“Nicolas Cage is set to star in a scripted series centered on Joe Exotic, the subject of the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King,” Variety has learned exclusively.

“The eight-episode series is being produced by Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios. It will be taken to market in the coming days.

“It is based on the Texas Monthly article “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild,” by Leif Reigstad.

“CBS TV Studios optioned the article in June of 2019. Dan Lagana will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer under his overall deal at CBS TV Studios with Paul Young executive producing via Make Good Content.

“Imagine’s Brian Grazer and Samie Kim Falvey will executive produce for Imagine.

“Cage will executive produce via Saturn Films. Scott Brown and Megan Creydt will executive produce for Texas Monthly.”

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