EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV has signed three more for recurring roles in its comedy’s second season Bad monkeywith and executive producer Vince Vaughn: Brent Morin (Merry happy whatever), Peter Billingsley (Iron Man), and June Diane Raphael (Weapons).
No word yet on what roles the trio will play. The series’ season 2 cast will also include returning stars Natalie Martinez, Charlotte Lawrence and John Ortiz, as well as new additions John Malkovich, Yvonne Strahovski, Zavior Phillips and Nate Jackson.
Based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Carl Hiaasen, Bad monkeyThe second season of will be based on a new original story. The first season introduced viewers to Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who was kicked out of 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 out by tourists, he realizes that if he can prove the murder, he will return. All he needs to do is get rid of a treasure trove of Floridian oddities and a nasty monkey.
Originally from Warner Bros. Television, the show was developed by executive producer and showrunner Bill Lawrence through his Doozer Productions. Jeff Ingold, Matt Tarses (Scrubs), Vaughn, Liza Katzer and Adam Sztykiel also serve as executive producers.
Actor and stand-up comedian who starred in the NBC sitcom Undatableproduced by Lawrence, Morin also starred opposite Dennis Quaid in the Netflix holiday comedy series Merry happy whatever. He released his comedy special My name is Brent Morin. with Netflix and also appeared in the films How to be single And Yes dayas well as on Chelsea lately, ConanComedy central, Brooklyn nine-nine, The McCarthysAnd Ground floor. He is repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners, CAA and Felker Toczek.
One of Vaughn’s partners in Wild West Picture Show Productions, Billingsley has worked in entertainment for four decades. He previously directed Vaughn in the 2009 comedy Couples retreat. Billingsley began his acting career at the age of three, becoming a pop culture icon with his role as Ralphie in A Christmas storyand earned a Tony Award nomination and three Emmy nominations. He is replaced by UTA and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.
Recently seen in Zach Cregger’s horror hit New Line WeaponsRaphael is currently viewable on Apple TV The morning show and ABC 9-1-1. Coming soon, she has Amazon MGM Legally blonde prequel series Sheas well as Netflix’s adult animated series Mating season. She is also developing two series as co-creator and star: the multi-cam Something nasty with Dickinson creator Alena Smith at NBC and the docu-style series Unlikely with SupergirlThis is Anna Musky-Goldwyn. Additionally, Amazon MGM has ordered a pilot for Dinksan improvised multi-camera comedy where she produces and stars alongside her husband Paul Scheer. She is repped by Mgmt Entertainment, UTA and Ziffren Brittenham.
