With the recent premiere of Sylvester Stallone’s Tulsa King Season 2, fans are wondering if the new character Karen is played by Talia Shire. The rumor especially gained momentum as Shire is widely remembered for playing Stallone’s love interest Adrian in the Rocky series. Fans are now speculating if Shire has joined the cast of Tulsa King and she and Stallone have reunited in the Taylor Sheridan crime drama. But is it really the case?
So, without further adieu, here is everything we know about Talia Shire’s possible appearance in Tulsa King Season 2.
Was Talia Shire cast as Karen in Tulsa King Season 2?
No, Talia Shire is not playing Karen Kriscoe in the second season of Tulsa King.
In the second season of the popular comedy and crime drama, a new character, bank manager Karen Kriscoe, is introduced. Many fans felt she looked a lot like Talia Shire, leading to rumors that she had joined the cast of Tulsa King Season 2. However, this is not true. Karen is actually portrayed by Joanna Walchuk, an actor and director who has previously appeared in the 2021 Crime Story and DC’s 2022 series Naomi.
Talia Shire has also had a busy year. She recently played Constance Crassus Catilina in Megalopolis, the 2024 epic science fiction drama by Francis Ford Coppola. The movie marks Shire’s first collaboration with Coppola since The Godfather trilogy, where she famously played Connie Corleone. Shire also appeared in the comedy series Grace and Frankie as Teddie. Fans have raised the question of whether Shire could reunite with Stallone in Tulsa King in the future. However, this possibility looks very bleak at the moment.
Tulsa King stars Sylvester Stallone as Dwight “The General” Manfredi, a Mafia Capo from New York City, who has recently been released from his 25-year prison sentence. His boss then ships him off to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he must establish and head a new criminal operation. Tulsa King is created by Taylor Sheridan, the man behind other television hits like Yellowstone, Mayor of Kingstown, and the upcoming Landman.
