PARAMOUNT+ ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL CASTING FOR "FRISCO KING"

Asa Germann, Kai Caster, Lilah Pate and Savanna Gann Join Previously Announced Series Lead Samuel L. Jackson

Christina Alexandra Voros and Michael Friedman to Direct

Produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios, FRISCO KING is Executive Produced by Academy Award Nominees Taylor Sheridan, Sylvester Stallone and Samuel L. Jackson

(From L to R: Asa Germann, Credit: The Riker Brothers; Kai Caster, Credit: Patrick Xiong; Lilah Pate, Credit: Jonny Marlow; Savanna Gann, Credit: Nicole Freitag)

· Paramount+ today announced that Asa Germann (The Boys: Gen V), Kai Caster (Spider-Noir), Lilah Pate (Outer Banks) and Savanna Gann (English Teacher) will join previously announced series lead, executive producer and Oscar(R) nominee Samuel L. Jackson in the new original series FRISCO KING, the highly anticipated extension of the TULSA KING universe from Oscar(R) nominee Taylor Sheridan.

· Long-time Sheridan collaborators Christina Alexandra Voros and Michael Friedman join the series as directors. Both Voros and Friedman will direct multiple episodes with Voros directing the pilot.

· Jackson's character, Russell Lee Washington Jr., was first introduced in the third season of TULSA KING, which premiered in September exclusively on Paramount+.

· FRISCO KING, begins production later this month in Fort Worth, TX. As previously announced, Sheridan will pen all eight episodes of the series' first season.

· Character Descriptions:

o Asa Germann will play Teddy, a sharp, savvy, entrepreneurial college dropout who gets Lee's attention.

o Kai Caster will play Keith, a polite valet at the local Sandman Hotel.

o Lilah Pate will play London, a local cheerleading goddess recruited by Lee, who's not afraid to use her good looks to get what she wants.

o Savanna Gann will play Avery, a fellow cheerleader and friend of London's who's also recruited to join Lee's crew.

· Produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios, FRISCO KING is executive produced by Oscar(R) nominees Taylor Sheridan, Sylvester Stallone and Samuel L. Jackson. David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Christina Alexandra Voros, Michael Friedman, LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Keith Cox also executive produce.

· Cast Bios:

o Asa Germann also stars in the hit series The Boys: Gen V and can currently be seen in season 2. He will next be seen in Scream 7 for Paramount Pictures and recently finished shooting a lead role in the independent feature Callback. Germann is currently in production for the feature film New England Toys alongside Willa Fitzgerald, Ruby Cruz, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Paul Sparks. Germann can also be seen in Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan's, Dahmer. He is also featured in Variety 's 2025Young Hollywood Impact Report.

o Kai Caster will next be seen in the highly anticipated series, Spider-Noir opposite Nicolas Cage and Brendan Gleeson. He will also be starring in the lead role in the horror feature film Halloween Store, executive produced by Kenan Thompson, starring opposite Simon Rex, Nicholas Hamilton and Natalie Lind. Additionally, Caster stars as the villain in the thriller Do Not Enter based on the New York Times Bestseller by David Morrell. Previously, Caster heavily recured on Season 5 of Taylor Sheridan's hit show, Yellowstone, playing the rough-and-ready cowboy 'Rowdy.' Some of Kai's other television roles include Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story: Apocalypse, New Girl, Shameless, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as well as House of Lies.

o Lilah Pate recently starred in the young-adult series The Runarounds. Pate's television credits also include roles in the massive streaming hits Outer Banks and The Summer I Turned Pretty. Pate can next be seen in Rebel Wilson's comedy Girl Group alongside Wilson and Jennifer Coolidge. Previously, she starred in the all-star indie feature Driver's Ed opposite Molly Shannon and Sam Nivola, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.

o Savanna Gann was most recently seen recurring in both seasons of the comedy series English Teacher. She will next be seen in the Jay Duplass directed dramedy feature See You When I See You, which made its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Previously, she had a supporting role in Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire and Part Two: The Scargiver. Additional credits include The Family Plan and Tell Me Lies.