The Samuel L. Jackson-led Tulsa King spinoff appears to be moving deeper into production.
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, casting notices for extras have begun circulating across North Texas for Frisco King, the Paramount+ series that was previously announced as NOLA King.
The new listings suggest the project is now far enough along that cameras are actively rolling—and potentially closer to reaching screens than previously thought.
Production on the eight-episode series began in Fort Worth in late March. In recent days, Texas casting company Legacy Casting has posted several calls for background actors in the Fort Worth area, Southlake, and Keller. The roles range from baseball fans and gas station pedestrians to warehouse workers and even a sheriff’s deputy for a holding-cell scene.
One of the more unusual notices is for “female cheerleaders” over 18 to appear in a car wash sequence filming April 14 in Southlake, with pay listed at $350 for a 12-hour day.
Other calls include baseball game attendees with vehicles for an April 20 shoot in Keller, gas station pedestrians on April 21 in Southlake, warehouse extras in Fort Worth on April 23, and a sheriff’s deputy role on April 24.
Jackson’s character was initially sent to Oklahoma to kill Dwight “The General” Manfredi, played by Sylvester Stallone, but their shared history changed the mission. Instead of taking Dwight out, Lee warned him about the threat against him and helped him bring down liquor kingpin Jeremiah Dunmire.
That storyline originally pointed toward a New Orleans-based spinoff. In the Tulsa King finale, Russell told Dwight, “Seeing what you’ve done here makes me want to go back to New Orleans and maybe start something new.”
Paramount+ later changed course, renaming the project Frisco King and relocating the story to Texas.
The new version of the series is expected to follow Russell as he attempts to build his own operation in North Texas, creating another “fish out of water” setup similar to the one that made Tulsa King a hit. Taylor Sheridan is now writing all eight episodes himself after Dave Erickson, who had originally been attached to the project, reportedly exited due to scheduling conflicts.
“We are honored to have Taylor Sheridan write the first season of Frisco King and bring to life Samuel L. Jackson’s iconic character,” Paramount Television Studios president Matt Thunell previously said in a statement.
Alongside Jackson, the cast includes Kai Caster, Asa Germann, Lilah Pate, and Savanna Gann. Jackson, Stallone, and Sheridan are also serving as executive producers.
Paramount+ still has not announced a premiere date.
