Nicolas Cage to Portray Joe Exotic<br />in ‘Tiger King’ TV Adaption Nicolas Cage is headed to television to take<br />on the role of Joe Exotic, the iconic character<br />from the Netflix docuseries, ‘Tiger King.’ The eight-episode scripted show will be based on a<br />Texas Monthly article about Exotic titled, ‘Joe Exotic:<br />A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild.’ The article’s story is centered around how Exotic became<br />the eccentric character he is today. The role is a significant one for Cage,<br />as it will be the first TV series role. Cage will also act as an executive<br />producer for the show via Saturn Films. He will work alongside Dan Lagana, who is also<br />acting as the show’s writer and showrunner in<br />addition to executive producing. Dan Lagana is best known<br />for his Netflix mockumentary<br />series, ‘American Vandal.’ He also previously worked on the Hulu series ‘Deadbeat’<br />and MTV’s series ‘Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous.’
