John Malkovich has joined Bad Monkey season two.
The Apple TV+ series has cast Malkovich in a series regular role for the upcoming season, which Vince Vaughn stars in and executive produces. It will be based on a new, original story.
Created by Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Ted Lasso, Shrinking), Bad Monkey is based on Carl Hiaasen’s novel of the same name. “Season one tells the story of Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys. But after stumbling upon a case that begins with a human arm fished up by tourists, he realizes that if he can prove murder, he’ll be back in. He just needs to get past a trove of Floridian oddballs and one bad monkey,” reads the synopsis.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps actor will play Spencer, the leader of a big criminal organization in South Florida. Bad Monkey‘s season one cast also included L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, Ronald Peet and Jodie Turner-Smith.
Last year, Lawrence told The Hollywood Reporter about his hopes for the show’s future. “When I pitched it [to Apple], I had a beginning, middle and end of a three-season arc for this character, and for who he would be and where he would get to — and they were really receptive to it. It’s challenging right now to make shows, and especially to pick up your life and go make it. [Vaughn and I] both moved to Florida! It was insane,” Lawrence said. “I think what’s cool, if we were able to do it, is that you have these season-long stories [where] you get caught up in characters’ lives. You see redemption stories, descents into the dark side for other characters, and that story gets told.”
In addition to Vaughn, Lawrence and his Doozer Productions, Jeff Ingold, Matt Tarses, Liza Katzer and Adam Sztykiel also serve as executive producers.
A release date for season two has not yet been announced.