It took a surprisingly long time for one of author Carl Hiaasen’s comedic crime novels to be adapted into a TV series, but the Apple TV Plus show “Bad Monkey” perfectly captures Hiaasen’s mix of twisty plotting and offbeat humor. Vince Vaughn stars as Andrew Yancy, a former Miami police detective now working in the Florida Keys, where he becomes entangled in a mystery that begins with the discovery of a severed arm.
Creator Bill Lawrence, best known for comedies like “Scrubs” and “Ted Lasso,” gives “Bad Monkey” a cozy, lighthearted feel, even as Yancy is dealing with some pretty unsavory characters and precarious situations. It’s an engaging crime dramedy, with an excellent cast that also includes Natalie Martinez as Yancy’s reluctant accomplice and love interest, and Meredith Hagner as a deceptively dangerous trophy wife.
