Yes, Tulsa King Season 4 is officially confirmed and already deep into production. Paramount+ announced the renewal on September 16, 2025, four days before the Season 3 premiere, and filming kicked off at Eagle Rock Studios in Atlanta on November 4, 2025. No official premiere date has been set, but a fall 2026 debut on Paramount+ is the most credible projection based on the show’s established seasonal pattern.
If you have followed Tulsa King since its November 2022 debut, you know Paramount plays this one close to the chest. What most coverage breezes past is that Season 4 is genuinely one of the most turbulent productions in the show’s history, with a showrunner swap, 26 crew members cut one week before cameras rolled, Taylor Sheridan’s impending departure from Paramount, and a fresh set of power players being added to the cast as recently as March 2026. There is a lot happening beneath the surface that shapes what Season 4 is actually going to be.
When Does Tulsa King Season 4 Come Out?
No official premiere date has been confirmed. Production began November 4, 2025, in Atlanta, with filming expected to run through at least March 2026. Based on the show’s pattern, Season 1 premiered in November 2022, Season 2 in September 2024, and Season 3 on September 21, 2025, all fall debuts. A September or October 2026 window is the smart money, with a formal announcement likely arriving in summer 2026. Paramount typically locks dates six to eight weeks before launch for its Paramount+ originals.
Who Returns in the Cast for Season 4?
Sylvester Stallone is confirmed back as Dwight “The General” Manfredi. The broader ensemble returning includes Martin Starr, Jay Will, Annabella Sciorra, Neal McDonough, Robert Patrick, Frank Grillo, Garrett Hedlund, Dana Delany, Kevin Pollak, and Beau Knapp. Samuel L. Jackson also returns before his character, Russell Lee Washington Jr., transitions into the NOLA King spinoff. Two notable new additions are Gretchen Mol, joining as series regular Amanda Clark, a Tulsa politician, and Flula Borg, cast in a recurring role on March 12, 2026, playing tech billionaire Bradley Van Heusen.
What Is the Season 4 Plot About?
No official synopsis has been released. Based on the Season 3 finale and confirmed casting, the story picks up after Dwight stormed Jeremiah Dunmire’s compound to rescue his kidnapped sister Joanne and secured a federal liquor license legitimizing his Tulsa business empire. Washington aligned with Dwight despite being hired to kill him, forging an alliance that bridges into NOLA King. Flula Borg’s tech billionaire character and Gretchen Mol’s Tulsa politician both signal that Season 4 pushes the conflict into higher-level power structures, money, and city politics rather than pure street-level turf wars.
Who Is the Showrunner for Season 4?
This is where things get genuinely complicated. Season 3 showrunner Dave Erickson exited before production began, citing obligations to Mayor of Kingstown, though reports confirmed Stallone personally pushed for his removal due to creative disagreements. Terence Winter, the Boardwalk Empire creator and Sopranos writer who ran Season 1, returned as head writer and executive producer. However, Winter also stepped down mid-production due to creative differences, leaving 101 Studios executive Scott Stone managing day-to-day operations without a formal showrunner in place. A search for a new showrunner was underway as of late 2025.
What Was the Season 4 Crew Controversy?
One week before cameras rolled in November 2025, 26 crew members were told not to return. Affected departments included sound, camera operating, stunts, transportation, extras casting, hair, and photography. Among those cut was Freddie Poole, an Emmy-nominated stunt coordinator who had worked with Stallone for 14 years and also served as his personal stunt double. Stallone’s stand-in Chad Gregory, who held the role for all three seasons at $250 per day, discovered his job had been reposted at $400 per day. Stunt coordinator Poole described the manner of dismissal publicly as “unprofessional and unnecessary.”
Is Taylor Sheridan Still Involved?
Yes for now, but a departure is coming. Sheridan signed a massive five-year overall deal with NBCUniversal that begins January 1, 2029, after his current Paramount contract expires at the end of 2028. Paramount retains full ownership of Tulsa King and all existing Sheridan properties through any seasons produced by 2028. Sheridan remains an executive producer on Season 4 and is based in Texas, not on the Atlanta set, with producing partners handling day-to-day decisions. Sources told Deadline that if ratings hold, the show could run to six seasons total.
What Is NOLA King and How Does It Connect?
NOLA King is a straight-to-series Paramount+ spinoff starring Samuel L. Jackson as Russell Lee Washington Jr., who was introduced in Season 3 as Dwight’s ex-prison buddy. The show moves Washington’s character to New Orleans, where he takes over a criminal operation. Paramount gave it a series order in September 2025, and production was slated to begin February 2026. The spinoff’s original showrunner, Dave Erickson, stepped down after writing the pilot episode, leaving NOLA King without a formal showrunner as well. A late 2026 or early 2027 premiere is the working estimate.
Is There a Season 4 Trailer Yet?
No trailer has been released. With filming still ongoing through at least March 2026 and a fall premiere being the target, a first look would not realistically surface until summer 2026, likely timed to a Paramount+ promotional push. Unlike some streaming platforms that drop teaser footage during production, Paramount has historically held Tulsa King marketing material until post-production is fully locked. Expect a trailer window of July to August 2026 if the September premiere pattern holds.
Where Can You Watch Tulsa King Season 4?
Tulsa King Season 4 will stream exclusively on Paramount+. All three previous seasons are available on the platform now. Paramount+ is accessible via web browsers, smart TVs, mobile devices, and through Paramount Network on cable. The show has been Paramount+’s most watched global original at various points, with Season 2’s opening episode drawing 21.1 million viewers. New episodes follow a weekly Sunday release model, consistent across all three prior seasons.
The Bigger Picture on Tulsa King Season 4
What Season 4 actually represents is a franchise being stress-tested in real time. The showrunner turnover, the crew cuts, Taylor Sheridan’s looming Paramount exit, and a spinoff still searching for leadership all create genuine uncertainty. But Stallone closing a deal through at least Season 4, Terence Winter bringing Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire-level craft back to the writers room even briefly, and Paramount ordering NOLA King before Season 3 even finished airing, tells you the network has no intention of letting this universe stall. Season 4 is either the chapter where Tulsa King graduates into something more ambitious, or the one where the seams start to show. Either way, it will be worth watching closely.
