Sylvester Stallone Returns in a New ‘Tulsa King’ Spinoff

Sylvester Stallone will return as Dwight Manfredi in Frisco King, the upcoming Tulsa King spinoff starring Samuel L. Jackson. Stallone told Extra that he will appear in a few episodes as Manfredi crosses paths with Jackson’s Russell Lee Washington Jr. in Texas. The confirmation adds another major name to Taylor Sheridan’s expanding Paramount+ crime universe. Frisco King puts Jackson at the center of the story. His character, Russell Lee Washington Jr., first appeared in Tulsa King Season 3 as a former New York mob hitman who refused an order to kill Manfredi. Instead of carrying out the hit, Washington leaves for Frisco, Texas, where he tries to build a new operation of his own. Paramount+ describes the show as an eight-episode drama written by Sheridan. The streamer’s official synopsis says Washington sets out to start a new life and enterprise after declining the assignment. Stallone explained that Washington expects to move to San Francisco, then learns he is headed to Frisco, Texas. “His life gets turned upside down,” Stallone said. “He thought he was going to San Francisco. No, you’re going Texas, pal.” He added that the new series will not place Washington in the same crimina...