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Beloved series β€˜Monk' set to return soon with movie on Peacock

Original cast members of the Emmy-winning series "Monk" are returning for the movie

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The case is not yet closed for Monk. 

The Emmy-winning series "Monk" is returning for a follow-up movie titled "Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie" that will be released Dec. 8 on Peacock.

Tony Shalhoub will reprise his titular role as Adrian Monk, a San Francisco-based homicide detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder. In the movie, Monk returns to solve one last, very personal case involving his stepdaughter, a journalist preparing for her wedding.

The series β€” which is also streaming on Peacock β€” aired for eight seasons on USA from 2002 to 2009. The finale set a ratings record at the time as the most-watched cable drama with 9.4 million viewers.

β€œIt’s been twelve years since the world has seen a fresh installment of β€˜Monk.’ The world has changed mightily in those intervening years and β€˜Monk’ 2023 reflects the changing world,” executive producers Andy Breckman, David Hoberman and Randy Zisk said in a statement.

Original cast members set to return for the movie include Melora Hardin, Ted Levine, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford and Hector Elizondo.

The 125-episode series won eight Emmys, with Shalhoub taking home three for best actor in a comedy series.  

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