Tulsa King
"More power, more problems."
Overview
New York mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi is released from prison after 25 years and exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a crew.
Tulsa King trades the tired tropes of metropolitan crime dramas for the quiet, expansive backdrop of the American Midwest. The show functions as a neo-western that leans into the strangeness of a Sicilian mafia operative navigating the customs of Oklahoma. It operates with a steady, comforting rhythm, focusing on the friction between old-school power dynamics and a modern, evolving environment.
At the center is Sylvester Stallone, who plays a man confronting the reality of his own aging while dealing with professional betrayal. The narrative weaves between the tension of rebuilding a criminal crew and the awkward, often funny process of repairing neglected family connections. It manages to balance the weight of a violent past with the lighter touch of a dry dramedy, grounding its stakes in the personal history of its lead rather than just the mechanics of territory wars.
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- First Aired
- November 13, 2022
- Status
- Returning Series
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 2,591