Overview
- Apple TV announced Wednesday that Bad Monkey Season 2 will debut on December 2, 2026 and will release one new episode each Wednesday across a 10-episode run through February 3, 2027.
- The season is an original story rather than a direct Carl Hiaasen adaptation, and Hiaasen remains an executive producer while Bill Lawrence serves as showrunner under his Doozer deal with Warner Bros. Television.
- Vince Vaughn returns as Andrew Yancy, joined by returning cast members Natalie Martinez, Charlotte Lawrence and John Ortiz and new series regulars including John Malkovich, Yvonne Strahovski and Zavior Phillips.
- Apple TV published an official synopsis that sets Yancy on a murder-driven turf-war case paired with a state attorney and a forensic accountant, and the streamer released first-look photos showing key character reunions.
- The shift to an original storyline signals the series will continue past the single-book arc of Season 1 and could broaden plot scope and recurring roles while keeping the show’s Florida crime-mystery dark-comedy tone.