How to watch Surviving Joe Exotic: stream the Tiger King documentary online from anywhere

Once installed, just select the location of your home country from the pre-defined list, and click connect! You’ll then be able to watch Surviving Joe Exotic online wherever you are, and see what went down at G.W. Zoo after its flamboyant proprietor was jailed.

There are hundreds of VPNs to choose from, but our favorite is ExpressVPN (opens in new tab). It's quick, straightforward to install, and easy to use. It's also compatible with a wide range of devices, among them Apple TV, Xbox, PlayStation, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and iOS and Android software.

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Animal Planet will broadcast Surviving Joe Exotic at 10pm ET/PT on July 25 and simultaneously be streamed on the channel’s website service (which you can access by entering your cable provider login details).

If you’ve forgone cable, then Animal Planet (opens in new tab) is available on a few over-the-top streaming services - the most comprehensive of which is YouTube TV (opens in new tab). Priced at $64.99 a month, it's a bit more expensive than some of its rivals, but is as complete a cable replacement that offers access to nearly all national channels and a huge number of regional networks as well.

Best of all, each account allows three simultaneous streams, so you could theoretically split a subscription with friends or family. It's compatible with Apple TV, Roku, Apple and Android, Samsung and LG smart TVs, and many others - as well as offering a 1-week long free trial (opens in new tab) and letting you cancel at any time. You can even pay with PayPal for added convenience.

Other US OTT services that feature Animal Planet include Philo TV (opens in new tab) and FuboTV (opens in new tab), both of which also offer free trials.

US resident but currently outside of the country? You can access the same streaming services and content you would at home with the help of a good VPN (opens in new tab), as per our guide above.

Unfortunately, this creature-feature about Great Wynnewood Zoo post-Exotic hasn’t been made available in Canada. That’s not to say it might appear on Canada’s version of Animal Planet at a later date. But for now it’s nowhere to be seen in North America.

If you didn’t catch the original docuseries, then…well, come out from under that rock! The sensational Tiger King is far easier to access than Animal Planet’s follow-up, and all 8 instalments can be streamed exclusively on Netflix (opens in new tab) now.

There’s no free trial per se and it’s CND$9.99 a month for its entry-level plan; but if you’re dissatisfied with the service just cancel within 7 days for your money back.

American’s temporarily residing across the border keen to watch Surviving Joe Exotic as it airs, don’t worry. You can easily download a VPN (opens in new tab) and connect to your OTT service back home, and so enjoy the documentary as it’s being broadcast.

Sadly, Brits are being left out for now, too, with no Animal Planet network currently available in the UK. Amazon Prime Video (opens in new tab) hosts a selection of the channel’s documentaries ,though, so maybe in a few months Surviving Joe Exotic will have joined them.

In the meantime our British cousins will have to (re)acquaint themselves with Tiger King, and the bizarre misadventures of Joe Exotic – or Joseph Maldonado Passage as he’s known to his mom. It’s available through Netflix (opens in new tab) at the affordable cost of £5.99 a month, so you could binge Tiger King in addition to superb Netflix Originals like Sex Education and The Haunting of Hill House. Alas, there’s no free trial, but cancel whenever you like.

As we’ve already detailed, if you find yourself outside of your home country and unable to login to your Hulu, YouTube TV, or any other online account, than check out Express VPN (opens in new tab) to alter your IP address so you can connect to your preferred service and watch Surviving Joe Exotic online as it’s broadcast.

There are few places more synonymous with wildlife than Australia, so it feels right that Animal Planet is available to stream through Foxtel Now (opens in new tab) - perhaps the only place in the world it's available outside of the US.

It’s not cheap though, as to get Animal Planet live and on-demand you must choose “All Packs” at AUS$104 per month, the only package to include “kids and docos” content. 

On the plus side, with a haul of about 104 channels you’re only paying a dollar a month for each one, and getting a great mix of sports, blockbusters, HBO content, and Foxtel Original programming in the process. PLUS you’re eligible for a 10-Day Free Trial (opens in new tab) if you’re new to the service, which includes all add-on packs. Thank you Foxtel!

If you don't want the commitment or cost, then new Foxtel-affiliated streaming service Binge is also one to watch (opens in new tab) - we can't confirm if it will have Surviving Joe Exotic until the documentary has aired, but it typically gets everything Foxtel sooner rather than later.

Finally, if you want to recap the unbelievably bonkers story that started it all, then Tiger King can be streamed via Netflix (opens in new tab) for AUS$9.99 a month. Alas, there's no free trial here.