In February of 2023, Deadline broke the news that Terence Winter was stepping down as showrunner of Tulsa King, Taylor Sheridan’s latest joint for Paramount+ that stars Sylvester Stallone as a fresh-out-of-prison mafia capo named Dwight “The General” Manfredi who establishes a new criminal empire in Oklahoma.
So it was more than a little surprising to hear that exactly one year later, Winter was returning to the show to serve as a writer/executive producer. (Like Sheridan’s other series produced by 101 Studios, Tulsa King kicked off production on season 2 without a traditional showrunner, with director/EP Craig Zisk taking on the on-set leadership role).
Ahead of the season 2 premiere on September 15, Winter explains what to expect in the coming episodes, and why he decided to return to the Tulsa crime world that he helped to build with Sheridan and Stallone.
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