SummaryA severed arm leads ex-police detective turned health inspector, Andrew Yancy (Vince Vaughn), to a murder case that involves corruption and environmental issues in the adaptation of Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name.
Created By:Bill Lawrence
Bad Monkey
Season 1 Premiere:
Aug 14, 2024
Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
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Generally Favorable
7.0
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Metascore
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74
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Aug 28, 2024
90
Bad Monkey is delightfully impure escapism. [26 Aug - 15 Sep 2024, p.4]
Aug 14, 2024
83
The 10-episode crime dramedy, developed by Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso), gives Vaughn a showcase to do what he does best — though with a gentler, more mature polish.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.0
72% Positive
72 Ratings
72 Ratings
20% Mixed
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8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Sep 6, 2024
8
This is pretty good. The mystery is complex enough to keep a season going. Vince Vaughn is funny. The story is funny. The characters are funny. The misunderstandings are funny. The dialog is funny. The pacing is funny. This is one of the few TV shows that I actually look forward to the next episode. It's not a perfect show but it is good enough. Our view is: "watch this and enjoy. Stream it and get some popcorn."
Aug 24, 2024
7
Vince Vaughn has a unique comic style of off-hand comments that's usually amusing. It's working for him in this series, as he plays a former police detective who's been reduced to restaurant inspector. Even so, he insists on pursuing the mystery of a severed arm that was fished out of the water in the Keys. There's also a parallel plot in the Bahamas featuring Ronald Peet as a man whose house has been demolished by a real estate developer. The voiceover promises that these 2 plots will intertwine later in the series. There's also cast of enjoyable supporting characters. Meanwhile, the mystery twists and Vaughn's wisecracks keep it entertaining, making it more rewarding than the typical procedural. Review based on 3 out of 10 eps.
Aug 14, 2024
80
What makes “Bad Monkey” special is that there is nothing special about it. It’s a little wayward at times, what with its huge cast of characters and myriad plot lines, some of which are, strictly speaking, unnecessary, but it gets the job done in a good old-fashioned colorful way.
Aug 13, 2024
75
“Bad Monkey” may err on the side of too much, but anything less wouldn’t be true Hiaasen — neither would anything quieter. Garrulous brilliance is what the author, and Vaughn, were made to blather.
Aug 13, 2024
67
Florida is a strange, divisive place, but Bad Monkey, while not as propulsive as the book, gives it a mostly pleasant and palatable time in the sun.
Aug 13, 2024
60
The skinny, barely plausible story feels overstretched at 10 episodes and the energy ebbs away in a closing episode in which loose ends are not so much tied up as scrunched into a ball of paper and tossed into the nearest wastebasket. But as a character piece that serves up a snapshot of eccentric Florida life, Bad Monkey is a tale slips down as easily as a sundowner on a moonlit beach.
Aug 26, 2024
42
Sad as it may be, his [Vince Vaughn's] presence is hardly enough to muster enthusiasm for further trips into this peculiar world, with an atmosphere unable to stand out from its contemporaries nor leave any semblance of a lasting impression. It’s hardly bad, but this is one monkey that’s a bit too bananas to truly appreciate.
Aug 17, 2024
7
Fun, well made and engaging. Hiaasen has finally gotten a media treatment worthy of his prose.
Aug 18, 2024
6
Vince Vaughn is usual self. Funny at times. The commentary throughout is very annoying and unnecessary
Aug 15, 2024
6
So far it's a six. It reminds me of a number of different PI vibed cop shows/comedies and that's a good thing. Vince Vaughn is perfectly cast and quippy af. Natalie Martinez is and will always be perfect. She could be on QVC and I'd watch. Great supporting cast as well. I'm intrigued and I'll watch all ten seasons. If it keeps going on this trajectory, I can only hope for a season 2.
Aug 22, 2024
2
The narrator talking endlessly absolutely destroys the vibe. Wanted to like the show but the commentary is so annoying.
Sep 8, 2024
0
Over produced trash TV. Nothing compelled me beyond the opening few minutes.Vince Vaughn has done an interesting mixture of the good the bad and the ugly. This is firmly in the ugly category. Avoid.
Production Company:
- Doozer
- Two Soups Productions
- Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date:Aug 14, 2024
Number of seasons:2 Seasons
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
• 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
Imagen Foundation Awards
• 1 Nomination
