Tulsa King
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Sylvester Stallone is one of the most legendary actors in Hollywood.
He’s been an icon of both the action genre through hisRambofranchise, and the sports genre throughRocky.
Watching Stallone play Dwight makes me think he was purpose-built to play a mobster.
Stallone doesn’t just serveTulsa Kingwell, though, as the show also serves him.
Most of those films, however, didn’t really capture just how well Stallone can play a gangster.
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With one notable outlier, most of Stallone’s gangster roles have been in underwhelming movies.
But who did it best?
Stallone, for most of his career, was known for his physicality and strength.
Tulsa King is a Paramount+ original TV series starring Sylvester Stallone as Dwight “The General” Manfredi. After being released from prison for murder, The General is sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he quickly sets up a new criminal empire. Tulsa King marks Stallone’s first leading role in a TV show.
Tulsa King marks Stallone’s first leading role in a TV show.
