When Netflix executives scheduled the release of a seven-part docuseries on the wild world of private exotic animal zoos (or, more accurately, the people who run them) to debut on March 20, 2020, little did they know that they were contributing to what would become a cultural phenomenon. Of course, with a title like Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness it was bound to find an audience, but thanks to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders, that audience was massive, bored, scared, and looking for a distraction.
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- 11/20/2021
- by Elizabeth Yuko
- Rollingstone.com
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not watched “Tiger King 2” on Netflix.
It has been a year and a half since “Tiger King” mania took over the newly-locked down world, and now Netflix is hoping to recapture that magic with “Tiger King 2.” This time around, though, the focus is much heavier on Carole Baskin and her missing former husband, Don Lewis.
The original docuseries — centering on a feud between big cat zoo owners and the tumultuous personal life and fame seeking of Joseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage — first premiered on Netflix in March 2020, right when the Covid-19 pandemic was forcing people inside. A content consumption frenzy ensued, leading to directors Rebecca Chaiklin and Eric Goode filming enough additional footage to fill five more episodes.
There were several questions lingering at the end of “Tiger King” — most obviously, “Was Joe Exotic framed and will he get out of jail?...
It has been a year and a half since “Tiger King” mania took over the newly-locked down world, and now Netflix is hoping to recapture that magic with “Tiger King 2.” This time around, though, the focus is much heavier on Carole Baskin and her missing former husband, Don Lewis.
The original docuseries — centering on a feud between big cat zoo owners and the tumultuous personal life and fame seeking of Joseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage — first premiered on Netflix in March 2020, right when the Covid-19 pandemic was forcing people inside. A content consumption frenzy ensued, leading to directors Rebecca Chaiklin and Eric Goode filming enough additional footage to fill five more episodes.
There were several questions lingering at the end of “Tiger King” — most obviously, “Was Joe Exotic framed and will he get out of jail?...
- 11/17/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Joe Exotic, the star of Netflix's Tiger King, has revealed he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer.
Exotic (real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage) is currently incarcerated in a Texas federal prison for his part in a murder-for-hire plot.
He is asking for compassionate leave because of the diagnosis.
Exotic was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison after his conviction in a murder plot against animal rights activist Carole Baskin.
"Everyone, It is with a sad face that I have to tell you the doctors called me in today to break the news that my prostate biopsy came back with an aggressive cancer, I am still waiting on the results from other test as well," a post on the star's Instagram account reads.
"Right now I don’t want anyone’s pity and I’m sure Carole Will have her own party over this," the star said in the post of his rival.
Exotic (real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage) is currently incarcerated in a Texas federal prison for his part in a murder-for-hire plot.
He is asking for compassionate leave because of the diagnosis.
Exotic was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison after his conviction in a murder plot against animal rights activist Carole Baskin.
"Everyone, It is with a sad face that I have to tell you the doctors called me in today to break the news that my prostate biopsy came back with an aggressive cancer, I am still waiting on the results from other test as well," a post on the star's Instagram account reads.
"Right now I don’t want anyone’s pity and I’m sure Carole Will have her own party over this," the star said in the post of his rival.
- 11/4/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Tiger King 2 Trailer — Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin‘s Tiger King 2 (2021) TV show trailer has been released by Netflix. The Tiger King: Season 2 trailer stars Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, Jeff Lowe, Tim Stark, Allen Glover, and James Garretson. Crew Jerome Upchurch and Damien Drake crafted the cinematography for this TV series. [...]
Continue reading: Tiger King: Season 2 TV Show Trailer: The Next Chapter of Zookeeper Joe Exotic & Carole Baskin Saga Begins [Netflix]...
Continue reading: Tiger King: Season 2 TV Show Trailer: The Next Chapter of Zookeeper Joe Exotic & Carole Baskin Saga Begins [Netflix]...
- 10/29/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Netflix has released a dramatic first trailer for “Tiger King 2,” the sequel to the larger-than-life documentary series that got everyone through the first isolating weeks of the pandemic. Full of suspense and outlandish characters, “Tiger King” immediately captured viewers’ attention worldwide. Now the saga continues with Joe Exotic behind bars, and not the kind you keep a big cat in. Set to Liza Minnelli singing “Maybe This Time” from “Cabaret,” the trailer below teases plenty of drama and intrigue to come.
Here’s the official synopsis, per Netflix: “With Joe Exotic behind bars and Carole Baskin closing in on ownership of his disreputable zoo, the Emmy-nominated saga continues its twisted course with ‘Tiger King 2’ as newfound revelations emerge on the motivations, backstories, and secrets of America’s most notorious big cat owners. Old enemies and frenemies, including Jeff Lowe, Tim Stark, Allen Glover, and James Garretson return for another season of murder,...
