“Tiger King,” the Netflix documentary series that briefly distracted weary viewers from the coronavirus pandemic and infuriated conservationists, is back.

The wildly popular show ended its seven-episode arc with the titular subject, Joe Maldonado-Passage, better known as Joe Exotic, in federal prison, serving a 22-year-sentence for planning the murder of an animal-rights activist and for killing five tigers.

Netflix announced on Thursday that an eighth installment would premiere on Sunday. The episode will be an “after show” hosted by the comedian Joel McHale and will include new interviews with people involved in the original series. (Notably absent from the list of interviews were Joe Exotic, who is in prison, and Carole Baskin, the operator of Big Cat Rescue, who has been critical of her portrayal in the show. As rumors about a new episode swirled this week, Ms. Baskin told Entertainment Weekly that she had not been approached to participate, and would not agree to if she were.)