Peacock has released the first trailer for Mr. Monk’s Last Case, which sees the return of Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk as he comes back to solve one last, very personal case involving his beloved stepdaughter Molly, a journalist preparing for her wedding. As a fan of the original series, I’m looking forward to watching this movie! It looks like a good time!
In the story, “When Molly’s fiancé is murdered, Monk devotes himself to solving the case, once again throwing himself into a mystery with a deeply personal connection to his own life.” Creator Andy Breckman offered some additional insight into the story, saying:
“When people ask me what the original series was about, I always say it was about loss. It was Monk dealing with the loss of his beloved wife, Trudy. And that, of course, we solved in the series finale. But the movie presents Monk with an equally emotional challenge that he has to step up and address. We found a way to raise the stakes yet again for this poor guy.”
Breckman also shared in a joint statement with director Randy Zisk and producer David Hoberman:
“It’s been nearly fourteen 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.
“We’re so delighted to have made a movie version of MONK, and we are thrilled that every one of our stars were so enthusiastic about coming back. But 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. And it will be both familiar and surprising.”
Monk isn’t the only character making a return to the film as the photos confirm we’ll be seeing Leland Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine), Randy Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford), and Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard).
Mr. Monk’s Last Case is set to premiere on Peacock on December 8th.
