Spoiler alert: The following article discusses elements of the first two episodes of “Tulsa King.”
Over the course of a half-century-long career, Sylvester Stallone has little room for firsts; but the Oscar-nominated actor, writer and producer is finally making his entry onto the small screen with creator Taylor Sheridan and showrunner Terence Winter’s new Paramount+ series “Tulsa King.” The show finds Stallone portraying the “off-kilter” ex-mafia capo Dwight Manfredi, who is unceremoniously dumped by his mob family in the Oklahoma city after a 25-year stint in prison. While characterizing the veteran actor and ‘80s-era icon as needing no introduction is a woeful understatement, Manfredi enlists guidance wherever he can find it — navigating Uber, understanding pronouns and setting up shop with a local medical dispensary.