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TIGER KING

by Alex Ross |
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It's safe to say Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness, which aired on Netflix in 2020 took the nation by storm, with many people binging the series during the first lockdown of the Coronavirus pandemic.

In case you've been living under a rock, the eight-part true crime series focussed on the not so friendly relationship between Joe Exotic and Big Cat Rescue owner Carole Baskin, whilst the 'Tiger King' overlooked his controversial zoo in Oklahoma.

Now, 18 months on from the series debuting, Netflix have confirmed a second instalment will arrive before the end of 2021, writing on Twitter, "Tiger King is coming back this year — and Season 2 promises just as much mayhem and madness as Season 1!"

Sadly, Netflix are yet to provide any further information about the series, but it's understood it won't involve Joe Exotic or Carole Baskin directly.

Joe is currently serving 22 years in prison after being found guilty of violating wildlife laws, as well as murder-for-hire against Carole.

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The Ripper

Chronicling the twists and turns of the largest police manhunt in British police history, this evocative four part series re-examines the crimes within the context of England in the late 1970s: a time of radical change, de-industrialisation, poverty, masculinity and misogyny, all of which contributed to the Ripper evading capture for so long.

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Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer

After a video of a mysterious figure killing two kittens is posted online, a group of amateur online sleuths launches a risky manhunt to find and catch the killer. In an insane game of cat-and-mouse, they follow him around the world until they uncover his true identity, bringing them into a dark underworld.

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Athlete A

Athlete A follows the heart-breaking true story of Maggie Nichols and other USA gymnasts as they were betrayed by USA Gymnastics, the organisation that should have been keeping them safe. Led by reporters from The Indianapolis Star, this documentary gives an inside look at how Dr Larry Nassar's sexual abuse of young gymnasts was exposed, landing him behind bars.

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American Murder: The Family Next Door

34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters went missing in Colorado in 2018. This documentary, led entirely by archival footage and social media posts, pieces together the hours and days after their disappearance, giving a voice to the victims for the first time.

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Trial By Media

This six-part Netflix documentary series reflects on how some of the most dramatic and memorable trials in recent history have been transformed into a form of entertainment by the media.

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Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story

In 2004, 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown was arrested for the murder of a 43-year-old man who had picked her up for sex. Tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison, Cyntoia's fate seemed sealed, but in 2019 – after a decade of legal challenges – Governor Bill Haslam granted her request for clemency.

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Trial 4

After being charged as a teenager in the 1993 killing of a Boston police officer, Sean K Ellis faces his fourth trial as he fights to prove his innocence and expose the corrupt system that put him away for over two decades.

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Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez

Told through interviews with friends, former teammates, and insiders to the case, this docu-series looks at how NFL star Aaron Hernandez went from a rising American football player to a convicted killer.

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The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez

This shocking, heart-breaking series looks at how the case of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez was able to fall through the cracks of the LA government systems that were there to protect him, despite multiple reports to authorities and warning signs.

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Abducted in Plain Sight

Abducted in Plain Sight is a wild ride, so buckle up. The story starts in 1974 when 12-year-old Jan Broberg is abducted from her small community in Idaho by a trusted neighbour and close family friend. She's then returned home to her parents...only to be adducted again by the same man. It'll shock you the whole way through.

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Casting JonBenét

Child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was killed in her family home in Boulder, Colorado in 1996 at only six years old. A handwritten ransom note was found in the house and her father found her body in their basement eight hours after she was reported missing, but her murder has never been solved. This documentary explores the case two decades later.

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The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

The disappearance of Madeleine McCann is a case that most of us are familiar with as the tragedy was felt around the world. This documentary series looks into the details of the 3-year-old's disappearance from the seaside resort of Praia de Luz, Portugal while on holiday with her family.

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The AlcĂ sser Murders

In November 1992, three girls — Miriam García Iborra, Antonia "Toñi" Gómez Rodríguez and Desirée Hernández Folch — in Valencia, Spain were kidnapped, raped, tortured and murdered after hitchhiking a ride to a nearby nightclub. This Spanish docu-series looks into new interviews and evidence to try to shine light on their murders.

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Out of Thin Air

This documentary picks up 40 years after six people were convicted for two unusual murders in Iceland, proving that confessions aren't always what they seem.

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Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

Before being caught in 1978, notorious serial killer Ted Bundy was able to hide in plain sight for years while committing the horrific rapes and murders of more than 30 women. This documentary allows us to get inside the head of one of America's worst killers in a way never before possible by showing exclusive, never-before-heard interviews with Bundy himself.

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The Confession Killer

American serial killer Henry Lee Lucas was convicted of murdering eleven people between 1960-1983; however, he rose to infamy after confessing to hundreds of murders to the Texas Rangers. This documentary tries to find the truth about how many people he was guilty of killing.

