Apple TV+'s sun-drenched adaptation of Bad Monkey was a surprise hit in late 2024, and now the show has been renewed for a second season. Based on the eponymous novel by Carl Hiaasen, Bad Monkey follows a disgraced ex-cop named Andrew (Vince Vaughn), whose new career as a health inspector puts him on the trail of a gruesome mystery. Capturing Hiaasen's style excellently, Bad Monkey delves into deep themes like corruption and environmentalism, all the while delivering the author's pitch-black sense of humor on the wild and wacky shores of South Florida.

Despite his four decades as a best-selling novelist, Hiaasen's works are an untapped well that Hollywood has only come to a few times over the years. Bad Monkey is the first project to go for the gusto and adapt one of his signature hilarious mysteries on a large scale. The ending of Bad Monkey may have made some changes to the novel,...