Nicolas Cage Cast as Tiger King's Joe Exotic in New TV Series

Oscar winner Nicolas Cage will play the infamous Joe Exotic, the subject of Netflix's Tiger King docuseries, in a new scripted TV series. The project marks Cage's first TV role in his long career. According to Variety, the eight-episode series, from Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios, will be scripted by American Vandal's Dan Lagana, who will also serve as showrunner and one of the series' executive producers. This particular incarnation of the Tiger King story will be an adaptation of the Texas Monthly article “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild,” by Leif Reigstad. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=best-true-crime-shows-and-movies-to-watch-online&captions=true"] There's no word yet on this series' title, other casting or creative elements, or when it might air. This also isn't the only scripted series in the works based on the sordid characters seen in Netflix's Tiger King. Kate McKinnon is attached to play Joe Exotic's rival Carole Baskin in a separate show, while Rob Lowe and Ryan Murphy are also teaming for another Joe Exotic TV project. There's also a new docuseries in the works about Joe Exotic that will further investigate claims made about Carole Baskin. To prepare you for Nic Cage playing the Tiger King, check out the trailer for Cage's 2019 movie Primal where he plays a big game hunter who battles a jaguar: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/09/25/primal-exclusive-trailer-debut"] For more coverage on Tiger King, discover all the revelations made in the recent aftershow, our picks for who should be cast in a Tiger King movie, and our review of the hit Netflix series.

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