Sylvester Stallone’s Tulsa King Season 2 Behind The Scenes Drama Makes Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone Sound Like Mary Poppins

We have seen Sylvester Stallone as a world-champion boxer, an ex-commando of the US Military, and even a battle-hardened mercenary on the big screen, all with amazing amounts of success. And when he turned to the silver screen to play the role of a mob boss in Paramount+’s hit show Tulsa King, people were excited to witness greatness, and the star didn’t disappoint.

The show was created by prolific showrunner Taylor Sheridan of Yellowstone fame, which gave this production a great amount of prestige usually associated with his work with all the production issues that come along with it.

In this show’s case, there have been no updates of a director being brought on to the show while the original showrunner Terence Winter returns to it as a writer after leaving the production almost a year ago due to creative differences.

Sylvester Stallone’s Tulsa King Season Two Finds Itself Without A Director

While other productions would love to have a stable crew for their shows and films in the very traditional sense of the word, Taylor Sheridan and 101 Studios do not follow this formal path, which is why many of his shows have a very imbalanced involvement of the crew. This holds true for Sylvester Stallone‘s Tulsa King, which now finds itself in a chaotic environment.

A year ago, it was announced that original showrunner Terence Winter had taken his leave from this project due to creative differences with the Yellowstone showrunner, but now, reports have come in (via Deadline) that claim he will be returning to the show as a writer for the upcoming season. Along with that, Winter will also serve as an executive producer on the show going forward.

But a concerning news about the production is that despite Season 2 already announced to be released for the fall of this year, there has still been no confirmation that could name a director for it, only reports of a deal being made between 101 Studios and a potential candidate. This might prove to entail a devastating consequence where to make the deadline, the production will have to be ramped up exponentially, to which the quality of the show might take a big hit.

While the situation may seem a lot to take in, this is not the first time Sheridan has found one of his creations to be in the midst of problems.

What Problems Did Sheridan Face With Yellowstone?

While Yellowstone and its spin-off series have all been the major success stories under Sheridan’s supervision, they have also been the biggest sources of off-screen drama associated with the showrunner.

This biggest drama from the show was related to the exit of Oscar-winning actor Kevin Costner from the show due to scheduling and creative differences with the Wind River director. Apart from that, the show has been called a ‘Red State’ show for being claimed to be conservative with its narrative, which Sheridan has since shut down with his remarks.

Along with that, it’s also reported that Sheridan charges for the shoot of this show on his own properties in the countryside despite being paid a hefty sum for each of his roles as a writer, producer as well as director, which drives the budget of the show into wild territories.