When Does Tulsa King Season 4 Come Out? Is It Renewed?
“More power, more problems.”
Tulsa King Season 4 doesn't have an official release date yet. Based on the roughly 17-month gap between previous seasons, expect it around February 2027.
IMDb
7.9/10
Seasons
4
Episodes
39
Diagnostics
- Network
- Paramount+
- First aired
- 2022-11-13
- Last aired
- 2025-11-23
- Runtime
- —
- Rated
- TV-MA
Awards Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 8 nominations total
Predictive Logic Analysis
The renewal signal here is about as clear as it gets short of a premiere date. Paramount+ announced Season 4 on September 16, 2025, days before the Season 3 debut, and multiple credible trade outlets including Variety and TVLine confirmed it. Terence Winter, the original showrunner, is returning behind the scenes, which is a meaningful stabilizing signal after the creative shuffles of prior seasons. By November 2025, Gretchen Mol had already been cast as a series regular, and production was confirmed underway. A Decider article from August 2026 discusses Season 4 release timing, which corroborates that production has continued well past the renewal announcement.
The one area of genuine concern is the behind-the-scenes turbulence. A Deadline report from October 2025 detailed 26 crew members being abruptly replaced ahead of the Season 4 shoot, and a Variety piece from November 2025 noted that Season 4 went into production without a showrunner formally in place on set. A former crew member publicly criticized the firings as unprofessional. This is not a small thing; running a production without a clear creative lead is a real operational risk. However, it has not stopped production, and with Terence Winter nominally attached and Taylor Sheridan's broader Paramount relationship continuing (despite his NBCUniversal deal complicating things), the show is moving forward. The IMDb rating of 7.9 on over 114,000 votes is solid for a Paramount+ original, and the Trakt watcher count of nearly 122,000 active viewers is strong. Falling search interest and Wikipedia pageviews are mild negatives, but they matter little when renewal is already confirmed and filming is active.
What is Tulsa King about?
Sylvester Stallone plays a New York mafia capo who gets out of prison after 25 years and gets sent, as punishment, to Tulsa, Oklahoma to run operations there. That setup sounds like a pitch meeting joke, and at times the show leans into that, but Stallone makes it work in ways that are hard to dismiss. He plays Dwight Manfredi as a man genuinely out of time, not just geographically displaced but culturally stranded, mystified by legal weed dispensaries and millennial sensibilities and a version of America that moved on without him. There is real melancholy underneath the fish-out-of-water comedy, and Stallone, given room to be an actor rather than an action figure, finds it.
The tone is lighter than you might expect from a Taylor Sheridan production, closer to a character comedy than to the brooding neo-westerns he built his reputation on. That is both its strength and its limitation. The show is reliably entertaining in a relaxed, unpretentious way, but it rarely takes the dramatic risks that would make it memorable. The supporting cast, including Martin Starr as a philosophical pot dealer and Jay Will as Dwight's eager young driver, brings warmth to what could have been thin material. The Tulsa setting works harder than it needs to, grounding a story that might otherwise feel like a premise in search of stakes.
Critics were reasonably warm on it without being enthusiastic, and audiences responded well enough to carry it through multiple seasons. An IMDb rating hovering around 7.9 with over 100,000 votes suggests a show people enjoy watching without necessarily evangelizing about it. That tracks. Tulsa King is comfort television with a mob aesthetic, dependable and professionally assembled.
What keeps it from coasting entirely is Stallone himself. He is clearly invested in the role, and his scenes with Annabella Sciorra, playing his ex-wife Joanne, carry a weight the show's lighter moments do not always earn. When those two are in a room together, you remember what this show could be at its most serious.
Created by Taylor Sheridan
Themes
Is Tulsa King renewed or cancelled?
