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Bad Monkey Season 2 Trailer Debuts and Sets December Premiere

Showrunner Bill Lawrence positions Season 2 as an original expansion of the Bad Monkey world featuring bigger action, Carl Hiaasen’s blessing and John Malkovich as the season’s antagonist.

Overview

  • Apple TV released the official Season 2 trailer on Thursday, November 5, and announced the series will premiere Wednesday, December 2, 2026 with a 10-episode run released weekly through February 3, 2027.
  • The new season opens with Andrew Yancy witnessing the murder of a Florida fixer and being paired with an ambitious state attorney and a forensic accountant as he is pulled into a turf war between rival criminal organizations.
  • Vince Vaughn returns as Andrew Yancy and John Malkovich joins as Spencer, an erudite crime boss who will serve as the season’s primary antagonist.
  • Showrunner Bill Lawrence says Season 2 departs from Carl Hiaasen’s novels to tell an original story with Hiaasen’s blessing and expands character arcs including Yancy’s role as a reluctant patriarch.
  • Production is being scaled up with what Lawrence calls ‘feature-level’ action sequences, a larger ensemble of new and returning cast members, and raised character stakes that Lawrence teases may include multiple casualties.