Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan has found even more success with his latest cowboy/mafia drama, Tulsa King. The show centers around a mobster who is exiled to Tulsa, Oklahoma after finishing a lengthy prison sentence. After assembling a rag-tag crew of misfits, Dwight (Sylvester Stallone) seeks to build his own family and take over Tulsa. With the show's success, there was much anticipation around the second season, especially after the inconclusive finale of season 1.

Although it seemed like Dwight and company would have a happy ending, the season 1 finale ended on a cliffhanger. Dwight was finally caught by the ATF/FBI. With the last scene of Tulsa King season 1 showing Dwight's daughter Tina (Tatiana Zappardino) reliving her traumatic childhood by watching her father leave in handcuffs again, the ending left many questions unanswered. However, Paramount+'s Tulsa King returned with a bang for its second outing, and has established itself as an ongoing drama.

Tulsa King Season 2 Critical Reception

A Mixed Reception For Season 2

Following the smashing success of season 1 wasn't going to be an easy feat, but it seems as if Tulsa King season 2 did its job by elevating the action and delivering a lot of the Taylor Sheridan trademarks. Though some reviews panned the series for its cheesy execution and over-the-top tone (via Vulture), others actually found the best aspects of the show in those very same moments (via Collider). Impressively, Tulsa King also scored a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, suring its predecessor by quite a ways (season 1 earned a 79%).

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Tulsa King season 2 concluded on November 17, 2024.

Tulsa King Season 2 Cast

New Villains To Challenge Dwight's Empire

With the show's success, and most of the Tulsa King cast surviving the final season 1 confrontation, all the key players reprised their roles in season 2. This included Sylvester Stallone as Dwight "The General" Manfredi, who has been the biggest attraction of the Taylor Sheridan vehicle. The only change in the cast were positive ones, with Annabella Sciorra and Tatiana Zappardino being promoted to series regulars. Sciorra plays Dwight's sister, Joanne, while Tatiana Zappardino plays his estranged daughter, Tina Manfredi-Gieger.

New cast included Frank Grillo who played the new villain of season 2. The MCU veteran is also known for his role in the Purge franchise, and he plays Kansas City mobster Bill Bevilaqua, who is trying to establish new territory in Tulsa. Another new tough for Dwight to scrap with in season 2 was Neil McDonough's Cal Thresher, a businessman in town who doesn't take kindly to Dwight's budding empire.

The presumptive cast of Tulsa King season 2 includes:

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Tulsa King Season 2 Trailer

Watch The Trailers Below

Along with announcing the show's September 15 release date, Paramount+ also dropped a quick teaser for Tulsa King season 2 in June 2024. The brief clip reintroduces Dwight as he has freshly established control over the Tulsa territory. However, the new kingpin is quickly challenged by several new mobsters who want to get in on his turf, and Dwight is forced to deal with them in the only way he knows how; violence.

Months after Paramount+ revealed a brief teaser for season 2, a full trailer for the sophomore season of Tulsa King was dropped in August 2024. The trailer reintroduces Dwight after his harrowing ordeal in season 1, and shows him trying to go straight with legitimate business. However, several rival forces arrive in town and not only threaten Dwight enterprises, but his life as well. This forces the wannabe reformed mobster to revert to his old ways, and the trailer promises serious turf war is going to go down in Tulsa King season 2.

Tulsa King Season 2 Ending & Spoilers

Another Massive Cliffhanger Ended Season 2

While some of the show's many storylines were brought down to a simmer throughout the season, others were ignited to high-heat, and will return to plague "The General" in the future.

As with any crime series, the twists and turns of Tulsa King season 2 continued to grow throughout the season until the very last moment. The ending of Tulsa King season 2 featured a cliffhanger to top even its shocking predecessor, and its entire purpose is to set up what comes next. While some of the show's many storylines were brought down to a simmer throughout the season, others were ignited to high-heat, and will return to plague "The General" in the future.

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Tulsa King Season 3 Set Up

There's Little Doubt That Dwight Will Return

With a vehicle as popular as Tulsa King, the odds of additional seasons are always high. However, the conclusion of season 2 not only teased more adventures to come, but also set the tone for what will happen when the show returns on Paramount+. Dwight's attempts to go legit keep getting thwarted by his own dark past, and that trend is evident in the surprising ending of season 2. Though more twists are expected in the future, the final scenes of the sophomore outing served to exclusively set up Tulsa King season 3.

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