BAD MONKEY Trailer (2024) Michelle Monaghan, Vince Vaughn

BAD MONKEY Trailer (2024) Michelle Monaghan, Vince Vaughn

BAD MONKEY Trailer (2024) Michelle Monaghan, Vince Vaughn, Drama Series
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Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for Bad Monkey, starring actor, producer and screenwriter Vince Vaughn, who also serves as an executive producer. The 10-episode series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on August 14, 2024, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through October 9.

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Based on Carl Hiaasen’s New York Times bestselling novel, Bad Monkey tells the story of Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys. But after stumbling upon a case that begins with a human arm fished up by tourists, he realizes that if he can prove murder, he’ll be back in. He just needs to get past a trove of Floridian oddballs and one bad monkey.

Welcome to the shady side of paradise where #VinceVaughn has a long list of unusual suspects.

From award-winning executive producer Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Shrinking) and based on Carl Hiaasen's New York Times bestselling novel, Bad Monkey stars Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner,… pic.twitter.com/UvrNuDGrG0

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The ensemble cast also includes L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, Ronald Peet, Jodie Turner-Smith, with special guest star John Ortiz and guest stars Zach Braff, Ashley Nicole Black, Scott Glenn and Charlotte Lawrence in her television debut.

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Hailing from Warner Bros. Television, Bad Monkey is developed by executive producer and showrunner Bill Lawrence through his Doozer Productions. Jeff Ingold, Matt Tarses, Marcos Siega, Vaughn and Liza Katzer are also executive producers.

Bad Monkey marks the most recent collaboration between Bill Lawrence and Warner Bros. Television for Apple TV+, following Shrinking and global phenomenon Ted Lasso.

Watch the trailer of Bad Monkey here:
Apple TV+ has dropped the first trailer for the comedy series “Bad Monkey” starring Vince Vaughn.

The series is based on Carl Hiaasen’s bestselling book of the same name. Vaughn stars as Andrew Yancy, “who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys,” per the official series description. “But after stumbling upon a case that begins with a human arm fished up by tourists, he realizes that if he can prove murder, he’ll be back in. He just needs to get past a trove of Floridian oddballs and one bad monkey.”

“Bad Monkey” will premiere on Aug. 14 with its first two episodes, with new episodes dropping weekly thereafter until the finale on Oct. 9.

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The series hails from Bill Lawrence, who previously collaborated with Apple on the hit series “Ted Lasso” as well as the streamer’s current series “Shrinking.”

Along with Vaugh, the cast includes L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, Ronald Peet, and Jodie Turner-Smith, with special guest star John Ortiz and guest stars Zach Braff, Ashley Nicole Black, Scott Glenn, and Charlotte Lawrence in her television debut.

Lawrence developed the series for television and serves as executive producer and showrunner. Vaughn executive produces in addition to starring. Jeff Ingold and Lisa Katzer executive produce via Lawrence’s Doozer Productions. Matt Tarses and Marcos Siega are also executive producers. Warner Bros. Television, where Doozer is under an overall deal, produces the series.

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The first trailer for Bad Monkey is released by Apple TV+, showcasing Vince Vaughn's return to the small screen.
Vaughn's character must solve a murder mystery to get redemption, with a plot full of twists and comedic moments.
Bad Monkey seems to highlight Vaughn's talents well, with a mix of comedy and drama in the upcoming series premiering on August 14.
Apple TV+ has released the first trailer for its upcoming series Bad Monkey. Based on the 2013 novel by Carl Hiaasen of the same name, the series will follow Andrew Yancy (Vince Vaughn), a former Miami detective who has relocated. After a tourist reels in a dismembered human arm, Andrew is drawn back into the game with hopes of solving the murder mystery and getting his redemption. The rest of the ensemble cast includes L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, and Roland Peet.

The first trailer for Bad Monkey has been released by Apple TV+. Check it out below:

The trailer starts off with Vaughn’s character talking about his suspension, which is due to his consistent recklessness, inappropriateness, and glibness. He’s then given the opportunity to get his job back, but he has to help solve the mystery of the dismembered arm. The trailer teases a plot with twists and turns, oddball characters, and plenty of comedic moments for Vaughn.

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Bad Monkey seems like a series that utilizes Vaughn’s talents well.

Back in 2015, Vaughn appeared in True Detective season 2 as a gangster trying to go legit. It was a role that was highly anticipated, but, when the season debuted, Vaughn’s character came off as a bit too stiff and wooden, even forced. The second season of the Emmy-winning series is infamously considered the lesser of the four seasons, especially when it’s compared to the first, which remains acclaimed to this day.

In the years after, Vaughn starred in some roles that fully displayed his acting chops. One of those would be his dark turn in Brawl in Cell Block 99, where he plays a man in prison. Sporting a shaved head and a massive tattoo of a cross on the back of it, his character is forced to perform an assassination. Another one of his serious roles is from 2018’s neo-noir Dragged Across Concrete, where he plays a scandalized police officer.

Brawl in Cell Block 99 and Dragged Across Concrete are both written and directed by S. Craig Zahler.

Bad Monkey seems like a series that utilizes Vaughn’s talents well. In the trailer for this genre-bending murder mystery, there are a lot of moments that allow Vaughn to showcase his comedic chops, but the violent nature of the story might call for some darker scenes where he can play up his dramatic side. Whether or not this role pushes the boundaries of what Vaughn is capable of, the casting for Bad Monkey seems spot-on.

Bad Monkey premieres on Apple TV+ on August 14.