Netflix's Tiger King Reinvents True Crime
And listen: it feels deeply weird recommending an uncomfortable documentary about quasi-illegal zoos as necessary escapism right now—but it’s a testament to how relentlessly entertaining Tiger King is. Even in moments of extreme guilt and self-reflection, I couldn’t tear myself away. Tiger King might be the craziest documentary you’ll watch this year, but it’s also one of the most thoughtful. It'll force you to think about your own choices, for a change. And it really does make for quite the wild binge-watch.
Tiger King is Netflix comfort food of the highest order: it immerses viewers in a mind-boggling lifestyle and series of scandals, and yet the term 'true-crime' doesn't do justice to its greatness.
“Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness is perhaps the wildest series to ever premiere on Netflix—a statement that will only sound hyperbolic to those who haven’t yet checked out Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin’s seven-part tale of feral animal insanity, and the murder-for-hire plot it eventually begat. Blessed with a cornucopia of jaw-dropping characters, details and developments, it would be totally unbelievable if it weren’t verifiably true. Consequently, I can’t remember ever laughing so hard, and consistently, at a work of non-fiction.”
- Nick Schager - The Daily Beast
Netflix’s new true-crime doc Tiger King is an instant classic.
Netflix's "Tiger King" is an enthralling yet humane look at when the outlandish becomes an obsession.
What's particularly great is how cleverly structured it is. Just when you feel you know where the story is going - and, you know, have a good idea of the rights and wrongs - the makers love nothing more than to pull the rug from right underneath you.
Tiger King” exposes the furry underbelly of a big-cat community I’d never known about, in which the lines between loving wild animals and exploiting them are never quite clear.
The series is both a sad, sordid tale of the corrosive effects of vengeance and a fascinating look at an enigmatic yet undeniably magnetic subculture.
Netflix’s Wild Tiger King Is Your Next True Crime TV Obsession