A very fun new crime mystery series is now available to stream at home

The show comes from the creator of Scrubs and Ted Lasso.

Based on the novel of the same name by Carl Hiaasen, the show sees Vaughn play Andrew Yancy - a detective for the Miami Police Department who finds himself in hot water with his employers after a video of an altercation between him and the wealthy husband of his lover (Michelle Monaghan, True Detective) goes viral.

Bounced to working as a health inspector in the Florida Keys, Yancy is determined to keep his head down and get his old job back.

That said, when a human arm is reeled out of the water by fishermen along the coast, the former detective becomes embroiled in the mystery of what happened - a mystery which also involves a young fisherman in the Bahamas (Ronald Peet, The I-Land).

Aiding Yancy in his quest is Rosa Campesino (Natalie Martinez, Broken City), a bored and curious medical examiner.

Hailing from Scrubs and Ted Lasso creator Bill Lawrence, Bad Monkey's great cast also includes recognisable faces like Alex Moffat (The Bear), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim), John Ortiz (Miami Vice), Rob Delaney (Catastrophe) and Zack Braff (Scrubs).

And having seen three episodes of the series, JOE can confirm it is a lot of fun.

While the first episode may be a tad overloaded with quirky elements, we'd advise people to stay with the show - which quickly settles into a groove thanks to the effortless charisma of a well-cast Vaughn, its easy on the eye Florida locations and the genuinely very intriguing mystery.

Holding a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score, you can read a sample of some of the other glowing reviews for Bad Monkey right here:

The Daily Beast: "A vehicle tailor-made for its leading funnyman Vince Vaughn—and one of the year’s sunniest surprises."

Financial Times: "Bad Monkey finds its rhythm, relaxing into an entertaining yarn that makes the most of its sun-drenched setting and features oddball characters who stay just on the right side of zany."

Rolling Stone: "Even allowing for the passage of years, Bad Monkey does as good a job of weaponizing Vaughn’s loquaciousness as any role he’s had since Wedding Crashers."

TheWrap: "It all works best when it embraces the sun-drenched noir of detective questions, shady witnesses and the general aura of bad things around every corner."

Bad Monkey's first two episodes are available to stream now on Apple TV+. The rest of its 10 episode season will air weekly on Wednesdays.

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