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Bad Monkey

Bad Monkey

The shady side of paradise.

20247.31 Season10 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

A detective turned restaurant inspector in Southern Florida is pulled into a world of greed and corruption after a tourist finds a severed arm while fishing. And yes, there's a monkey.

Created by Carl Hiaasen
Written by Carl Hiaasen
Produced by Stephanie Johnson, Jean Higgins
NetworksApple TV

Top Cast

Vince Vaughn

Vince Vaughn

Andrew Yancy

L. Scott Caldwell

L. Scott Caldwell

Ya-Ya

Rob Delaney

Rob Delaney

Christopher

Meredith Hagner

Meredith Hagner

Eve Stripling

Natalie Martinez

Natalie Martinez

Dr. Rosa Campesino

Alex Moffat

Alex Moffat

Evan Shook

Michelle Monaghan

Michelle Monaghan

Bonnie Witt

Ronald Peet

Ronald Peet

Neville Stafford

Jodie Turner-Smith

Jodie Turner-Smith

Dragon Queen / Gracie

Themes & Keywords

miami, floridadetectivebased on novel or booknarrationbahamasmurdermonkeymarried womanmurder investigationadulterous affairsuspended from job

About Bad Monkey

Bad Monkey is a comedy, crime series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of miami, florida, detective, based on novel or book, narration, bahamas, murder. Created by Carl Hiaasen, it stars Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney. A detective turned restaurant inspector in Southern Florida is pulled into a world of greed and corruption after a tourist finds a severed arm while fishing. And yes, there's a monkey.

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