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
Season Premiere:
Aug 14, 2024
Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
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Universal Acclaim
8.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
72% Positive
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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.
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.
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Universal Acclaim
8.1
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Nov 25, 2024
10
Bad Monkey is one of the smartest, well-written, funniest, dramatic, and intense TV series I've ever seen. As a person who's new to the novel's origins, I gotta say it really played out for me. Vince Vaughn kills it as well as the other cast members. Vaughn's performance really draws me back to some of his earlier roles in 2000s comedies starring him. This is a really welcome return to his laidback, fast talking funny roles that he's most known for.
