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Sylvester Stallone has been acting in big projects for so long now that it’s almost impossible to nail down what exactly is his most famous role. Many would argue that the title belongs to Rocky, and there likely wouldn’t be much pushback, but another role has emerged in the later years of Stallone’s career that has helped him elevate to an even higher level of stardom. Stallone stars in the lead role of Dwight ‘The General’ Manfredi in Tulsa King, the epic crime saga written by Taylor Sheridan that has aired three full seasons with a fourth confirmed to be on the way later this year. Tulsa King has not-so-quietly become one of Sheridan’s biggest shows in the last few years, so much so that it continues to outlast some of its biggest competitors like Landman (starring Billy Bob Thornton) and Mayor of Kingstown (starring Jeremy Renner) at the top of Paramount Plus streaming charts.
When you’ve developed the reputation Stallone has, though, you’re never satisfied and always on the hunt for new projects. News broke yesterday that Stallone and his Balboa Productions banner are teaming up with The Walking Dead veteran Channing Powell to adapt 4MK, the novel by J.D. Parker, into an official series. The project is still in the early stages of development, and it’s unclear at this time if Stallone will star in the series or just executive produce, but either way, it’s moving forward with his steady hand at the helm. It’s also unclear at this time when 4MK will stream upon its release, and that information likely won’t be announced until one of the streamers or networks acquires its rights for distribution.
Collider Exclusive · Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown
Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn’t write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for.
🤠Yellowstone
🛢️Landman
👑Tulsa King
⚖️Mayor of Kingstown
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Where does your power come from? In Sheridan’s world, everyone has leverage. The question is what kind.
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Who do you put first, no matter what? Loyalty in Sheridan’s universe is always absolute — and always costly.
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Someone crosses a line. How do you respond? Every Sheridan protagonist has a line. What matters is what happens after it’s crossed.
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Where do you feel most in your element? Sheridan’s worlds are as much about place as they are about people.
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How do you feel about operating in the grey? Nobody in a Sheridan show has clean hands. The question is how they carry the dirt.
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What are you actually fighting to hold onto? Every Sheridan character is fighting a war. The real question is what they’re defending.
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How do you lead? Authority in Sheridan’s world is never given — it’s established, maintained, and constantly tested.
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Someone new arrives and tries to change how things work. Your reaction? Every Sheridan show has an outsider disrupting an established order. Sometimes that outsider is you.
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What has your position cost you? Nobody gets to where these characters are without paying for it. The bill is always personal.
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When it’s over, what do you want people to say? Sheridan’s characters all know the ending is coming. The question is what they leave behind.
Sheridan Has Spoken You Belong In…
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
🤠 Yellowstone
🛢️ Landman
👑 Tulsa King
⚖️ Mayor of Kingstown
You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
What Is ‘4MK’ About?
4MK is set in Chicago, and it follows detective Sam Porter as he hunts for the Four Monkey Killer, a serial murderer who has been terrorizing the city for years with his ruthless code of personal judgment. The killer removes the ears, eyes, and tongues of his victims, leaving every crime scene a clear message that his plans to expose corruption will not stop until the city has been cleansed. The show is going to be the perfect series for fans missing Dexter, but it also means to scratch the Bosch itch, as there will also be the police’s inevitable hunt for the killer.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of 4MK, and check out Stallone in all three seasons of Tulsa King on Paramount+.
