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Skinny Dip, another popular Carl Hiaasen novel, is being developed as a TV series by Scrubs veteran Bill Lawrence after the success of Bad Monkey on Apple TV+. Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis are set to write, and Lawrence is attached as an executive producer. The one-hour dramedy series describes it as "a screwball-romantic-comedy-triangle about murder, revenge, and greed[...]

With the 10-episode series set for a two-episode premiere on August 14th (the season's remaining episodes drop weekly), we're getting our best look yet at what's ahead with the release of an official trailer and new images. Image: Apple TV+ Based on Carl Hiaasen's New York Times bestselling novel and enduring cult favorite, Apple TV+'s Bad Monkey[...]

The story is inspired by the life of pro football player Spencer Paysinger. Skinny Dip: Based on the novel by Carl Hiaasen, the pilot follows a woman who — after her husband tries to kill her on what she thought was a romantic cruise to celebrate their second wedding anniversary — teams with a jaded ex-cop[...]