A decade after first meeting the Tiger King AKA Joe Exotic, and having no idea how crazy things would get, documentary filmmaker and journalist Louis Theroux is developing an all-new feature-length documentary exploring the controversial figure.
There are currently several adaptations of these events in the works, including an eight-episode scripted series based on Tiger King with Nicolas Cage playing Joe Exotic.
Before rising to fame (and infamy) in Netflix’s hugely popular series, Tiger King: Murder, Madness, and Mayhem, Joe Exotic featured in Theroux’s 2011 BBC documentary America’s Most Dangerous Pets.
A massive hit for Netflix, Tiger King: Murder, Madness, and Mayhem delves into the stranger-than-fiction world of big cat owners, focussing on Joe Exotic, a mulleted, gun-toting polygamist and country-western singer who presides over an Oklahoma roadside zoo.