Bad Monkey casts John Malkovich as a series regular in Season 2

Bad Monkey, the Apple TV+ television series based on Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name, has cast John Malkovich as a series regular for season two. The show was released on 14th August 2025, and then renewed for a second season in December 2024.

Season one followed Andrew Yancy, who used to be a police officer but now conducts restaurant inspections. But when tourists in the Florida Keys find a severed arm while fishing, Andrew takes an interest. He is keen on proving that a murder took place to revive his career as a police officer, and thus decides to investigate. What he did not anticipate was the world of corruption he would be thrust into because of his investigation.

While season one of Bad Monkey followed the novel, season two will be based on a new original story. As Deadline reports, John Malkovich will be joining season two of the show as a main character.

John Malkovich joins Bad Monkey season two

Bad Monkey season one ended with the deaths of Gracie, the Dragon Queen, Nick Stripling, and Eve. While Andrew finally decides to abandon his aspirations of going back to being a police officer, his friend Rogelio brings him a new case to investigate. We see Andrew accept it, hence ending the season on a cliffhanger.

Bad Monkey season two will be based on a new story; hence, we do not know much about the upcoming season. John Malkovich has been cast as Spencer in season two. As Deadline reported, Malkovich's character is the head of a criminal organisation in South Florida.

John Malkovich is best known for his roles in Making Mr. Right, The Covenant, The Portrait of a Lady, Ripley's Game, Johny English, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. His television roles include playing Blackbeard in Crossbones, Hercule Poirot in The ABC Murders, and Lucien Lelong in The New Look.

Malkovich is known for receiving two Academy Awards for playing Mr. Will in Places in the Heart (1984) and multiple characters, Mitch Leary, Joseph McCrawley, James Carney, and Booth in the Line of Fire (1993). The actor was also nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for In the Line of Fire.

The main cast of Bad Monkey includes Vince Vaughn as Andrew Yancy, L. Scott Caldwell as Ya-Ya, Rob Delaney as Nick Stripling, Meredith Hagner as Eve Stripling, Natalie Martinez as Rosalba Campesino, Alex Moffat as Evan Shook, Michelle Monaghan as Bonnie Witt / Plover Chase, Ronald Peet as Neville Stafford, and Jodie Turner-Smith as Dragon Queen / Gracie.

The recurring cast includes John Ortiz as Rogelio, Charlotte Lawrence as Caitlin, Todd Allen Durkin as Sheriff Sonny Summers, Nina Grollman as Madeline, and Tom Nowicki as Captain Fitzpatrick and Narrator, Lauren Buglioli as Heather, Victor Turpin as Montenegro, David St. Louis as Egg, Gizel Jiménez as Mel Campesino, Reese Antoinette as Dawnie, and Ashley Nicole Black as Johnna Russell.

Other supporting cast members include Gonzalo Menendez as Mendez, Scott Glenn as Jim Yancy, Bob Clendenin as K.J. Claspers, Alex MacNicoll as Cody, and Crystal the Monkey as Driggs.

The show has been developed and executive-produced by Bill Lawrence. Other executive producers on the show are Jeff Ingold, Matt Tarses, Marcos Siega, Vince Vaughn, and Liza Katzer. Bad Monkey has been collaboratively produced by the companies Doozer Productions and Warner Bros. Television.

Bad Monkey is streaming on Apple TV+.

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