According to The Hollywood Reporter, Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin, the filmmaking duo behind the hit Netflix docuseries, have taken on a new project, under the Tiger King name, that will apparently explore the 2003 mauling attack that ended the Siegfried & Roy show.
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Wildlife veterinarian and Tiger King production member Dr. James Liu told the outlet that the follow-up episode would “act as a higher-minded corrective to both the original seven-episode series as well as comedian Joel McHale’s aftershow special.” However, a spokesperson for Goode Films disagreed with this characterization of the sequel, claiming it was “untrue that the direction is going in a more conservational route.”
Regardless of the tone of the new episode, it is believed that it will centre around Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn, a duo of magicians who were best known for their Las Vegas show that ran from 1990 until 2003, ending when a white tiger mauled Horn on stage during a performance. He survived the attack but was left permanently injured. Horn died this month due to complications from coronavirus (COVID-19) at the age of 75.
Details of the new episode are said to have emerged when Liu reached out to THR to request contact information for Chris Lawrence, a former tiger handler for Siegfried & Roy’s show, who spoke to the outlet in 2019 about his 15-year battle with PTSD following the infamous incident, which he claims to have been triggered by several operational failures and onstage handling errors made by Horn on the night.
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In our review of the original Tiger King series, we called it “a fascinating and depressing look inside a community of big cat fanatics,” which can be “downright uncomfortable to watch” at times, but would likely be a valuable addition to the watchlists of “true crime fans hungry for something different.”
If you can’t wait for the new episodes, check out our follow-up piece to find out what happened to Tiger King’s cast of colourful characters after the docuseries ended and take a look at our rundown of recommendations for other true crime shows and movies available to stream right now.
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.