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Paramount+ renews 'Tulsa King' for Season 5, moving production to New York

Paramount+ has renewed 'Tulsa King' for a fifth season ahead of the Season 4 premiere on Oct. 16. Production has started in New York, replacing Atlanta, and Scarlet Rose Stallone is promoted to series regular.

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Mixed · 2Paramount+ has renewed the Sylvester Stallone-led crime drama 'Tulsa King' for a fifth season, ahead of the Season 4 premiere on October 16. Centre · 2Production on Season 5 has begun in New York, replacing Atlanta, where the first four seasons were filmed, because the storyline takes Stallone's character Dwight 'The General' Manfredi back to his mafia roots. Mixed · 2Drew Brown, executive vice president of physical production at Paramount Television Studios, said the studio was proud of its work in Georgia, which 'remains an important venue for us'.

Left · 1Variety said the move is also driven by budget, since recent improvements to New York's state tax incentive make it one of the most cost-friendly places to shoot, and that it had reported in June that a Season 5 writers' room had opened with plans to relocate. Mixed · 2Hope Knight, president, CEO and commissioner of Empire State Development, welcomed the production in a statement crediting Governor Kathy Hochul's leadership and the state's Film Tax Credit Program. Left · 1The Hollywood Reporter noted that Hochul is up for reelection this year against Republican Bruce Blakeman, and said the show is the first from Taylor Sheridan to film a season in New York or Los Angeles.

Left · 2Scarlet Rose Stallone, who plays Spencer and is Sylvester Stallone's daughter, is promoted to series regular, and Erik Palladino, Glenn Fleshler, Anthony Skordi and Nickola Shreli join as series regulars. Centre · 2Deadline reported that Stallone recently signed a new deal, similar to those for Seasons 3 and 4, which helped clinch the renewal. Stallone told TVLine the team would be in New York 'for four or five months'. Mixed · 2Terence Winter continues as head writer and executive producer; Taylor Sheridan and Stallone are among the other executive producers, and the show is produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios.

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Left2 outlets

Framing
Trade coverage that adds context on the move: tax incentives and, in The Hollywood Reporter, Gov. Hochul's election-year 'victory lap'.
Emphasis
Economics of the relocation and the New York state government's role.
Leaves out or plays down
Neither mentions Stallone's new contract, which Deadline reports.
Charged language
“victory lap”“surprise twist”
For example
“as Kathy Hochul's administration takes a victory lap” — The Hollywood Reporter
“The move is also driven by budgetary considerations.” — Variety

Centre4 outlets

Framing
Straight renewal-and-casting announcement, with Collider adding a fan-oriented, celebratory tone.
Emphasis
Cast changes, storyline return to New York, Season 4 premiere; Deadline notes Stallone's new deal.
Leaves out or plays down
Centre outlets do not mention the tax incentive as a motive or Hochul's reelection context.
Charged language
“end of an era”“Stallone is finally taking his business back home”
For example
“Stallone recently signed a new deal that helped clinch the show’s Season 5 renewal.” — Deadline
“Stallone is finally taking his business back home” — Collider

Right0 outlets

No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.