Asked to describe himself – A crank? A crusader? – novelist Carl Hiaasen replied, "Cranky? Maybe not a crank. No, I think when you write satire, which is what I do, satire always comes from a place of ...

US novelist Carl Hiaasen attends the premiere of the Apple TV+ series "Bad Monkey" at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, California on Aug. 12, 2024. (Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images) Host ...

Vince Vaughn (left) stars as a world-weary former police detective in Apple TV's adaptation of Florida novel "Bad Monkey". Apple/dpa A 2013 novel by Floridian author Carl Hiaasen has been brought to ...

"Bad Monkey" is a typically funny and offbeat murder mystery set in Key West. The Apple TV+ series stars Vince Vaughn as Andrew Yancy, a wise-cracking detective intent on solving a mystery that begins ...

Bad Monkey is undergoing changes since season 2 will be a departure from Hiaasen's source material. While Vaughn is coming back, it remains to be seen how many other season 1 stars will be returning.

Shooting in the Sunshine State involves navigating a lot of humidity and critters, but the producers of a new Carl Hiaasen adaptation knew it was necessary to get the story right. Bill Lawrence, left, ...

Bill Lawrence will adapt author Carl Hiaasen’s 2013 best-selling novel for the tech giant, which has handed out a 10-episode series order for the project. By Lesley Goldberg Television Editor, West ...

Based on the Florida author’s riotous 2013 novel, the entertaining 10-episode series stars Vince Vaughn as a Key West detective demoted to roach patrol. And a monkey. Vince Vaughn plays Key West cop ...

There’s an old saying “don’t meet your heroes” but for TV creator, showrunner Bill Lawrence, it was a dream come true. Lawrence’s new series “Bad Monkey” for Apple TV+, premiering Wednesday, is based ...