Based on the Wondery Podcast, Joe vs Carole is a limited series based on true events following Carole Baskin (Emmy-winner Kate McKinnon), a big cat enthusiast, who learns that fellow exotic animal lover, Joe “Exotic” Schreibvogel (Golden Globe nominee John Cameron Mitchell) is breeding and using his big cats for profit, she sets out to shut down his venture, inciting a quickly escalating rivalry. But Carole has a checkered past of her own, and when the claws come out, Joe will stop at nothing to expose what he sees as her hypocrisy. The results prove dangerous.