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Joe Exotic is back! The Tiger King has appeared in a full trailer for a second season of the major true crime hit returning to Netflix in November.
Tiger King is back! A second season of Netflix's true crime documentary, watched by 64 million households within four weeks of its release in March 2020, is due to arrive on the streaming service before the end of this year.
Netflix has released a full trailer for Tiger King 2, and while Joe Exotic does seem to appear from prison, it looks like the show's other characters may take more prominent roles in the new documentary.
Here's everything we know so far...
Will Joe Exotic be in Tiger King season 2?
*Season 1 spoilers ahead*
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Viewers might be surprised to see Tiger King return for a second season - after all, at the end of the original series, 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic was imprisoned for his murder-for-hire plot to kill Carole Baskin.
Joe - who also goes by the name Joseph Allen Maldonado - was also found guilty of violating the Endangered Species Act at his G.W. Zoo in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, and is currently serving 22 years in federal prison.
Joe's appearance in the Netflix trailer suggests that he will appear in Tiger King season 2 in some form, although it looks like many of the show's other characters - including Tim Stark, Jeff Lowe, Allen Glover, and James Garretson - are going to get more screen time.
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Will Carole Baskin be in Tiger King season 2?
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Carole Baskin, above, who runs the Big Cat Rescue animal sanctuary in Florida, was portrayed in the first season as Joe Exotic's arch nemesis. And while she protested against his mistreatment of the animals, he chose to question her about the disappearance of her husband Don Lewis in 1997, even going as far as to accuse her of murdering him and feeding his body to their tigers.
After the series aired, law enforcement in Tampa, Florida, asked for new leads on Don's disappearance, and Carole was subject to hateful messages for months afterwards.
In a lengthy blog post, Refuting Netflix Tiger King, Baskin said that she was disappointed as the show was not what she was expecting, saying the series "had the sole goal of being as salacious and sensational as possible to draw viewers".
Since Tiger King 2 was announced, Baskin has released another statement questioning the rationale behind a second season given that she is refusing to take part and Joe Exotic is behind bars.
"I don’t know how they put out a Tiger King 2 when Joe’s in jail and I’m refusing to be played again," she said.
"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
"Rebecca Chaiklin said she wanted to 'clean the air' about what they did to me in Tiger King. I told her to lose my number. There is no explanation for such a betrayal and false portrayal," she said.
Carole Baskin does appear in the new trailer, but we don't expect to see new footage of her or any interviews.
When will Tiger King season 2 be on Netflix?
Tiger King 2 will arrive on Netflix on November 17.
See the trailer for yourself:
