TV creator Bill Lawrence of Scrubs fame is fulfilling a lifelong dream with his new Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey. The show premieres Wednesday. Adapted from Carl Hiaasen's novel, the series stars Vince Vaughn as Andrew Yancy, a former Miami detective turned restaurant inspector in the Florida Keys. The plot kicks off with a human arm washing ashore. Yancy is asked to bring it to a medical examiner, and when he later meets the widow of the man who the arm belong to, Yancy gets hooked on the case.
Lawrence praises Vaughn, recalling their 25-year friendship: "When he burst onto the screen saying, 'You're so money you don't even know it,' everyone wanted to write that type of dialogue." Vaughn describes his character, Yancy, as relentless and inspiring, likening him to "the Energizer Bunny." Michelle Monaghan stars as Bonnie, Yancy's sometimes girlfriend, a minor character in the book that Lawrence expanded for the show. Monaghan notes Lawrence's knack for creating "characters that do outrageous things."
The series was filmed in South Florida, spurring Vaughn to say of the humidity, "I think my hair had to be a little more hair-sprayed. The Keys were spectacular. The nature, the ocean, the wildlife. I really enjoyed it." Bill Lawrence's daughter, Charlotte, takes on her first acting role as Eve's stepdaughter. As for any nepo baby criticism, Lawrence shrugs: "If you can work with your kids, do it forever. That's my advice to everybody. And who cares what other people say. It's awesome." (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)