Tulsans, rejoice: Sylvester Stallone is back. It’s been a little over half a year since his Tulsa King character, Dwight “the General” Manfredi, was kidnapped from his bed at the end of the Paramount+ drama’s season 2 finale. His mysterious captors told the former Mafia capo that “you work for us now” before the credits kept audiences guessing.
Though the first teaser trailer for season 3 (below), debuting exclusively in Esquire, doesn’t reveal their identities just yet, it seems Manfredi safely leaves the situation with a clear goal in mind. This season, he’s got his eye on adding the Montague Distillery to his roster of legitimate (and not-so-legitimate) businesses.
“The distillery is an interesting business,” Manfredi says in the trailer, “and we got to know the enemy.”
According to Paramount, the new villain is Jeremiah Dunmire (Robert Patrick). The former 1923 actor joins the series as the patriarch of a “powerful old-money family that doesn’t play by old-world rules, forcing Dwight to fight for everything he’s built.” In the trailer, Manfredi also pulls a pistol on Bill Bevilaqua (Frank Grillo)—the Kansas City mob boss and main antagonist of season 2. It seems that the General will need to fight off enemies on multiple fronts when Tulsa King returns to Paramount+ on September 21.
“They’re threatening everybody in my life,” Manfredi warns. “If you think you’re going to take me out, it’s going to be really difficult.”
Samuel L. Jackson will join Tulsa King season 3.
Season 3 will also introduce Samuel L. Jackson as Russell Lee Washington Jr., a former inmate who did serious prison time with Manfredi before the series began. Washington is sent by New York’s Renzetti crime family to kill Manfredi, but that’s a tall order. Maybe it’s just that classic Stallone charm. As previously reported, Jackson will costar in a couple episodes of season 3 before his character is inspired to start his own operation back home in New Orleans. His adventures will continue in a future spin-off series titled NOLA King.
Until then, it’s a busy second half of the year for Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ empire. The Yellowstone creator will also release Mayor of Kingstown season 4, Landman season 2, and eventually a trio of Yellowstone sequel spin-offs: Dutton Ranch, Y: Marshals, and The Madison. For now, just enjoy a bit of Dwight Manfredi foreshadowing his next war in season 3. Plus, you can check out an exclusive photo for Tulsa King season 3 below.
