Florida has been the site of a few ambitious-but-exhausting television shows this year, but thankfully Apple’s newest series Bad Monkey breaks the precedent set by the likes of Apples Never Fall and Palm Royale. Like its forerunners, Bad Monkey involves a beachy, sun-soaked mystery and a sprawling cast of characters, but the show keeps things fun for most of its 10 episodes.

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Adapted from the Carl Hiaasen novel of the same name by Ted Lasso and Scrubs co-creator Bill Lawrence, Bad Monkey follows the occasionally effective exploits of detective Andrew Yancy (Vince Vaughn). Well, Yancy was a detective, but the show begins with his employment status in limbo thanks to an assault charge against the husband of his girlfriend Bonnie (MIchelle Monaghan). But when his partner Rogelio (John Ortiz) brings him a severed arm that may or may not be........

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