Apple TV+ will debut the new series Bad Monkey starring Vince Vaughn, a comedy-drama from Scrubs and Ted Lasso creator Bill Lawrence.

Vaughn stars in and executive produces the adaptation of Carl Hiaasen’s bestselling novel.  The official synopsis reads: “Andrew Yancy (Vaughn) 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.”

The series co-stars Michelle Monaghan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Alex Moffat, L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, and Ronald Peet. Zach Braff, John Ortiz, Ashley Nicole Black, and Scott Glenn guest star, along with Charlotte Lawrence who makes her television debut in the series.

Bad Monkey will consist of 10 episodes and have a two-episode premiere Aug. 14 on Apple TV+. Check out the trailer – here.

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