Tony Shalhoub returns as the Defective Detective in Peacock’s “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie,” premiering on Dec. 8.
“It’s been twelve years since the world has seen a fresh installment of ‘Monk.’ The world has changed mightily in those intervening years and ‘Monk’ 2023 reflects the changing world,” executive producers Andy Breckman, David Hoberman and Randy Zisk said in a joint statement.
The “Monk” reunion movie will see Shalhoub reprise his role as Adrian Monk, a consulting detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder and a wide range of phobias. Per the official logline, the film sees Monk return to solve one last and “very personal case involving his beloved step-daughter Molly, a journalist preparing for her wedding.”
Original series stars Ted Levine, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Melora Hardin and Hector Elizondo reprise their roles in “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie,” with Caitlin McGee and James Purefoy joining as new cast members.
Series creator Breckman wrote “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie.” The film is directed by Zisk, who executive produced and directed episodes of the TV series. Shalhoub is executive producing alongside Breckman, Zisk and Hoberman, executive producer of the original series. UCP is the studio.
“In coming back, we wanted to do a film that was worthy of our legacy. ‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case’ is a story that is powerful, emotional, funny, heartwarming, and has something to say about the human condition,” Breckman, Hoberman and Zisk continued in their statement.
The original series ran for eight seasons and accumulated eight Emmys over the course of its run, with Shalhoub winning best actor in a comedy series three times.
— Variety