John Malkovich has joined Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey as a regular cast member.  Malkovich joins series lead/executive producer Vince Vaughn in the comedy series from showrunner Bill Lawrence.

Lawrence confirmed the news on his Instagram page, alongside a screenshot of a Deadline report regarding Malkovich’s casting.  Season 1 of Bad Monkey was based on Carl Hiaasen’s New York Times bestselling novel, however the second season of the series will be based on a new original story. Malkovich will play Spencer, a powerful Florida crime-lord.

The story in Season 1 of Bad Monkeys revolved around Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys. But after stumbling upon a case that begins with a human arm fished up by tourists, he realizes that if he can prove murder, he’ll be back in.

Season 1 also starred L. Scott Caldwell, Natalie Martinez, Michelle Monaghan, Alex Moffat, Rob Delaney and Jodie Turner-Smith; with special guest stars John Ortiz, Zach Braff, Ashley Nicole Black, Scott Glenn, and Charlotte Lawrence. There is no official word on which cast members from Season 1 are returning for the second season of the series.

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