Bad Monkey Season 2 Premiere Date Announced by Apple TV

More than a year after its first season ended, Bad Monkey Season 2 has set its premiere date on Apple TV.

The streamer has announced that the Vince Vaughn-led comedy from creator and executive producer Bill Lawrence will return on Wednesday, December 2.

Bad Monkey‘s 10-episode sophomore season will release an episode weekly through the season finale on February 3, 2027.

The TV show is based on Carl Hiaasen’s bestselling novel, but Bad Monkey‘s upcoming season will revolve around an all-new original story. Its description reads as follows: 

After Andrew Yancy witnesses the murder of Florida’s finest fixer, an ambitious state attorney pairs him up with a strait-laced forensic accountant to solve the crime. Eager to regain his detective’s badge, Yancy finds himself embroiled in a turf war between rival criminal organizations as he navigates a variety of Florida oddballs, including an erudite mob boss, his unhinged son and a hard-edged young woman who needs Yancy’s protection. Meanwhile, Yancy contends with his aging father; unresolved romantic tension with Dr. Rosa Campensino, who launches her own investigation into a mysterious rash; and a bombastic animal relocation specialist whose business threatens the local environment.

Vaughn reprises his role as Andrew Yancy alongside the returning cast of Natalie Martinez as Dr. Rosa Campensino, Charlotte Lawrence as Caitlin, and John Ortiz as Rogelio Burton.

They will be joined by new additions to the Bad Monkey cast including John Malkovich, Yvonne Strahovski ,and Zavior Phillips. The first-look photos for the season tease that Strahovski will play Delaney West, a candidate for Congress. 

Bad Monkey Season 2’s guest stars include Nate Jackson, Sofia Boutella, Brent Morin, Joey Avery, Dax Shepard, Sam Jaeger, Margarita Levieva, Peter Billingsley, and June Diane Raphael.

The show about the former police detective with the Miami Police Department had its two-episode series premiere in August 24. Its 10-episode first season concluded in October 2024. By December, Apple TV had renewed Bad Monkey for a second season.

“I hope that people know that Carl Hiaasen is an idol of mine and an inspiration for me as a writer,” Bill Lawrence said the time.

“To get to go on telling his story with Vince Vaughn and this great cast, at least the characters who are still alive, is very exciting. I’m very thankful to our partners at Apple TV+ and Warner Bros, as well as the entire team that helps bring this show to life.”

“Since Bad Monkey first made its debut on Apple TV+, this highly entertaining series became an instant fan favorite,” Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+ shared.

“Led by the incomparable Vince Vaughn as Andrew Yancy, alongside a brilliant ensemble cast, we can’t wait for everyone to experience more hilarious, sun-soaked, beachy misadventures from the mind of Bill Lawrence as the temperature rises even further in the next chapter of this engrossing murder-mystery.”

Lawrence developed Bad Monkey through his Doozer Productions and its overall deal with WBTV. Jeff Ingold, Matt Tarses, Vaughn, Liza Katzer, Adam Sztykiel, Chris Downey, and Carl Hiaasen are also executive producers. Warner Bros. Television produces the show.

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Bad Monkey Season 2 premieres on Wednesday, December 2, on Apple TV.

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