Tiger King. It’s never going away, is it? It’s not enough that the bizarre, pandemic comfort food of a docuseries spawned a recent sequel focused on everyone not named Joe Exotic, but now another of the ancillary characters has a spinoff series of his own. Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story is exactly what the title says, focusing on the zoo owner who just might be a cult leader, too.
So if you’ve never heard of Doc Antle, he’s actually been around a long time and has worked on movies such as Ace Ventura and Doctor Doolittle. In Tiger King, he came across as this really shady zoo owner, who like Joe Exotic has a fondness for big cats and an ability to attract people to his cause. Antle’s history is checkered with criminality, but does it make him interesting enough to warrant a three-episode series?
Here’s the synopsis: A lifelong showman, Doc Antle has built his various careers on theatrics, attracting a slew of admirers along the way. But beneath the eccentric, animal-loving facade lies a predator far more dangerous than his beloved big cats and a man shadier than any of his Tiger King counterparts. Over three episodes, Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story unpacks the truth about Doc, as witnesses come forward to share their troubling stories of abuse and intimidation that set him at the top of the food chain.
Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story hits Netflix on December 10th.
