Tiger King, zoo reopening and series with Nicolas Cage

One of the most interesting characteristics of the audiovisual industry is that of being unpredictable. As much as a group of executives are confined to try to understand what it is that people want to see, luckily, there is a large percentage of randomness in what will or will not be the success of the production. So today it is possible to find a television phenomenon around Netflix news like Tiger King. A program about a criminal sentenced to 22 years in prison, owner of an exotic animal zoo and surrounded by unusual characters.
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness ("King Tiger: murder, chaos and madness") is so popular that in the United States during the first days of its premiere, it surpassed the number of spectators at Stranger Things. the Tiger King phenomenon on Netflix just by talking to any family member or friend who asks if we have witnessed the ravings in the history of the giant cat fanatic.
The success of the series directed by Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin can be assumed as a double surprise. First because it is not at all a content that can be considered suitable for the whole family (on Netflix it is listed as for those over 16 years old) and second because the attention of the publisher rested more than anything on the character of Joe Exotic.
As a result of the popularity that the documentary generated, two events emerge in recent days around the new popular phenomenon. On the one hand, the good news that a series on Tiger King will bring the great Nicolas Cage to the small screen and on the other hand, that the doors of the zoo now directed by Jeff Lowe and his wife Lauren reopened in the United States and a multitude He attended without considering precautionary requests to prevent the expansion of the covid-19.

One of the big ones to the small screen

Netflix news always makes people talk if you take into account the millions of subscribers that the platform holds. In this case, it was reported that a series about Tiger King will be released. But in addition to giving more material to the followers of the last tank of the most important streaming company, the novelty comes with the fact that fiction will be the first leading role of Oscar winner Nicolas Cage. Francis Ford Coppola's nephew will play Joe Exotic and will also be a producer on the fiction. The story will take care of developing Exotic's path to the character he became and became Tiger King.
Cage comes from going through controversial opinions about his performances in recent years. This occurs in a context where a good part of the industry is alienated by the most massive and popular productions and the work of a great actor who has had memorable roles such as those played in Leaving Las Vegas or The Rock is not recognized. Without going any further, Cage did not receive due recognition before two of his latest films (Mandy and Color Out Of Space) in which he starred and achieved excellent interpretations of characters that embark on a progressive path towards madness. The arrival on Netflix may achieve that the mass public recognizes this great actor.
In addition, another work of fiction will be shot around the Tiger King characters where Kate McKinnon will carry out the story and the character of the enemy of Exotic Carole Baskin.

Zoo reopening

A new event brought Netflix news around the reopening of the Tiger King Zoo last weekend in the US state of Oklahoma. The animal park now run by Jeff Lowe and his wife Lauren reopened the doors and a crowd came to visit him.
In the midst of recommendations that ask to maintain social distance, use masks and avoid physical contact, the images of people on the premises reveal the opposite. Open-mouthed visitors and people appearing in the original series are seen mingling with the public to shake hands.
The event occurs in a context where a part of the United States population rejects the policies related to the confinement and closure of businesses to prevent the advance of the pandemic that has been on the brink of the world since December 2019.

Due to the number of subscribers it has, all the news of Netflix and its products change social life in one way or another. With regard to Tiger King, it can be expected that he will collaborate with Nicolas Cage to gain the popular prestige he deserves and it is possible to observe how he enters into a conflict and social tension that the United States is facing in the face of the situation caused by the coronavirus.