Working toward renewal
Official Season 4 renewal announced by Paramount+ in September 2025, confirmed by Variety, TVLine, and multiple trade outlets before Season 3 even aired
Season 4 already in active production with new cast members attached, including Gretchen Mol as a series regular
Terence Winter returning as head writer/showrunner for Season 4, providing creative continuity
IMDb rating of 7.9 across 114,000+ votes is strong for a Paramount+ original; Season 3 episode ratings are flat rather than declining sharply
Trakt active watcher count of ~122,000 with steady momentum indicates a healthy and stable audience base
Frisco King (formerly NOLA King) spinoff starring Samuel L. Jackson confirmed and in development, with Taylor Sheridan writing all episodes, signaling Paramount's broader investment in the franchise
Working against it
26 crew members abruptly replaced before Season 4 shoot and production began without a showrunner formally on set, signaling serious behind-the-scenes dysfunction
Variety report confirming Season 4 went into production without a creative lead on set
Taylor Sheridan's move to NBCUniversal creates uncertainty about his ongoing involvement depth with Paramount+ productions
Falling Google search interest and declining Wikipedia pageview trend suggest audience enthusiasm is softening between seasons
Tulsa King Season 4 Release Date
A Decider piece dated August 2026 specifically addresses the Season 4 release date, which strongly suggests Paramount+ has set or is close to setting a premiere window in late 2026. Given that Season 3 ran September through November 2025, and production started in late October or November 2025, a fall 2026 window is the most plausible target, likely September or October 2026 to repeat the prior season's launch cadence.
The behind-the-scenes instability could cause delays. Producing without a clear on-set showrunner in the early weeks of shooting is a known source of schedule slippage. If those issues were resolved quickly after the November 2025 reporting, fall 2026 is achievable. If they dragged into early 2026, a winter 2026 or early 2027 premiere becomes possible, though the Decider article's August 2026 date reference makes that less likely.
Best & worst episodes
Tulsa King seasons
Season 12022 · 9 ep
- 1. Go West, Old Man2022-11-13 · ★ 7.8
- 2. Center of the Universe2022-11-20 · ★ 7.7
- 3. Caprice2022-11-27 · ★ 7.7
- 4. Visitation Place2022-12-04 · ★ 7.8
- 5. Token Joe2022-12-11 · ★ 7.9
- 6. Stable2022-12-18 · ★ 7.8
- 7. Warr Acres2022-12-25 · ★ 7.8
- 8. Adobe Walls2023-01-01 · ★ 7.9
- 9. Happy Trails2023-01-08 · ★ 8.0
Season 22024 · 10 ep
- 1. Back in the Saddle2024-09-15 · ★ 7.6
- 2. Kansas City Blues2024-09-22 · ★ 7.5
- 3. Oklahoma v. Manfredi2024-09-29 · ★ 7.8
- 4. Heroes and Villains2024-10-06 · ★ 7.6
- 5. Tilting at Windmills2024-10-13 · ★ 7.6
- 6. Navigator2024-10-20 · ★ 7.7
- 7. Life Support2024-10-27 · ★ 7.7
- 8. Under New Management2024-11-03 · ★ 7.8
- 9. Triad2024-11-10 · ★ 7.9
- 10. Reconstruction2024-11-17 · ★ 7.8
Season 32025 · 10 ep
- 1. Blood and Bourbon2025-09-21 · ★ 7.6
- 2. The Fifty2025-09-28 · ★ 7.6
- 3. The G and the OG2025-10-05 · ★ 7.5
- 4. Staring Down the Barrel2025-10-12 · ★ 7.5
- 5. On the Rocks2025-10-19 · ★ 7.5
- 6. Bubbles2025-10-26 · ★ 7.6
- 7. Art of War2025-11-02 · ★ 7.7
- 8. Nothing Is Over2025-11-09 · ★ 7.7
- 9. Dead Weight2025-11-16 · ★ 7.7
- 10. Jesus Lizard2025-11-23 · ★ 7.8
Tulsa King trailer
Tulsa King cast
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Sylvester Stallone
Dwight 'The General' Manfredi
Martin Starr
Lawrence 'Bodhi' Geigerman
Jay Will
Tyson Mitchell
Annabella Sciorra
Joanne
Neal McDonough
Cal Thresher
Robert Patrick
Jeremiah Dunmire
Beau Knapp
Cole Dunmire
Bella Heathcote
Cleo Montague
Kevin Pollak
Special Agent Musso
Chris Caldovino
Goodie Carangi
McKenna Quigley Harrington
Grace
Michael Walden
Bigfoot
Where to watch Tulsa King
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Fandango At HomebuyAI Verdict
Tulsa King Season 4 is officially confirmed. Paramount+ announced the renewal in September 2025, before Season 3 even premiered, and production is already underway with new cast members attached. The only real question is release timing, not whether it happens.
