Kate McKinnon's Joe Exotic-Carole Baskin show has been ordered to series by NBCUniversal. A new report indicates the show will be based on Wondery's "Joe Exotic" podcast and will star Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon in the role of Carole Baskin, according to The Hollywood Reporter. If the names Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin sound unfamiliar, you might have somehow missed out on the Tiger King craze that infiltrated social media and Netflix audiences everywhere earlier this year. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=best-true-crime-shows-and-movies-to-watch-online&captions=true"] The limited series will focus on the true story of the rivalry between Carole Baskin, Joe "Exotic" Schreibvogel, and their two big cat businesses. Their dispute is centered around Baskin's belief that Schreibvogel is in the big cat game for profits to be gained from breeding. Baskin views her big cat business as a sanctuary and it's these two differences in thought that have led to this now infamous rivalry. That rivalry was made popular by Netflix's Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness series that aired back in March. Long story short, Schreibvogel and Baskin despise each other and this NBCUniversal limited series will see McKinnon's Baskin display that rivalry on-screen with whoever is eventually cast as Schreibvogel. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/31/netflixs-tiger-king-murder-mayhem-and-madness-season-1-review"] Shameless writer Etan Frankel will write the series and produce it alongside McKinnon. Wondery's Aaron Hart, Hernan Lopez, and Marshal Lewy will serve as producers for the series as well. The series will be available on NBC, USA Network and NBC's streaming service, Peacock. This series isn't the only Tiger King series in the works. Nicolas Cage was recently cast as Joe Exotic in a scripted Tiger King show for CBS. If there's ever a movie to come of this story, celebrities like Dax Shepard and Edward Norton have already fan-casted themselves as the titular character. If Joe Exotic's story wasn't enough, Netflix is already working on a new Tiger King project centered around the Siegfried & Roy show. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley Leblanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

After literally years of buildup, Batman: Three Jokers has finally begun. This new limited series promises to fundamentally alter the dynamic between Batman and his greatest nemesis as it explores the fallout of the revelation that there are actually three different Jokers tormenting Gotham City. But the biggest surprises in issue #1 don't involve Joker himself, but rather the former Robin Jason Todd. Read on to learn what this opening chapter reveals about the Joker mystery and Jason Todd's surprising role in the story, but beware of full spoilers ahead for Batman: Three Jokers #1! [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=batman-faces-the-deadly-mystery-of-the-three-jokers&captions=true"]

The Three Jokers: What We Know So Far

It was way back in 2015's Justice League: The Darkseid War that Batman first learned the truth about Joker. After temporarily bonding with Metron's Mobius Chair and gaining cosmic omniscience, Batman attempted to solve the one mystery he's never been able to crack. What is the Joker's true identity? To his surprise, the chair couldn't answer that question, because there are actually three Jokers. That mystery continued into the pages of DC Universe Rebirth #1, as Batman began to piece together the evidence that he's actually been battling three Jokers all this time. Unfortunately, that investigation got put on the back burner in favor of Batman and Flash's hunt for the elusive Doctor Manhattan. In the four years since, no DC books have really picked up the loose end that is the three Jokers. Until now, anyway. [caption id="attachment_2398311" align="aligncenter" width="932"] Art by Jason Fabok. (Image Credit: DC)[/caption] The first issue establishes the personalities and group dynamics of these three different Jokers. There's "The Criminal," the original, more sinister Joker featured in early Golden Age stories like 1940's Batman #1, and the one who considers himself the ringleader of the trio. There's "The Clown," the campier Joker of DC's Silver Age Batman comics and the one responsible for killing Jason Todd in 1988's Batman: A Death in the Family. And finally, there's "The Comedian," the modern incarnation of Joker and the one who shot Barbara Gordon in 1988's Batman: The Killing Joke. While the series has yet to definitively reveal how these Jokers came to be and who they might have been originally, there are hints regarding their ultimate plan. The Clown reveals his desire to "make a better Joker," with all three Jokers kidnapping criminals from halfway houses across the city and dosing them with Joker toxin. The implication is that there may be even more than three Jokers. Joker himself may be bigger than any one person - more of a self-replicating and self-improving virus that infects newer and more terrible hosts. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/23/the-batman-trailer-dc-fandome-official-footage"]

Jason Todd's Darkest Secret

Three Jokers is ultimately a story about surviving trauma. Batman, Red Hood, and Batgirl are positioned as the main three protagonists because each carries the physical and emotional scars of their encounters with the Jokers. The opening sequence lingers on the many scars covering Bruce Wayne's battered and battle-worn body, many of which came from one Joker or another. We also see the scar on Barbara's back, a terrible reminder of her ordeal in The Killing Joke. And while Jason has physically healed from his near-death experience, the psychological scars remain as fresh as ever. Having caught on to the fact that there are three Jokers, Jason is all the more determined to finally end the Clown Prince of Crime's reign of terror. [caption id="attachment_2398312" align="aligncenter" width="1352"] Art by Jason Fabok. (Image Credit: DC)[/caption] In the climax of issue #1, Batgirl and Red Hood guard a captive Clown while Batman leaves to hunt down the Comedian. The Clown taunts Jason with memories of their fateful encounter before finally revealing Jason's darkest and most humiliating secret - he begged for his life while Joker was beating him to death with a crowbar. He even offered to switch allegiances and become Joker's Robin instead. The Clown also reveals he intended for Jason to survive that attack, knowing it would only cause more pain for both Batman and Robin down the road.

The Death of a Joker

This taunting proves too much for Jason, who finally snaps and unloads his gun on the Clown. Batgirl tries to deflect the gun with a Batarang, but she misses. Red Hood finally succeeds in doing what Batman could never quite bring himself to do, shooting Joker through the head. Jason is satisfied that there's one less Joker around to terrorize Gotham, while Barbara is disgusted with him for losing control. But as he leaves, Jason taunts Barbara with the reminder that she usually never misses her Batarang throws. Did she subconsciously allow Joker to die? [caption id="attachment_2398313" align="aligncenter" width="1349"] Art by Jason Fabok. (Image Credit: DC)[/caption] We'll have to wait until issue #2 to learn what the remaining two Jokers have planned and how Batman will react to Red Hood's act of murder. But if this opening chapter is anything to go by, there may be plenty more Jokers to replace the one Jason just killed. In other Batman news, we just got our first taste of Matt Reeves' The Batman thanks to DC FanDome. We know Paul Dano's Riddler has a big part to play, but he may not be the killer featured in the trailer. Also at FanDome, we got an early look at a new Batman limited series from 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley and Batman Universe artist Nick Derington. And the classic graphic novel Batman: The Long Halloween will be adapted into a two-part animated movie in 2021. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/22/gotham-knights-playable-characters-story-combat-and-dead-batman-explained"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

After literally years of buildup, Batman: Three Jokers has finally begun. This new limited series promises to fundamentally alter the dynamic between Batman and his greatest nemesis as it explores the fallout of the revelation that there are actually three different Jokers tormenting Gotham City. But the biggest surprises in issue #1 don't involve Joker himself, but rather the former Robin Jason Todd. Read on to learn what this opening chapter reveals about the Joker mystery and Jason Todd's surprising role in the story, but beware of full spoilers ahead for Batman: Three Jokers #1! [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=batman-faces-the-deadly-mystery-of-the-three-jokers&captions=true"]

The Three Jokers: What We Know So Far

It was way back in 2015's Justice League: The Darkseid War that Batman first learned the truth about Joker. After temporarily bonding with Metron's Mobius Chair and gaining cosmic omniscience, Batman attempted to solve the one mystery he's never been able to crack. What is the Joker's true identity? To his surprise, the chair couldn't answer that question, because there are actually three Jokers. That mystery continued into the pages of DC Universe Rebirth #1, as Batman began to piece together the evidence that he's actually been battling three Jokers all this time. Unfortunately, that investigation got put on the back burner in favor of Batman and Flash's hunt for the elusive Doctor Manhattan. In the four years since, no DC books have really picked up the loose end that is the three Jokers. Until now, anyway. [caption id="attachment_2398311" align="aligncenter" width="932"] Art by Jason Fabok. (Image Credit: DC)[/caption] The first issue establishes the personalities and group dynamics of these three different Jokers. There's "The Criminal," the original, more sinister Joker featured in early Golden Age stories like 1940's Batman #1, and the one who considers himself the ringleader of the trio. There's "The Clown," the campier Joker of DC's Silver Age Batman comics and the one responsible for killing Jason Todd in 1988's Batman: A Death in the Family. And finally, there's "The Comedian," the modern incarnation of Joker and the one who shot Barbara Gordon in 1988's Batman: The Killing Joke. While the series has yet to definitively reveal how these Jokers came to be and who they might have been originally, there are hints regarding their ultimate plan. The Clown reveals his desire to "make a better Joker," with all three Jokers kidnapping criminals from halfway houses across the city and dosing them with Joker toxin. The implication is that there may be even more than three Jokers. Joker himself may be bigger than any one person - more of a self-replicating and self-improving virus that infects newer and more terrible hosts. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/23/the-batman-trailer-dc-fandome-official-footage"]

Jason Todd's Darkest Secret

Three Jokers is ultimately a story about surviving trauma. Batman, Red Hood, and Batgirl are positioned as the main three protagonists because each carries the physical and emotional scars of their encounters with the Jokers. The opening sequence lingers on the many scars covering Bruce Wayne's battered and battle-worn body, many of which came from one Joker or another. We also see the scar on Barbara's back, a terrible reminder of her ordeal in The Killing Joke. And while Jason has physically healed from his near-death experience, the psychological scars remain as fresh as ever. Having caught on to the fact that there are three Jokers, Jason is all the more determined to finally end the Clown Prince of Crime's reign of terror. [caption id="attachment_2398312" align="aligncenter" width="1352"] Art by Jason Fabok. (Image Credit: DC)[/caption] In the climax of issue #1, Batgirl and Red Hood guard a captive Clown while Batman leaves to hunt down the Comedian. The Clown taunts Jason with memories of their fateful encounter before finally revealing Jason's darkest and most humiliating secret - he begged for his life while Joker was beating him to death with a crowbar. He even offered to switch allegiances and become Joker's Robin instead. The Clown also reveals he intended for Jason to survive that attack, knowing it would only cause more pain for both Batman and Robin down the road.

The Death of a Joker

This taunting proves too much for Jason, who finally snaps and unloads his gun on the Clown. Batgirl tries to deflect the gun with a Batarang, but she misses. Red Hood finally succeeds in doing what Batman could never quite bring himself to do, shooting Joker through the head. Jason is satisfied that there's one less Joker around to terrorize Gotham, while Barbara is disgusted with him for losing control. But as he leaves, Jason taunts Barbara with the reminder that she usually never misses her Batarang throws. Did she subconsciously allow Joker to die? [caption id="attachment_2398313" align="aligncenter" width="1349"] Art by Jason Fabok. (Image Credit: DC)[/caption] We'll have to wait until issue #2 to learn what the remaining two Jokers have planned and how Batman will react to Red Hood's act of murder. But if this opening chapter is anything to go by, there may be plenty more Jokers to replace the one Jason just killed. In other Batman news, we just got our first taste of Matt Reeves' The Batman thanks to DC FanDome. We know Paul Dano's Riddler has a big part to play, but he may not be the killer featured in the trailer. Also at FanDome, we got an early look at a new Batman limited series from 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley and Batman Universe artist Nick Derington. And the classic graphic novel Batman: The Long Halloween will be adapted into a two-part animated movie in 2021. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/22/gotham-knights-playable-characters-story-combat-and-dead-batman-explained"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Hunt the Legendary Banded Gator, claim a wide array of rewards for connecting your account to Prime Gaming, and more this week in Red Dead Online.

Hunt the Legendary Banded Gator, claim a wide array of rewards for connecting your account to Prime Gaming, and more this week in Red Dead Online.

The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War reveal seems like it's going to happen within Warzone after a mysterious tweet from the official Call of Duty Twitter popped up today. After months and months of speculation regarding this year's Call of Duty, Activision finally announced officially that 2020's would be Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Since that announcement last week, the company has been slowly teasing its full reveal coming Aug. 26. The Call of Duty Twitter account tweeted out a mysterious video on Aug. 25 that appears to hint that the full reveal is happening in Warzone.

Active contract ██████. ████ ████ ██ ██ Verdansk. ██ ████ ██ Aug 26. 10:30am PT. pic.twitter.com/z8SMZQnVlo

— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) August 25, 2020

As you can see in the tweet above, it seems like the reveal will happen within Warzone at 10:30 a.m. PT tomorrow. There's more to it though as it appears players will need to grab a contract of some kind during a match of Warzone to witness the reveal. The tweet says "Active contract" and "Verdansk." Warzone players know that Verdansk is the setting for which Warzone matches take place and that active contracts are a big part of the battle royale's gameplay. Even the video displays a contract icon like you'd find in Warzone. Nothing official has been revealed beyond the tweet above but if we had to guess, considering completing contracts in Warzone earns players in-game cash and rewards, we could see the Cold War reveal as the reward for completing whatever contract the tweet is referring to. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/19/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-teaser-trailer"] We'll all learn more tomorrow when the full reveal happens but in the meantime, be sure to read up on recent reports that indicate this game is a direct sequel to Black Ops 1. Be sure to check out the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War cover art after that. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War reveal seems like it's going to happen within Warzone after a mysterious tweet from the official Call of Duty Twitter popped up today. After months and months of speculation regarding this year's Call of Duty, Activision finally announced officially that 2020's would be Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Since that announcement last week, the company has been slowly teasing its full reveal coming Aug. 26. The Call of Duty Twitter account tweeted out a mysterious video on Aug. 25 that appears to hint that the full reveal is happening in Warzone.

Active contract ██████. ████ ████ ██ ██ Verdansk. ██ ████ ██ Aug 26. 10:30am PT. pic.twitter.com/z8SMZQnVlo

— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) August 25, 2020

As you can see in the tweet above, it seems like the reveal will happen within Warzone at 10:30 a.m. PT tomorrow. There's more to it though as it appears players will need to grab a contract of some kind during a match of Warzone to witness the reveal. The tweet says "Active contract" and "Verdansk." Warzone players know that Verdansk is the setting for which Warzone matches take place and that active contracts are a big part of the battle royale's gameplay. Even the video displays a contract icon like you'd find in Warzone. Nothing official has been revealed beyond the tweet above but if we had to guess, considering completing contracts in Warzone earns players in-game cash and rewards, we could see the Cold War reveal as the reward for completing whatever contract the tweet is referring to. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/19/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-teaser-trailer"] We'll all learn more tomorrow when the full reveal happens but in the meantime, be sure to read up on recent reports that indicate this game is a direct sequel to Black Ops 1. Be sure to check out the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War cover art after that. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

Publisher GameMill Entertainment has announced Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues, a new video game to be released on October 27 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Watch the reveal trailer above. Cobra Kai is a two-player side-scrolling beat-'em-up in the old-school Double Dragon style. It support couch co-op play, and you can swap between any of eight characters as you play. Those fighters include Johnny Lawrence, Daniel LaRusso, and more across 28 story missions. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka provide the voices for their iconic characters. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=cobra-kai-the-karate-kid-saga-continues-screenshots-and-box-art&captions=true"] Each fighter will have their own combos, upgrades, and skill trees. You'll need to complete both the Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do Karate campaigns in order to unlock the game's ultimate ending. And yes, there will be boss fights. For more on Cobra Kai, check out IGN's review of Season 1 and Season 2 of the TV show. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan, catch him on Unlocked, and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.

Publisher GameMill Entertainment has announced Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues, a new video game to be released on October 27 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Watch the reveal trailer above. Cobra Kai is a two-player side-scrolling beat-'em-up in the old-school Double Dragon style. It support couch co-op play, and you can swap between any of eight characters as you play. Those fighters include Johnny Lawrence, Daniel LaRusso, and more across 28 story missions. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka provide the voices for their iconic characters. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=cobra-kai-the-karate-kid-saga-continues-screenshots-and-box-art&captions=true"] Each fighter will have their own combos, upgrades, and skill trees. You'll need to complete both the Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do Karate campaigns in order to unlock the game's ultimate ending. And yes, there will be boss fights. For more on Cobra Kai, check out IGN's review of Season 1 and Season 2 of the TV show. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan, catch him on Unlocked, and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.

Gamescom: Opening Night Live, which will stream live on Thursday, August 27, will feature the first full, uncut gameplay demo of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart for PlayStation 5 and world premieres from Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Fall Guys: Season 2, Doom Eternal's campaign expansion, Star Wars Squadrons, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, and more. Gamescom: Opening Night Live will be streamed live at 11am PT/2pm ET/8pm CEST, and will be hosted by Geoff Keighley of The Game Awards and Summer Game Fest. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was revealed at the PlayStation 5 reveal event in June, and Keighley tweeted that this new look will be a "full, longer, uncut demo." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/11/ratchet-clank-rift-apart-gameplay-demo-ps5-reveal-event"] World of Warcaft is set to get its newest expansion, Shadowlands, later this year, and Gamescom: Opening Night Live will premiere Afterlives, the new World of Warcraft animated series that will dive deep into the four realms of Shadowlands. Doom Eternal's campaign expansion, The Ancient Gods, Part One, will also get a first look. This new story will "revolve around an imbalance of power in heaven, and how the Doom Slayer fits into that problem." In addition to the previously mentioned games, Gamescom: Opening Night Live will also give fans a new look at Destiny 2: Beyond Light and a narrative trailer for Mafia: Definitive Edition. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/19/gamescom-2020-what-you-need-to-know"] IGN has partnered with Gamescom and we will be streaming Opening Night Live and much more across every IGN platform from August 27-30. We will have live gameplay demos, exclusive interviews, and daily news. In addition, we will be bringing you a Gamescom Daily Show (August 28-29), Gamescom Awesome Indies showcase (August 29), and Gamescom Best of Show awards show (August 30). Stay tuned to IGN for the full schedule later this week and announcements from the likes of 2K, Thunderful Publishing, Bloober Team, Raw Fury, Humble, and many more. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.