(Audacy) — The one and only Tiger King is back.
“Tiger King,” the show that captivated audiences around the country during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, has been given the green light for a second season.
Netflix announced the return of the docu-series early Thursday morning.
"Tiger King is coming back this year — and Season 2 promises just as much mayhem and madness as Season 1!" the streaming platform tweeted.
Fans are likely in for more drama surrounding a group of eccentric people involved in big cat breeding and its bizarre underworld. It's unclear what specifically the second season will be about, or which characters are returning.
An official release date for the second season has not been announced.
The first season followed the life of zookeeper and convicted felon Joe Exotic, as well as Carole Baskin, an animal activist who runs the Big Cat Rescue sanctuary in Tampa, Florida. Last year, Baskin made headlines for unconfirmed rumors that she killed her first husband and possibly fed him to the tigers.
In May, almost 70 big cats were seized from Tiger King Park in Thackerville, Oklahoma by federal law enforcement officers. The park is operated by Jeffrey and Lauren Lowe and former business partner Joe Exotic.
Now, the Lowes are facing their own problems with law enforcement after failing to follow orders in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act. Federal officials also allege that Lauren Lowe threatened to kill a veterinary medical officer who was attempting to execute a warrant on the property.
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Exotic is currently two years into a 22-year sentence in the murder-for-hire plot against Baskin. However, Judge Gregory Phillips vacated the sentence in lieu of a shorter one because the courts didn't group the two murder-for-hire convictions at sentencing.
In April, Baskin extended an olive branch to Exotic, offering to support him getting out of prison if he supports the Big Cat Safety Act, a mandate that prohibits ownership of big cats.