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Taylor Sheridan’s latest show will begin filming this week in Fort Worth.
It’s been a few weeks since word broke on Sheridan’s forthcoming “Frisco King” series for Paramount+. The previous iteration of the show was to be filmed and set in New Orleans, but will now have a production home in North Texas.
“Frisco King” will star Samuel L. Jackson as Russell Lee Washington Jr., a hitman that crossed paths with Sylvester Stallone’s “Tulsa King” character Dwight Manfredi. Jackson appeared in the final two episodes of the show’s third season last year.
Filming will get underway in downtown Fort Worth at the Tarrant County Courthouse on Friday, March 20. Due to filming, several road closures will be in place around the area.
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‘Frisco King’ begins filming in Fort Worth
“Frisco King” will film interior and exterior shots at the courthouse Friday, according to a city street use permit.
The permit includes several closures from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, and Friday:
Two lane closure on Weatherford Street between Houston and Commerce streetsSidewalk closure on Weatherford Street between Houston and Commerce streetsOne lane closure on East Weatherford Street between Main and Commerce streetsOne lane closure on East Weatherford Street between Commerce and Calhoun streetsOne lane closure on North Houston Street between West Belknap and West Weatherford streetsOne lane closure on West Belknap Street between Throckmorton and North Houston streetsTwo lane closure on West Belknap Street between North Houston and Commerce streetsTwo lane closure on Main Street between East Weatherford and West Weatherford streets
Fort Worth police will be on-site to facilitate traffic and all local residents/businesses will have access to their properties at all times, per the permit. Once filming wraps, traffic operations will return to normal.
More on ‘Frisco King’
“Frisco King” will be eight episodes and Sheridan is writing all of them himself.
In addition to Jackson, “Frisco King” will star Kai Caster, Asa Germann, Lilah Pate and Savanna Gann.
Sheridan, Jackson and Stallone will all executive produce the show. Additional producers include Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Christina Alexandra Voros, Michael Friedman, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Keith Cox and 101 Studios CEO David Glasser.
No release date has been set for the series.
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Brayden Garcia is a service journalism reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions and write about life in North Texas. Brayden mainly writes about weather and all things Taylor Sheridan-related.