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The lovable detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder, Adrian Monk, is back! Several years, a pandemic, and more have passed, but Tony Shalhoub is returning to a fan-favorite character to solve a crime that brings Mr. Monk’s stepdaughter, Molly, into the fold! Peacock’s Mr Monk’s Final Case: A Monk Movie trailer reunites classic characters from the original series, including Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford, Traylor Howard, Melora Hardin, and Hector Elizondo.

It’s been 14 years since the world has seen a fresh installment of Monk. The new film acknowledges the intervening years and how the world has changed in alarming ways. “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,” says a note from Andy Breckman (Creator/Writer/EP), David Hoberman (EP), and Randy Zisk (Director/EP). “But in coming back,...

Monk fans rejoice! According to Tony Shalhoub, a Monk revival film project is happening. Speaking with Dr. Loubna Hassanieh on Unheard Stories, Shalhoub said that, after 13 years, a Monk film is in development for streaming with original cast members returning.

Monk is the USA series that follows Adrian Monk (Shalhoub), a brilliant former San Francisco detective who aids the police as a private consultant who battles with an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine, Stanley Kamel, and Bitty Schram featured alongside Shalhoub in the original series. Monk lasted for eight seasons, totaling 125 episodes.

“We’re doing a Monk 90-minute movie for streaming, and we’re going to start shooting that in May,” Shalhoub told Dr. Loubna Hassanieh. “It’s Monk post-covid, so he’s in trouble. So we’re bringing everybody back, all of the characters for a 90-minute streaming thing.”

Oh boy! I bet Monk does not handle the Covid pandemic well.

Following up on May’s announcement that USA Network would bring its hit drama Monk to the web, network parent NBC Universal made it official with formal details of the 10-episode web series. Set to bow during one of the few remaining new episodes of its final eighth season, Little Monk will premiere Aug. 21 on USA with a two-minute sneak preview sending viewers to the web to “discover the details” of how Adrian Monk (played on TV by Emmy-winner Tony Shalhoub) became the obsessive-compulsive detective. Alexandra Shapiro, senior vp of brand marketing and digital at USA Network, said the live-action web series “felt like a great way to send off the series in its final season and to give fans some insight into a small part of his childhood.” In partnership with Sleep Inn hotels, each episode of the spinoff web series follows young Monk (newcomer Aaron Linker) and his brother,...