Here’s the official synopsis, per Netflix: “With Joe Exotic behind bars and Carole Baskin closing in on ownership of his disreputable zoo, the Emmy-nominated saga continues its twisted course with ‘Tiger King 2’ as newfound revelations emerge on the motivations, backstories, and secrets of America’s most notorious big cat owners. Old enemies and frenemies, including Jeff Lowe, Tim Stark, Allen Glover, and James Garretson return for another season of murder,...
- 10/27/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
With Liza Minnelli’s old Cabaret anthem of optimism playing in the background (“Maybe this time I’ll win!”), the trailer for Netflix’s Tiger King 2 documentary sequel series promises all the drama, backstabbing and just plain weirdness that caught viewers’ attention the first time around.
The new series, premiering Nov. 17, is described by Netflix like this: With Joe Exotic behind bars and Carole Baskin closing in on ownership of his disreputable zoo, the Emmy-nominated saga continues its twisted course with Tiger King 2 as newfound revelations emerge on the motivations, backstories, and secrets of America’s most notorious big cat owners. Old enemies and frenemies, including Jeff Lowe, Tim Stark, Allen Glover, and James Garretson return for another season of murder, mayhem, and madness. Thought you knew the whole story? Just you wait.
Best line of the trailer? Says the King himself, Joe Exotic, “Jeff and Lauren are...
The new series, premiering Nov. 17, is described by Netflix like this: With Joe Exotic behind bars and Carole Baskin closing in on ownership of his disreputable zoo, the Emmy-nominated saga continues its twisted course with Tiger King 2 as newfound revelations emerge on the motivations, backstories, and secrets of America’s most notorious big cat owners. Old enemies and frenemies, including Jeff Lowe, Tim Stark, Allen Glover, and James Garretson return for another season of murder, mayhem, and madness. Thought you knew the whole story? Just you wait.
Best line of the trailer? Says the King himself, Joe Exotic, “Jeff and Lauren are...
- 10/27/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Tiger King 2 looks to be more bonkers than its predecessor.
Netflix on Wednesday dropped a full-length trailer for the forthcoming follow-up, and it looks pretty crazy.
“When you thought you’ve seen it all, you haven’t quite seen it all,” the clip teases.
“We have more money than God right now,” Jeff Lowe, who took over Joe’s zoo when he went to prison, says in the clip.
Joe is still incarcerated and unimpressed about everyone on the outside making a lot of money on the success of the original series.
At one point, he vows to make a deal with the devil, likely to get out of the big house.
The clip even touches upon the demands for Donald Trump to pardon him.
The trailer is a lot, and even though Carole Baskin has slammed the decision to bring the show back, it seems like there will...
Netflix on Wednesday dropped a full-length trailer for the forthcoming follow-up, and it looks pretty crazy.
“When you thought you’ve seen it all, you haven’t quite seen it all,” the clip teases.
“We have more money than God right now,” Jeff Lowe, who took over Joe’s zoo when he went to prison, says in the clip.
Joe is still incarcerated and unimpressed about everyone on the outside making a lot of money on the success of the original series.
At one point, he vows to make a deal with the devil, likely to get out of the big house.
The clip even touches upon the demands for Donald Trump to pardon him.
The trailer is a lot, and even though Carole Baskin has slammed the decision to bring the show back, it seems like there will...
- 10/27/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
A new trailer for Netflix’s Tiger King 2 suggests that 1) this follow-up is a round-up of mostly leftover Season 1 footage, 2) it will barely involve the imprisoned Joe Exotic, and 3) the rivalry with Carole Baskin will be revisited even though she very publicly distanced herself from the franchise.
Season 1, which was released early in the pandemic to a captive audience, tracked the rivalry between big cat “enthusiasts” Joe “Exotic” Schreibvogel and Baskin. The feud took a dark turn when Schreibvogel — a mulleted, gun-toting polygamist, country singer and former gubernatorial candidate who presides over an Oklahoma roadside zoo — was arrested for...
Season 1, which was released early in the pandemic to a captive audience, tracked the rivalry between big cat “enthusiasts” Joe “Exotic” Schreibvogel and Baskin. The feud took a dark turn when Schreibvogel — a mulleted, gun-toting polygamist, country singer and former gubernatorial candidate who presides over an Oklahoma roadside zoo — was arrested for...
- 10/27/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The Joe Exotic Zoo is haunted, according to the Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures team. The Greater Wynnewood Animal Park has a troubled and notorious history, but that’s only part of the story. Staff at the park say they experienced mysterious and unexplained activity on a routine basis. They believe the phenomena is connected to the park’s past. In Ghost Adventures: Horror at Joe Exotic Zoo, Zak Bagans and his spook-chasing crew go inside the infamous Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park to investigate “sinister accounts of ghostly activity,” according to the synopsis.
Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Jay Wasley and Billy Tolley will conduct the first-ever paranormal investigation inside the Oklahoma park. “It’s an undertaking like no other for the group, teeming with shocking stories and discoveries, cadaver dogs and undeniable paranormal evidence,” reads the press statement. In this two-hour special, the team examines claims of “tortured spirits believed...
Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Jay Wasley and Billy Tolley will conduct the first-ever paranormal investigation inside the Oklahoma park. “It’s an undertaking like no other for the group, teeming with shocking stories and discoveries, cadaver dogs and undeniable paranormal evidence,” reads the press statement. In this two-hour special, the team examines claims of “tortured spirits believed...
- 10/9/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
All you cool cats and kittens dying for answers to your “Tiger King” questions following binges of the Netflix docuseries and its aftershow are sure to gain insights from Fox’s new TMZ special, which dives into the bizarre true-crime story of Joe Exotic. Airing tonight, “TMZ Investigates: Tiger King – What Really Went Down?” could also offer up new info to the “Tiger King” stars themselves, as Harvey Levin tells TheWrap the special reveals that some of those people are currently under federal investigation and don’t even know it.
“We found three federal investigations that are ongoing right now, targeting some of the people on that show,” Levin, the founder of TMZ and executive producer of the Fox special, said. “And they don’t even know that they’re targets because when I interviewed them they said, ‘Look, we’re not being looked at.’ Well, a couple of them...
“We found three federal investigations that are ongoing right now, targeting some of the people on that show,” Levin, the founder of TMZ and executive producer of the Fox special, said. “And they don’t even know that they’re targets because when I interviewed them they said, ‘Look, we’re not being looked at.’ Well, a couple of them...
- 4/13/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
For all you cool cats and kittens who need more “Tiger King,” Netflix delivered a bonus episode of interviews on Sunday morning.
Hosted by Joel McHale, “The Tiger King and I” aftershow brought back favorites like John Finlay, Erik Cowie and Kelci “Saff” Saffery. The “Tiger King” crew talked about how they’re getting used to their new celebrity statuses and revealed a few secrets that didn’t make it into the show.
Here are the highlights from the interviews.
Joe Exotic is terrified of big cats
The show saved the best interview for last as TV producer Rick Kirkham dropped a few bombshells, including that his wannabe TV star was scared of his own animals. Joe Exotic (whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage) would regularly pose with two tigers who were blind and tranquilized, posing no threat to him.
Joe killed a horse and fed it to tigers
Kirkham...
Hosted by Joel McHale, “The Tiger King and I” aftershow brought back favorites like John Finlay, Erik Cowie and Kelci “Saff” Saffery. The “Tiger King” crew talked about how they’re getting used to their new celebrity statuses and revealed a few secrets that didn’t make it into the show.
Here are the highlights from the interviews.
Joe Exotic is terrified of big cats
The show saved the best interview for last as TV producer Rick Kirkham dropped a few bombshells, including that his wannabe TV star was scared of his own animals. Joe Exotic (whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage) would regularly pose with two tigers who were blind and tranquilized, posing no threat to him.
Joe killed a horse and fed it to tigers
Kirkham...
- 4/12/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
The world’s latest obsession is Netflix documentary series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, the story of private zoo owner Joe Exotic and his long running feud with Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin which ends in a murder-for-hire plot and a 22 year prison sentence for Joe.
It’s genuinely one of the strangest, most fascinating stories to land on the streaming service – if you haven’t caught it yet, you really must.
At the end of the doc Joe was in prison, Jeff Lowe owned the zoo and was planning to transport the animals to a new location in Oklahoma and Carole was happily running Big Cat Rescue and campaigning to prevent cub petting, no longer at immediate risk of being assassinated.
Now an additional episode, entitled The Tiger King and I, has landed on Netflix. It’s hosted by Community‘s Joel McHale and is billed as an ‘aftershow’, featuring new interviews,...
It’s genuinely one of the strangest, most fascinating stories to land on the streaming service – if you haven’t caught it yet, you really must.
At the end of the doc Joe was in prison, Jeff Lowe owned the zoo and was planning to transport the animals to a new location in Oklahoma and Carole was happily running Big Cat Rescue and campaigning to prevent cub petting, no longer at immediate risk of being assassinated.
Now an additional episode, entitled The Tiger King and I, has landed on Netflix. It’s hosted by Community‘s Joel McHale and is billed as an ‘aftershow’, featuring new interviews,...
- 4/12/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
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