Peacock Releases ‘Joe vs. Carole’ Trailer; Apple TV Plus Unveils First Look at Abraham Lincoln Docuseries (TV News Roundup)
variety.comWilson Chapman editorPeacock has unveiled the official trailer for its new miniseries “Joe vs. Carole,” starring John Cameron Mitchell and Kate McKinnon.Based on the Robert Moor-hosted Wondery podcast “Joe Exotic,” “Joe vs.
Carole” focuses on the bitter rivalry between big cat zookeeper Joe Exotic (Mitchell) and animal sanctuary CEO Carole Baskin (McKinnon), which was immortalized in the first season of the popular Netflix docuseries “Tiger King.” In addition to Mitchell and McKinnon, the miniseries also stars Kyle MacLachlan, Brian Van Holt, Sam Keeley, Nat Wolf, Marlo Kelly, William Fichtner, Dean Winters and David Wenham.The trailer depicts McKinnon and Mitchell in character, as Baskin and her husband (MacLachlan) set out to take down Exotic for his abuse of his animals and breeding of big cats for profit. “He has no idea what I’ve been through in my life,” Baskin says in the trailer. “Individually we are a whimper, but together, we are a roar.”“Joe vs.
Carole” is written and executive produced by Etan Frankel, who also executive produces. Hernan Lopez, Marshall Lewy and Aaron Hart executive produce on behalf of Wondery.
McKinnon and Alex Katsnelson serve as additional executive producers.“Joe vs. Carole” streams on Peacock starting March 3. Watch the full trailer below.Also in today’s TV news roundup:Food Network announced that it is picking up reality competition series “Alex vs.
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