Tulsa King Season 4 at Risk? What Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount Exit Really Means as Production Rolls On

Taylor Sheridan is on his way out of Paramount after 2028, headed to a shiny new TV deal at NBCUniversal starting January 2029. That set off alarm bells about Tulsa King. Short version: the show is still very much alive, Season 4 is rolling cameras, and Paramount keeps the keys for now. The longer version is a lot messier, so let’s break it down.

So... is Tulsa King actually filming?

Yep. Season 4 started production on November 4, 2025 at Eagle Rock Studios in Georgia, with Sylvester Stallone back as Dwight Manfredi. Gretchen Mol has joined as a series regular, playing Amanda Clark, a Tulsa politician. The returning crew in front of the camera includes Martin Starr, Jay Will, Annabella Sciorra, Neal McDonough, and Dana Delany. Based on how the show has rolled out before, a September 2026 premiere looks likely.

Paramount+ quietly renewed Tulsa King for Season 4 back in September 2025, before Season 3 even launched. Stallone locked in a deal in November 2024 to stick around for two more seasons. There are ongoing conversations about pushing the series to a six-season run if everyone keeps playing nice.

The chaos behind the curtain

Here’s where it gets thorny. Tulsa King Season 4 started without a formal showrunner, which is... not ideal. The show’s had a revolving door up top: Terence Winter ran Season 1 and then exited over creative differences. Season 2 functioned essentially showrunner-less, with director Craig Zisk absorbing a lot of the day-to-day. Season 3 brought in Dave Erickson, who later departed, again over creative differences.

Season 4 kept that turbulence going. One week before cameras rolled, Paramount laid off 26 crew members. Emmy-nominated stunt coordinator Freddie Poole, who has worked with Stallone for 14 years, was among those cut. Scott Stone from 101 Studios has stepped in as the de facto showrunner and executive in charge of production while the studio searches for a new official showrunner. It is very industry-level messiness to kick off a season without a showrunner and then clear out a chunk of department leads days before filming. Not a great look.

What Sheridan leaving actually means for Tulsa King

Sheridan has signed a five-year television deal with NBCUniversal that begins in January 2029, after his current Paramount agreement ends in December 2028. Paramount still owns all of Sheridan’s existing series and any seasons produced through 2028. Translation: Tulsa King is a Paramount production for the foreseeable future. Whatever Sheridan builds for NBCU starts after that clock runs out.

NOLA King: the spinoff

Paramount is developing NOLA King, a spinoff led by Samuel L. Jackson as Russell Lee Washington Jr., a character introduced in Tulsa King Season 3, Episode 9. The plan is to get that into production around February 2026.

Meanwhile, Sheridan’s other hit is setting records

Landman Season 2 just blew the doors off Paramount+. Across November 16-18, 2025, the premiere pulled 9.2 million global streaming views, which works out to about 450.8 million minutes watched worldwide in two days. That makes it the biggest premiere in Paramount+ history. Since Season 2 arrived, Season 1 viewership has spiked 320% — people are clearly catching up.

Some context on why Paramount is going to miss Sheridan: Season 1 of Landman drew 35 million global viewers overall, with 14.9 million global households tuning in during its first four weeks. It ended 2024 as the third-most-watched streaming original across all platforms, with 9.90 billion minutes viewed. The series, created by Sheridan and Christian Wallace and based on the Texas Monthly podcast Boomtown, is now the most-watched original in Paramount+ history. Sheridan’s shows drive sticky subscribers and strong ARPU; losing his pipeline after 2028 is a real problem for the service.

Quick stats for the Tulsa King faithful

• Current tally: 3 seasons, 29 episodes to date
• Creator: Taylor Sheridan
• Past showrunners: Terence Winter (S1), Dave Erickson (S3); S2 largely run by director Craig Zisk without a formal showrunner
• Season 4: filming began November 4, 2025 at Eagle Rock Studios, Georgia
• Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Jay Will, Max Casella, Annabella Sciorra, Neal McDonough, Dana Delany; new for S4 is Gretchen Mol as Amanda Clark
• Renewal: Season 4 ordered September 2025; Stallone signed in November 2024 for two more seasons; talks ongoing about stretching to six seasons total
• Ratings snapshot: Rotten Tomatoes 88%, IMDb 7.9/10
• Behind the scenes: 26 crew layoffs a week before S4 shooting; veteran stunt coordinator Freddie Poole let go; Scott Stone acting as de facto showrunner while a formal hire is searched
• Ownership: Paramount controls all existing Sheridan shows and any seasons produced through 2028
• Spinoff: NOLA King starring Samuel L. Jackson, aiming to shoot February 2026

Bottom line: Tulsa King isn’t going anywhere in the short term. It’s filming, Stallone is set, and Paramount is doubling down with a spinoff. The concern is stability. If the show can lock a strong showrunner and stop bleeding crew, it has room to run — especially if the studio really wants six seasons.

Tulsa King Season 3 is now streaming on Paramount+. What do you want from Season 4 — cleaner storytelling, more Dwight chaos, or just a steady hand steering the ship?