‘There’s so much more content’: Tiger King star John Reinke, 54, teases a second series as he claims Netflix have HUNDREDS of hours of footage
- The acclaimed documentary from Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin focused on Oklahoma zookeeper Joe Exotic and his eventual conviction for murder for hire
- After the roaring success of the series, John, 54, has now revealed producers have enough to create a second series based on the footage
Tiger King favourite John Reinke has teased a second season of the Netflix hit as he claims producers have ‘hundreds of hours of unused footage’.
The right-hand man to documentary subject Joe Exotic, 54, won praise for his frank attitude and candid interviews in the show, which followed the controversial workings of the GW Zoo and its wild cat collection.
After the roaring success of the series, he has now revealed producers have enough to create a second series based on the footage. The acclaimed documentary from Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin focused on Oklahoma zookeeper Joe, 57.
Shocker: Tiger King favourite John Reinke has teased a second season of the Netflix hit as he claims producers have ‘hundreds of hours of unused footage’
Joe was sentenced this past January to a 22-year prison stint in Oklahoma in connection with a 2017 murder-for-hire plot of his business archival Carole Baskin; and numerous wildlife law violations.
Discussing follow-up episodes, John said: ‘There’s so much more content that needs to be in there and I know Netflix have footage for two or three more episodes. The Network said they are going to be in touch with me about it….
‘There’s still a bunch of other footage out there. Joe had a bunch of directors through the zoo at various points and they took the footage with them…
‘They filmed everything and took what they had on video with them. That footage is also likely to surface at some point.’
Star: The right-hand man to documentary subject Joe Exotic, 54, won praise for his frank attitude and candid interviews in the show, which followed the controversial workings of the GW Zoo and its wild cat collection
Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, told Netflix he was focused on getting released from custody and ‘exonerated from all these charges.
John said that Joe Exotic is ‘not where he should be’ with the sentence. ‘He shouldn’t be in there for 22 years. He did do some stuff wrong, but I think he’s done time.’
Last week, John spoke to TooFab, and revealed he hasn’t seen a penny from his participation in the smash hit Netflix doc.
Shocking: After the roaring success of the series, he has now revealed producers have enough to create a second series based on the footage
The show garnered more than 34 million viewers in its first 10 days of release after its March 20 debut, according to THR.
John, who worked with Joe Exotic for 14 years, said: ‘I filmed that thing for five or six years, and didn’t make biscuits out of that. Netflix made all the money. I have heard that some people made money on it, and that kind of irritates me a little bit.
‘But I’ve not tried to make money at all through this… until now.’