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The Innocent Man

This six-part documentary, based on John Grisham's best-selling book, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, focuses on two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Oklahoma in the 1980s.

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The Staircase

In 2001, Kathleen Peterson, wife of novelist Michael Peterson, was found dead at the bottom of the stairs in their family home. Michael claimed she fell down the stairs, but the medical examiner determined she had been beaten with a weapon, leading to Michael becoming a murder suspect. This series, which began in 2005 and was then updated in 2013 and 2018, follows the investigation of Michael Peterson for his wife's murder.

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Dirty Money

This documentary looks at the way the rich are able to get richer through stories of scandal and corruption — including the shady deals in Donald Trump's empire.

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Amanda Knox

It's a story we're all familiar with — American study abroad student Amanda Knox is is accused of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher. This documentary explores the infamous case that shocked the world.

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Making a Murderer Part One

This docu-series was filmed over a 10-year period and tells the real-life story of DNA exoneree Steven Avery who finds himself the prime suspect of a murder investigation while in the middle of exposing corruption within local law enforcement.

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Making a Murderer Part Two

Part two picks up where part one left off, this time with a focus on Avery's nephew Brendan Dassey.

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The Investigator: A British Crime Story

This documentary focuses on the mysterious disappearance of Carole Packman, who vanished without a trace in 1985, and the man convicted of her murder — her husband.

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Dirty John: The Dirty Truth

This documentary tells the real-life story of Debra Newell, who falls in love with serial con-man John Meehan.

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Dirty John

This is a fictionalised version of the story of Debra Newell and John Meehan. Newell is played by Connie Britton and her amazing hair, so it's definitely worth a watch.

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American Crime Story: The People v O.J. Simpson

In 1994, American footballer and actor O.J. Simpson was charged with the murder of his wife, Nicole. This dramatisation of the murder trial looks at both sides.

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Mindhunter, season 1

Based on true events, this series tells the story of FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they found the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit and begin to investigate the minds of serial killers with help from psychologist Wendy Carr. They meet and interview notorious serial killers, such as Ed Kemper, Montie Rissell, and Jerry Brudos.

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Mindhunter, season 2

Season two picks up where season one left off, and sees Agent Ford focuses on the Atlanta Child Murders in Atlanta, Georgia in the early 1980s.

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The Devil Next Door

This documentary tells the crazy-but-true story of John Demjanjuk, a retired Ukranian-American autoworker living in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio in the 1980s with his wife and children, who is accused by Holocaust survivors of being 'Ivan the Terrible,' a notorious Nazi death camp guard who is known for torturing and killing nearly 1 million Jewish prisoners.

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American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace

In 1997, Gianni Versace is shot in front of his Miami mansion by Andrew Cunanan. This fictionalised version of the facts looks at defining moments in Andrew Cunanan's life, starting in childhood and leading up to his murder spree.

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Wild Wild Country

When a controversial guru builds his utopian city in the Oregon desert, the local ranchers are none too happy. This documentary shows the conflict between the two, which led to the first bioterrorism attack in the US.

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Evil Genius

Known as the 'pizza bomber heist,' this four-part documentary tells the story of a botched robbery and horrifying murder in Erie, Pennsylvania that captured the world's attention.

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The Keepers

In November 1969, Sister Cathy Cesnik, a beloved Catholic nun and high school teacher, went missing. Two months later, he body was found and her murder has never been solved. This seven-part documentary tells the story of her death and the secrets it uncovered.

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Tell Me Who I Am

18-year-old Alex Lewis wakes up from a coma after being in a motorcycle accident and can't remember anything — his home, his parents, his name. The only thing he remembers is his identical twin brother, Marcus, who he relies on to teach him everything. But Marcus leaves a dark family secret out of the story he tells Alex and now, after decades of lying, he comes clean to his twin brother.

Meanwhile, Carole and her husband Howard seemingly want no involvement in the second series, with the 60-year-old previously telling the Radio Times, "It was just a few weeks ago that Rebecca Chaiklin had reached out asking if we could clear the air.

"I have been speaking about how we had been so misled into thinking this was going to be the Blackfish for big cats and then it turned out to be the freak show that they produced.

"So when she said she wanted to clear the air, I felt like, you know, that’s just absolutely ridiculous. It was so obvious that I had been betrayed by them."

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Tiger King 2 will once again be directed by Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin, with the series being produced by A Goode Films Production in association with Library Films and Article 19 Films.

Whilst we wait for the second instalment, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness is available to watch on Netflix now.

Meanwhile a TV drama based on Joe Exotic is in the works, with Nicolas Cage playing the man himself. Variety report that the series is going to centred around the Texas Monthly article Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into The World Of A Man Gone Wild by Leif Reigstad. The publication also report that Cage will be executive producer and the script will be written by American Vandal showrunner Dan Lagana.

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