heathcote found fame Stateside in films such as Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows (2012) and Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon (2016). She went on to star on the Amazon Prime hit The Man in the High Castle (2016–2018) and Netflix’s Pieces of Her (2022).
Her Cleo, a Tulsa native and the daughter of a distillery owner, joins season 3 as a former flame of Hedlund’s Mitch. “She’s a troublemaker. She’s very flirty, she’s very sassy. She’s got a lot of history with [Mitch],” Heathcote told The Direct. “And, you know, she comes to town because her dad’s got this distillery that’s in trouble, and she wants to help him out, but she very quickly gets sucked back into Mitch’s vortex.”
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James Russo as Quiet Ray
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James Russo as Quiet Ray in ‘Tulsa King’ season 3
James Russo is a veteran performer with more than four decades of onscreen appearances under his belt. He’ll fit right in on Tulsa King, what with his history in crime flicks like Donnie Brasco (1997), Public Enemies (2009), and Black Mass (2015), among many others.
Most recently, Russo was part of the ensemble of Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (2024).
Russo joins season 3 of Tulsa King as Quiet Ray Renzetti, a New York mob boss.
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Martin Starr as Bodhi Geigerman
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Martin Starr as Bodhi on ‘Tulsa King’
Martin Starr’s career began with his one-of-a-kind performance as Bill Haverchuck on Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), and the actor found further success acting with other Freaks and Geeks alums — including director and producer Judd Apatow and star Seth Rogen — on movies like Knocked Up (2007), Superbad (2007), and This Is the End (2013).
Starr has also been a highlight of comedy series like Party Down (2009–2010, 2023) and Silicon Valley (2014–2019), and appeared as Roger Harrington in numerous films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2008–2021).
Starr joined Tulsa King in season 1 as Bodhi, the owner of a dispensary who quickly becomes part of Dwight’s operation. In a chat with Comic Book Resources, the actor revealed season 3 will explore a darker side of his character.
“It’s really fun to get to play with something new in that character because he was so peaceful,” he said. “And now maybe we see a little bit of a darker side of Bodhi. I think vengeance can bring out the dark side of someone, so we definitely get to play with that this year.”
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Dana Delany as Margaret Devereaux
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Dana Delany as Margaret on ‘Tulsa King’
Dana Delany rose to fame as the star of ABC’s China Beach (1988–1991), for which she won two Emmy Awards. She went on to feature on series such as Desperate Housewives (2007–2010) and Body of Proof (2011–2013), as well as films like Light Sleeper (1992), Tombstone (1993), and Exit to Eden (1994).
Most recently, she enjoyed an arc on the final season of Mayans MC (2023) as Deputy Patricia Devlin.
On Tulsa King, Delany plays ranch owner Margaret Devereaux, a love interest for Dwight. Season 3, however, will test the couple’s bond. “In Season 3, I think she has to decide, ‘Is this the kind of life I want? Is being with Dwight worth all the stuff that goes with being with Dwight?'” she told The Direct.
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Jay Will as Tyson Mitchell
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Jay Will as Tyson on ‘Tulsa King’
Tulsa King was among the first onscreen roles played by actor, rapper, and musician Jay Will. Since joining the show in season 1, he’s gone on to star in Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Rob Peace (2024) and Josh Mond’s It Doesn’t Matter (2024).
Will plays Tyson, who drove cabs before joining Dwight’s crew as an enforcer. The actor discussed his character’s motivations in a 2024 interview with TV Insider.
“I did it for my mother, I did it for my family to bring something over and to make a man out of myself of my own in this world for me,” he explained of Tyson’s decision to join Dwight’s crew. “But I don’t think he completely knows the consequences. But how could you when you’ve never been in a situation like this before?”
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Annabella Sciorra as Joanne Manfredi
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Annabella Sciorra as Joanne Manfredi on ‘Tulsa King’
Annabella Sciorra received an Emmy nomination for her searing turn as Gloria Trillo on The Sopranos (2001–2004). You may also know her from films such as Jungle Fever (1991) and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992).
Over the last few decades, she’s been a regular on TV series like Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005–2006), GLOW (2018), and Truth Be Told (2019–2020). She also made headlines for becoming the first accuser to testify against disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein in 2020.
Sciorra returns to Tulsa King as Joanne Manfredi, Dwight’s younger sister. Speaking with The Direct, she revealed that her character will take on a larger role in season 3 by becoming more involved in the family business.
“She moves into a more powerful position and becomes Dwight’s right hand and has a lot more to say about the business, the legitimate side of the businesses that he’s involved with,” Sciorra explained.
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Chris Caldovino as Goodie
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Chris Caldovino as Goodie on ‘Tulsa King’
Chris Caldovino has enjoyed arcs on two of the most important crime dramas of the century thus far. He appeared as Billy Leotardo on The Sopranos (2004–2007) and as Tonino Sandrelli, lieutenant to Bobby Cannavale’s Gyp Rosetti, on Boardwalk Empire (2012–2014).
Caldovino plays New York City gangster Goodie in season 3 of Tulsa King, jumping from a recurring player to a series regular.
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Mike “Ca$h Flo” Walden as Bigfoot
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Mike ‘Cash Flo’ Walden as Bigfoot on ‘Tulsa King’
Mike “Ca$h Flo” Walden is best known as a professional wrestler, specifically with the Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion. Now, after joining Tulsa King in season 2, the larger-than-life performer is broadening his appeal as Bigfoot, a bodyguard and enforcer for Dwight’s crew.
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Scarlet Rose Stallone as Spencer
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Scarlet Rose Stallone as Spencer in ‘Tulsa King’
Scarlet Rose Stallone is the youngest of Stallone’s three daughters. She appears with her father, mother, and sisters on the Paramount+ reality series The Family Stallone (2023–2024), and will soon star opposite Tyler Posey in the upcoming film Blessed be the Evil.
On Tulsa King, she plays a barista named Spencer whom Dwight hires to care for his prize horse.
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Samuel L. Jackson as Russell Lee Washington
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Samuel L. Jackson as Russell Lee Washington Jr. in ‘Tulsa King’ season 3
Living legend Samuel L. Jackson starred in movies directed by Spike Lee (School Daze, Do the Right Thing), Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas), and Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park) before scoring an Academy Award nomination for his seismic turn as Jules Winnfield in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994).
In the three decades since, he has continued to collaborate with Tarantino in films like Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015) while also bouncing between blockbusters and Broadway. You may also know Jackson for his turns as Mace Windu in the Star Wars franchise (1999–2005) and Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2008–present).
Jackson’s appearance as Russell Lee Washington Jr., an old associate of Dwight’s, serves to set up a spinoff series centered around the character called NOLA King.
“Samuel L. Jackson is a gift to the series,” Hedlund told USA Today. “He and Sly (Stallone) radiate as men who are absolutely genuine, but who are not to be messed with. And this season will give a taste of what (Jackson) is going to do in NOLA King.”
Where can I watch Tulsa King?
Tulsa King seasons 1 and 2 are currently available to stream on Paramount+.
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