I’m a big fan of Carl Hiaasen’s comic crime novel, Bad Monkey (2013), so I was looking forward to the Apple TV+ version. From watching the first two episodes–all that’s available now–I’m delighted by the casting and the high production values. I can’t wait to see the next eight episodes!
Vince Vaughn plays Andrew Yancy, suspended police detective who has been reduced to conducting restaurant inspections in Florida Keys after knocking a politically connected man into the water…with a lot of witnesses viewing the event. Vince Vaughn is terrific as a guy obsessed with detection.
A severed arm found by a tourist during a fishing outing lures Yancy into a plot filled with corruption and murder. After only two episodes I’m in love with Natalie Martinez who plays Dr. Rosa Campesino, the smart and sexy medical examiner from Miami, who helps Yancy investigate the severed arm.
And I can’t get enough of Jodie Turner-Smith as Dragon Queen/Gracie, an Obeah–practicing siren living in Andros, Bahamas. If you’re looking for some late Summer TV entertainment, I highly recommend Bad Monkey. GRADE: INCOMPLETE, but trending towards an A.
Loved the book, but no Apple +.
Jeff, Apple TV+ offers free weekends on occasion.
I am not sure yet but will keep watching. I can take Vince Vaughan in some parts and not others. But great look to it and I love John Ortiz.
I like Hiaasen’s novels, my wife is even a bigger fan, but Vince Vaughan, nyet!
Fred, Vince Vaughan plays an awkward police detective with a gift for detection. He’s klutzy, but sharp when it comes to crime.
Patti, I like John Ortiz, too!