Live signals
122K watching on Traktsteady
Interest falling
Verdict updated 1 month ago · based on 4 renewal-signal articles and 62 other mentions
Updated 2026-08-17 · AI-generated analysis
4 renewal-signal · 62 other mentionsKey sources weighed
- Sylvester Stallone's 'Tulsa King' Renewed for Season 4 Days Before Season 3 Premiere, OG Showrunner to Return to Series
NewsAPI:Just Jared · 2025-09-17renewal positive
- Tulsa King Scores Season 4 Green Light Ahead of Season 3 Return
NewsAPI:Bleeding Cool News · 2025-09-17renewal positive
- ‘Tulsa King’ Renewed for Season 4, Terence Winter to Return
NewsAPI:Variety · 2025-09-17renewal positive
Tulsa King latest news
- When Does The New Season of ‘Tulsa King’ Come Out? ‘Tulsa King’ Season 4 Release Date Info
NewsAPI:Decider · 2026-08-16renewal positive
- Taylor Sheridan To Pen All Of “Frisco King”
NewsAPI:Dark Horizons · 2026-02-26general
- TULSA KING Spinoff Starring Samuel L. Jackson Renamed FRISCO KING After Moving From NOLA to Frisco, TX
NewsAPI:GeekTyrant · 2026-02-25general
- Samuel L Jackson's 'Tulsa King' Spinoff Gets New City & Title, Taylor Sheridan to Pen All 8 Episodes
NewsAPI:Just Jared · 2026-02-25renewal positive
- Frisco King: Taylor Sheridan To Write All Episodes Of Retitled Tulsa King Spin-Off
NewsAPI:TVLine · 2026-02-25general
- ‘Tulsa King’ Season 4: Cast, Release Date Hopes & Teasers
NewsAPI:Buddytv.com · 2026-01-23renewal positive
- Sylvester Stallone Uses Cane on Red Carpet at Kennedy Center Honors 2025 with Wife Jennifer Flavin
NewsAPI:Just Jared · 2025-12-08irrelevant
- When Will Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Tulsa King’ Season 4 Be Coming Out?
NewsAPI:Forbes · 2025-11-25general
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Frequently asked
- When does Tulsa King Season 4 come out?
- Tulsa King Season 4 doesn't have an official release date yet. Based on the roughly 17-month gap between previous seasons, expect it around February 2027.
- Is Tulsa King renewed or cancelled?
- Tulsa King Season 4 is officially confirmed. Paramount+ announced the renewal in September 2025, before Season 3 even premiered, and production is already underway with new cast members attached. The only real question is release timing, not whether it happens.
- How many seasons of Tulsa King are there?
- Tulsa King has aired 4 seasons so far.
- How many episodes of Tulsa King are there?
- There are 39 episodes of Tulsa King across 4 seasons.
- Who created Tulsa King?
- Tulsa King was created by Taylor Sheridan.
- Where can I watch Tulsa King?
- Tulsa King is available to stream on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home.
- What is Tulsa King's IMDb rating?
- Tulsa King holds an IMDb rating of 7.9/10 from 114,631 votes.