Plot Synopsis

CAROL BASKIN'S CAGE FIGHT is a two-part documentary in which TIGER KING's Carole Baskin and her husband Howard, along with their team, get their hands dirty and investigate the treatment of big cats, often coming into direct confrontations with dangerous operators. In January 2020, Joe Exotic (AKA Joseph Maldonado-Passage), who ran the infamous G.W. Zoo out of Wynnewood, OK, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison after being convicted of a murder-for-hire plot to kill Baskin. Later, a federal judge awarded the property to Baskin and her Big Cat Rescue in June 2020. With the property firmly in her control, and with the help of retired homicide detective Griff Garrison, CAROLE BASKIN'S CAGE FIGHT documents Baskin and her team as they investigate the property for lingering evidence of animal trafficking and abuse treatment, revealing many shocking moments along the way. During the search, Baskin also enlists help from an unlikely source -- Joe Exotic's niece, Chealsi -- who spent much of her childhood working at G.W. Zoo and has first-hand knowledge of what went on behind the scenes. Chealsi directs Baskin and the investigators to different areas around the zoo in pursuit of evidence such as animal remains, with some unbelievable findings along the way. Both episodes of CAROL BASKIN'S CAGE FIGHT dropped on Saturday, November 13, 2021 on discovery+.