Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story
2021 · 1 season · 3 episodes · Ended · Netflix
Documentary, Crime
TMDB 6.3 · 38 votes
Showman or con man?
A lifelong showman, Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has built his various careers on theatrics, attracting a slew of admirers along the way. But beneath the eccentric, animal-loving facade lies a predator far more dangerous than his beloved big cats and a man shadier than any of his Tiger King counterparts.
Episodes
- S01E01What's Up, Doc?2021-12-1048m
Faces from Doc Antle's past discuss how he cultivated his charismatic, controlling persona in the early 1980s at a yoga ashram in rural Virginia.
- S01E02The Great Escape2021-12-1040m
Ex-wife Radha Hirsch recalls entering into a relationship with Antle at age 14. An attempt to go Hollywood highlights alleged financial scams.
- S01E03Don't Trust Bhagavan2021-12-1042m
Antle's alleged involvement in drug trafficking and other shady deals leads to suspicion over his response to the 1989 death of employee Mark Topping.
Cast
- Doc AntleSelf - Founder & Director, T.I.G.E.R.S
- Sumati SteinbergSelf - Bhagavan's Spiritual Wife, Self - Former Yogaville Devotee
- Steven DiamondSelf - Doc's Magic Partner
- Betsy RogersSelf - Doc's First Wife
- Radha HirschSelf, Self - Doc's Ex-Wife
- Joe ExoticSelf, Self (archive footage)
- John ReinkeSelf - Former Manager, G.W. Zoo
- Jewels MackenzieSelf - Doc's Apprentice (2003-2011)
- Barbara FisherSelf - Doc's Apprentice (1999-2007)
- Shavit PerelSelf - Doc's Former Apprentice
- Julie PerelSelf - Doc's Former Apprentice
- Magenta BrooksSelf - Doc's Apprentice (1997-1999)