'Tiger King 2' : Release date, spoilers and how to watch Netflix's hit documentary
Netflix just announced the lineup of its upcoming true crime series and we saw the return of 'Tiger King' for a brand new season! The shows' first season titled 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness' is a true-crime documentary streaming television miniseries about the life of zookeeper and convicted felon Joe Exotic.
Netflix dropped the surprise in a trailer for its upcoming shows and fans have mixed feelings about the return of the dramatic documentary which first made its debut in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic. The idle viewers stuck at home back then watched the show causing it to rank as one of Netflix's most successful releases to date. Here's everything we know about Season 2 of 'Tiger King'.
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You’re invited to the home of true crime, where the truth is unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/IBdRcOI0fI
— Netflix (@netflix) September 23, 2021
Release date
Netflix released a trailer of its true crime shows lineup in which we were shown a still of 'Tiger King 2'. While an exact release date hasn't been announced, the show is expected to drop in 2021.
How to watch
'Tiger King 2' will stream exclusively on Netflix.
Plot
Season 1 of the series focuses on the small but deeply interconnected society of big cat conservationists such as Carole Baskin, owner of Big Cat Rescue, and collectors such as Exotic, whom Baskin accuses of abusing and exploiting wild animals. Season 2 is expected to follow among similar lines as the limited information we have informs us of the show's return which promises just as much mayhem and madness as Season 1.
Tiger King is coming back this year — and Season 2 promises just as much mayhem and madness as Season 1! pic.twitter.com/mFBUxtAl6i
— Netflix (@netflix) September 23, 2021
Spoilers
Baskin and Exotic had issues with Jeff Lowe and this tense relationship could be explored in the upcoming season. Lowe also admitted how 'Joe Exotic was his own worst enemy.' Moreover, when the couple was asked if they feel Baskin killed her ex-husband, Lauren is quick to say, "Abso-f**king-lutely," to which Lowe added, "There's no question in my mind that she did it." Lowe and his wife Lauren are seen in the trailer playing with a baby tiger along with another woman. Shortly after, the clip shows police officers on their way to their property. In a statement to PEOPLE, Walter Mosley, Jeff Lowe's attorney, said, "Jeff tells me to share with you to 'watch Tiger King 2 for the real story, not the story made up by a corrupt DOJ.'"
Cast
The cast of the latest season hasn't been confirmed yet but we can expect the return of Tiger King Joe Exotic who is currently in federal prison. A teaser video shows brief clips of some other familiar faces from Season 1.
Joe Exotic
Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, known professionally as Joe Exotic and nicknamed 'The Tiger King', is an American media personality, businessman and convicted felon who operated the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (also known as the G.W. Zoo) in Wynnewood, Oklahoma from 1998 to 2018. Exotic claimed to be the most prolific breeder of tigers in the United States and also claimed to be one of the world's leading experts in the care of big cats.
Creators
Directors Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin are returning for the second installment, as well as executive producers Chris Smith and Fisher Stevens. Good and Chaiklin will also serve as executive producers.
Trailer
Netflix's teaser trailer shows Joe Exotic making a call from prison where he is currently serving a 22-year sentence for plotting to kill Carole Baskin, among other charges. Baskin is also seen walking through what appears to be a courthouse in the short teaser.
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