Chimp Crazy

2024 - 2024

Monkey Love

18th August 2024

Episode 1

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.

Gone Ape

25th August 2024

Episode 2

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.

Head Shot

1st September 2024

Episode 3

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.

Fantasy Island

8th September 2024

Episode 4

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.

Top Cast

Tonia Haddix•Alan Cumming•Eric Goode

Writer

Evan Wise

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.

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Tonia Haddix

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Alan Cumming

Self

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Eric Goode

Self

Pamela Rosaire-Zoppe

Self

Dwayne Cunningham

Self (Proxy Director)

Full Crew

Lissa Rivera

Producer

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Doug Abel

Producer

Charles Divak

Producer

Carissa Ridgeway

Producer

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Eric Goode

Executive Producer

Jeremy McBride

Executive Producer

Nancy Abraham

Executive Producer

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Lisa Heller

Executive Producer

Tina Nguyen

Executive Producer

Adrienne Gits

Producer

James Liu

Producer

Dwayne Cunningham

Producer

Timothy Moran

Producer

Evan Wise

Producer

Evan Wise

Supervising Editor

Evan Wise

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Jonathan Sadoff

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