'Investigating the Strange World of Joe Exotic': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about the ID series
Netflix's 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness' was an immediate hit. Documenting the "stranger-than-fiction" world of big cat owners, the seven-part docuseries focuses on Joe Exotic and his very high-stake lifestyle not only as a zoo owner but as a polygamist too.
One key player in the series is Carole Baskin, an animal rights activist who threatens to shut his zoo down because of his inhumane treatment of animals and big cats. But here is where it gets really dark - to shut Baskin up, Joe plotted a murder-for-hire for which he is currently serving a 22-year long prison sentence.
That is not even the end of it -Joe also accused Baskin of playing a key role in her first husband's disappearance.
This drama is now being taken to a whole new level with a new upcoming Investigation Discovery documentary that is going to dig deeper into the vicious world of these big cat owners than Netflix feeding the obsession of thousands of Americans.
'Investigating the Strange World of Joe Exotic', the Investigation Discovery docuseries will document the life of Joseph 'Joe Exotic' Maldonado-Passage' but more importantly, it is going to focus on topics that the Netflix docuseries did not explore - delving deeper into murder allegations against Carole Baskin.
Here is everything you need to know about the docuseries.
Release date
The release date for 'Investigating the Strange World of Joe Exotic' is not out yet, but the limited series is expected to premiere later this year on ID. Needless to say, COVID-19 pandemic could delay production.
Plot
According to the official statement from ID, the series will focus on "the investigation you didn't get to see, revealing the secrets only Joe knows, the exclusive footage that has never been shown and the search to answer the one question every person in America is asking themselves right now: although she's denied it, is Carole Baskin responsible for the disappearance of her husband, Don Lewis?"
Creators
Theresa McKeown and Colin Whelan serve as executive producers for 'Investigating the Strange World of Joe Exotic' and Conveyor Media is behind the series. Henry Schleiff, group president of ID, Travel Channel, American Heroes Channel and Destination America, said, "Viewers are understandably riveted by Netflix's 'Tiger King,' but the millions of true crime fans around the world were left wanting more."
"ID is the perfect place to find the inevitable sequel to this drama - featuring a missing husband, a hitman, and the illegal business of exotic animals. It's time to let the cat out of the bag and address the lingering questions that viewers demand to be answered."
Trailers
There are no trailers for the series yet. Watch this space for more updates on the same.
Where to watch
When 'Investigating the Strange World of Joe Exotic' will premiere on ID is not known yet, but the limited series will be exclusively aired on ID and not Netflix.
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