via YouTube/Animal PlanetFilm & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsTiger King’s Joe Exotic will feature in a new Animal Planet documentarySurviving Joe Exotic picks apart the controversial former zoo-owner’s animal welfare practicesShareLink copied ✔️July 18, 2020July 18, 2020TextThom Waite Big cat enthusiast and former zoo owner Joe Exotic has become a cult figure since the airing of Netflix’s Tiger King earlier this year, famed for his wild style and set to be played by none other than Nicolas Cage in an upcoming show. However, a new Animal Planet documentary aims to explore the more problematic side of Joe Exotic (real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage). Titled Surviving Joe Exotic, the doc will feature some of the animals that managed to “get out” of his zoo, while digging into his animal welfare practices. A trailer for Surviving Joe Exotic sees the film crew sit down with Exotic himself in May 2018, before he was sentenced to 22 years behind bars for animal abuse and murder-for-hire. Besides showing his animals in cramped cages – “It’s a labour of love,” Exotic says, “you really have to love the animals” – it also shows a clip of him shooting at a rooster, seemingly for crowing in the background of his interview. Watch the full preview below. The show itself is set to premiere July 25. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe Beatles biopics show that Northern roles should go to Northern actorsAmanda Seyfried: ‘Community is everything. Socialism is a beautiful idea’ GucciEsDeeKid, Fakemink and more shut down Gucci’s AW26 afterparty‘It’s been turned into something ugly’: Why fans are boycotting Scream 7You need to see Sirāt, an apocalyptic sci-fi about illegal desert raves Antonio MarrasAntonio Marras wants us to stop and smell the roses for AW26Dazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s next screening is Sound Of FallingRose Byrne on A$AP Rocky, Hackney and the ugly side of motherhoodAkinola Davies Jr on his BAFTA-winning debut, My Father’s ShadowThe Secret Agent: A must-see thriller about fighting fascism in BrazilDerry Girls creator unpacks her new show and female friendship‘Fucking Dazed’: Aidan Zamiri and Bertie Brandes on making The MomentEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy