Eric Goode
Director
Chimp Crazy (2024)
Miniseries
Former nurse-turned-exotic animal broker Tonia Haddix, who refers to herself as the “Dolly Parton of chimps”, spends her days caring for animals in captivity. However, her limitless love for one chimpanzee in particular spins into a wild cat-and-mouse game with authorities and an animal rights group.
Released Aug. 18, 2024
Episode 56 min
14+
Genres: Crime, Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.miniseries, tmdb.chimpanzee, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series, mdblist.has-trailer, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Watch Providers: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
Production Companies: HBO Documentary Films, Goode Films
Network: HBO
Country: United States
Languages:
English
69
49
8.0
S1E1 - Monkey Love
Former nurse-turned-exotic animal broker Tonia Haddix fights to retain custody of her “kids” — seven chimpanzees at the Missouri Primate Foundation (MPF). Other chimp moms are introduced, including one who raised a baby chimpanzee alongside her own infant daughter.
Aug. 18, 2024, midnight
8.0
S1E2 - Gone Ape
PETA launches an investigation after a former Hollywood chimp named Tonka goes missing. It’s a high-stakes legal battle, particularly in light of a brutal attack that happened years earlier when another chimp nearly killed a Connecticut woman.
Aug. 25, 2024, midnight
8.0
S1E3 - Head Shot
Actor Alan Cumming, who also has a special relationship with Tonka, adds $10,000 to a reward for Tonka’s whereabouts, and the film crew faces an ethical dilemma as parallels are drawn to a previous PETA case that took a dangerous turn in Oregon.
Sept. 1, 2024, midnight
8.0
S1E4 - Fantasy Island
Tonka’s fate becomes clearer while Tonia struggles to let go and dreams of one day opening her own island sanctuary where she can live among chimpanzees.
Sept. 8, 2024, midnight
Network: HBO
Episode Runtime: 56 min.
Season Runtime: 224 min.
Released: Aug. 18, 2024
Last Air Date: Sept. 8, 2024, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 14+
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