‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Star Sam Jaeger Joins Apple TV+’s Bad Monkey Season 2 in Recurring Role

In a casting move that should delight fans of twisted crime tales and complicated men with badges, Sam Jaeger is heading from Gilead to the Florida Keys. The Handmaid’s Tale and Parenthood alum has officially signed on for a recurring role in Season 2 of Apple TV+’s Bad Monkey, the darkly comedic crime drama starring Vince Vaughn. Deadline was first to report.

Apple is doubling down on its Carl Hiaasen-inspired chaos, and Jaeger’s arrival adds more heat to a series already packed with shady characters, morally questionable lawmen, and at least one extremely problematic monkey.

Created by Ted Lasso EP Bill Lawrence, Bad Monkey follows disgraced Miami cop Andrew Yancy (Vince Vaughn), who is exiled to the Keys as a health inspector and stumbles upon a murder case that just might get him reinstated. Season 1 took inspiration from Hiaasen’s novel, but Season 2 is charting fresh territory with an original story. That means new players, new villains, and yes, even more South Florida weirdness.

Joining Vaughn and returning series regular John Ortiz is none other than John Malkovich, playing a powerful South Florida crime boss. Now, Jaeger enters the mix in an undisclosed recurring role, which is deliciously vague and already suspicious. Could he be law enforcement? A fellow ex-cop with an axe to grind? Or just another charmingly corrupt Florida man with a tan and a secret? We’re intrigued.

This reunion between Jaeger and Yvonne Strahovski, his former Handmaid’s Tale co-star, is also a treat for fans who watched them navigate dystopian trauma. Now, they’ll tackle Florida crime, which honestly might be worse.

As Apple TV+ bets big on Bad Monkey as a signature dark dramedy, the addition of Jaeger only strengthens its already stacked ensemble. So if you’re into morally compromised characters, sun-soaked mysteries, and the kind of storytelling that makes you laugh and wince at the same time, Season 2 just gave you another reason to tune in.

Welcome to Florida, Sam. Watch out for the monkey.