R.I.P. our chances of seeing Nic in a queer leopard-print loving throuple.
followed big cat breeder Joe Exotic, his zoo and the toxic rivalries he had with competitors, such as the free-spirited though unnervingly positive Carole Baskin. A failed presidential run, shady business partnerships and a fatal accident at his zoo led Joe to spiral and attempt to assassinate Carole, leading to his arrest and imprisonment.
The Nicolas Cage-scripted show was planned to depict the earlier half of the docuseries, based on theAmerican Vandal showrunner Dan Lagana, it was to be set mainly within the big cat dens themselves as Joe fought to keep his zoo., stating: “I read two excellent scripts, which I did think were excellent, but I think Amazon ultimately felt that it was material that had become past tense because it took so long for it to come together. They felt at one point that it was lightning in a bottle, but that point has since faded into the distance and it’s no longer relevant.
However, for all you cool cats and kittens still invested in the zookeeper drama, the CBS produced series wasn’t the only one in the works. NBC streaming service Peacock still seem to be going ahead with their take on all the big cat anarchy. Starringalumni Carole Baskin, Kyle MacLachlan as Howard Baskin, and John Cameron Mitchell as Joe.