Nicolas Cage to Portray Joe Exoticbr in ‘Tiger King’ TV Adaption Nicolas Cage is headed to television to takebr on the role of Joe Exotic, the iconic characterbr from the Netflix docuseries, ‘Tiger King.’ The eight-episode scripted show will be based on abr 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 becamebr 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 executivebr producer for the show via Saturn Films. He will work alongside Dan Lagana, who is alsobr acting as the show’s writer and showrunner inbr addition to executive producing. Dan Lagana is best knownbr for his Netflix mockumentarybr series, ‘American Vandal.’ He also previously worked on the Hulu series ‘Deadbeat’br and MTV’s series ‘Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous.