Joe Exotic and friend (image via Netflix) Netflix has announced a new episode its wildly popular seven-episode docu-series, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. Joel McHale will host the postscript episode which is titled, “The Tiger King and I,” to be released on April 12. Deadline Hollywood reports the new installment will “feature brand-new interviews with Tiger King‘s John Reinke, Joshua Dial, John Finlay, Saff, Erik Cowie, Rick Kirkham, and Jeff and Lauren Lowe, who will talk about their experiences since last month’s release of the docuseries.” “It’s eye-opening and hopefully funny,” McHale said in announcing the followup. The show has become a pop culture phenomenon since its premiere on March 20, perhaps in part due to many folks staying home thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. In case you haven’t been following the unbelievable popularity of the docu-series, check out the mini-feature below that chronicles how and why the Netflix series came to be. McHale posted this quick video clip to the Netflix Twitter account announcing the additional episode.
The Tiger King and I — a Tiger King after show hosted by Joel McHale and featuring brand new interviews with John Reinke, Joshua Dial, John Finlay, Saff, Erik Cowie, Rick Kirkman, and Jeff and Lauren Lowe — will premiere April 12 pic.twitter.com/8fbbNdaiDA