Big Cat Rescue founder and one of the subjects of Netflix’s docuseries “Tiger King” is imploring Kate McKinnon to avoid using big cats in her fictionalized take on the exotic animal drama.
McKinnon signed on to the project last fall, long before Joe Exotic became a meme. The project is based on the six-episode Wondery podcast, which takes a deep dive into the life of big cat enthusiast Baskin, her fight to end the exotic animal trade in the U.S.
through the Big Cat Public Safety Act, and her feud with Joe Exotic. McKinnon will play the flower-crown wearing Baskin in the series which does not yet have a distributor.
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