Chimp Crazy
Former nurse-turned-exotic animal broker Tonia Haddix, spends her days caring for animals in captivity. However, her love for one chimpanzee in particular spins into a wild cat-and-mouse game with authorities and an animal rights group.
- Metascore63
- 2024-2024
- 1 season
- HBO
- Documentary, Suspense
- TV-MA
Former nurse-turned-exotic animal broker Tonia Haddix, spends her days caring for animals in captivity. However, her love for one chimpanzee in particular spins into a wild cat-and-mouse game with authorities and an animal rights group.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2024
Episode 1
Monkey Love
Sun, Aug 18, 2024 57 mins
Former nurse Tonia Haddix fights to keep custody of 7 chimpanzees she cares for at Missouri Primate Foundation. The documentary also highlights other chimp moms, including one who raised a baby chimp alongside her own child.
Episode 2
Gone Ape
Sun, Aug 25, 2024 54 mins
After a Hollywood chimp named Tonka goes missing, PETA investigates, sparking a legal battle amidst concerns over a previous brutal chimp attack on a Connecticut woman.
Episode 3
Head Shot
Sun, Sep 1, 2024 56 mins
Actor Alan Cumming offers $10,000 reward for missing chimpanzee Tonka's whereabouts. Film crew faces ethical dilemma as PETA case parallels resurface dark past incident.
Episode 4
Fantasy Island
Sun, Sep 8, 2024 58 mins
Tonia, determined to open a chimpanzee sanctuary, grapples with Tonka's uncertain future while nurturing her dream of living amongst the primates on an island.
