Bad Monkey sends Vince Vaughn from food inspections to assassins
Apple TV's season two trailer pairs a Miami organized-crime investigation with Andrew Yancy's refusal to take intimidation seriously.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 507,750 views a day, 80 times a normal first day on this channel (6,336).
Bad Monkey — Season 2 Official Trailer | Apple TV
A rooftop meeting is supposed to frighten Andrew Yancy. Instead, Vince Vaughn's former detective comments on the romantic view, leaving the man confronting him to explain: "It was meant to be intimidating."
That mismatch between danger and small talk runs through the new Bad Monkey trailer, which announces the comedy's return on December 2. Yancy's colleagues want him to nail Spencer Donovan, identified in the trailer as a major figure in Miami organized crime. Yancy, meanwhile, would like to know whether he can quickly call 911.
The trailer has drawn more than 330,000 views in its first eleven hours, an unusually fast start for an Apple TV upload of this length. The comments turn to the cinematic look, memories of Vaughn in Swingers and one conspicuous absence: a viewer was hoping to hear the show's familiar ringtone.
Developed by Bill Lawrence from Carl Hiaasen's fiction, Bad Monkey follows a former Miami cop working as a health inspector in the Florida Keys. This preview puts him amid gunfire, chases and explosions, warning that the people involved aren't merely criminals: they're assassins.
His investigative technique still needs work. After flipping an armed attacker, Yancy admits he forgot to ask questions during the assault. Even a fall through an awning into a poolside party becomes an opportunity to announce that he'll be at the bar, available to mingle.
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What viewers say
I hoped to hear that infamous ringtone atleast once in trailer.
@abrarmullan1See it on YouTubeI’ve loved vince pretty much his entire career since swingers. I’m glad the show is back.
@frankcross6958See it on YouTubeThe cinematography on this season looks like a movie
@androssteagueSee it on YouTube
3 more comments
Bad Monkey season one, was excellent, a good series that felt like classic hbo and showtime style adult dramatic comedy . I know I'll love season 2 .
@havocthehobbitSee it on YouTubeSo glad a season 2 is coming!
@danielbuchanan5327See it on YouTubeUnderrated series. Vince Vaughn is great in almost everything.
@MurkingDurkingSee it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- Apple TV
- Subscribers
- 2,500,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 7,474,426
- Channel views, pace per day
- 904,946 (on a normal day: 1,133,392)
- Video published
- November 5, 2026
- Video views so far
- 334,188 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 507,750
The numbers
The trailer's early views stand well above Apple TV's usual start for uploads of the same length. Its comment section is also already much busier than a typical first day.
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Which hospital comedy did Bad Monkey developer Bill Lawrence create?
Bill Lawrence created Scrubs before developing Bad Monkey.


