Vince Vaughn & Bill Lawrence’s ‘Bad Monkey’ Gets Premiere Date At Apple TV+; First Photos

Denise Petski

20 May 2024 at 12:49 pm·1-min read

We’re getting the first look at Bad Monkey, Apple TV+’s upcoming comedy series from executive producer Bill Lawrence, starring and executive produced by Vince Vaughn. The 10-episode series will drop its first two episodes on August 14, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through October 9. You can see some first-look photos above and below.

Based on Carl Hiaasen’s bestelling 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.

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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, Victor Turpin, with special guest star John Ortiz and guest stars Zach Braff and Charlotte Lawrence in her television debut.

Hailing from Warner Bros. Television, Bad Monkey is developed by executive producer and showrunner Lawrence, who executive produced through his Doozer Productions alongside Jeff Ingold, Matt Tarses (Scrubs), Marcos Siega, Vince Vaughn and Liza Katzer.

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