Whether it’s further evidence of quarantine time-warping or the best news you’ve received all day, it’s now official: Netflix’s Tiger King is back. Netflix confirmed rumors that the beloved, bananas docuseries is getting an eighth episode, hosted by Joel McHale, to premiere on April 12.
The episode, titled The Tiger King and I, was announced via Netflix’s official Twitter, in a video featuring a shirtless McHale, which is a choice. Modeling an animal-print scarf, a cowboy hat, and the word “Netflix” Sharpie-tattooed above his pelvis, McHale delivered the news with his thumbs tucked into his belt buckle. We take this as further scientific evidence of what quarantine does to the human brain.
McHale promises new interviews with characters including Joel and Lauren Lowe, the new owners of the G.W. Zoo, John Finlay, Joe Exotic’s one-time lover/polygamous husband; Saff Saffery, who worked at the zoo with Joe; Rick Kirkam, Joe’s producer; and more. The apparent “aftershow” will explore “what’s happened in their lives since the release of the series.”
There’s no word on whether Joe himself will appear in this eighth installment. But given the millions of viewers who have tuned in to the series since its debut on March 20, you can bet that, regardless, we’ll all be glued to our screens come this weekend.
