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EXCLUSIVE: Keyla Monterroso Mejia (The Studio) and Mo Amer (Mo) person been tapped for recurring roles successful nan the 2nd play of Bad Monkey, Apple TV‘s drama executive produced by and starring Vince Vaughn.
Character specifications are nether wraps. Other antecedently announced additions successful Season 2 see John Malkovich, Yvonne Strahovski, Zavior Phillips, Nate Jackson, Brent Morin, Peter Billingsley and June Diane Raphael. Meanwhile, Natalie Martinez, Charlotte Lawrence and John Ortiz are besides group to return.
Based connected Carl Hiaasen’s New York Times bestselling caller and created by Bill Lawrence, Bad Monkey‘s 2nd play will coming a caller original story, nan specifics of which are nether wraps. The first play introduced viewers to Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who has been bounced from nan Miami Police Department and is now a wellness inspector successful nan Keys. But aft stumbling upon a lawsuit that originates pinch a quality limb fished up by tourists, he realizes that if he tin beryllium murder, he’ll beryllium backmost in. He conscionable needs to get past a trove of Floridian oddballs and 1 bad monkey.
In summation to Vaughn, nan first play starred L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Martinez, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, Ronald Peet, Jodie Turner-Smith, pinch typical impermanent prima Ortiz and impermanent stars Zach Braff, Ashley Nicole Black, Scott Glenn and Lawrence successful her tv debut.
Hailing from Warner Bros. Television, Bad Monkey was developed by executive shaper and showrunner Bill Lawrence done his Doozer Productions. Jeff Ingold, Matt Tarses (Scrubs), Vaughn, Liza Katzer and Adam Sztykiel are besides executive producers.
Monterroso Mejia collapsed retired a memorable move other Larry David connected HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, earning kudos for her activity from Quinta Brunson, who later formed her successful Season 2 of her Emmy-winning bid Abbott Elementary. In television, she has besides precocious been seen connected The Studio, Running Point and Acapulco. Notable caller movie credits see Amazon MGM’s You’re Cordially Invited and Sony’s acclaimed drama One of Them Days. She is repped by UTA, Mgmt Entertainment, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Recently named arsenic 1 of our Comics Who Won 2025, Amer is coming disconnected of his 2025 world tour, El Oso Palestino — his biggest yet, spanning complete 100 shows connected 4 continents, pinch 135K tickets sold. Last year, he released his 3rd Netflix special, Wild World, arsenic good arsenic nan 2nd and last play of his semi-autobiographical Netflix bid Mo, pinch some titles making nan streamer’s Top 10. He is repped by CAA, head Mustafa Abuelhija, and Schreck Rose Dapello.
