‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case’ Trailer: Tony Shalhoub’s Defective Detective Is Back — With Lots of Disinfectant

Peacock has released the official trailer for “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie,” with Tony Shalhoub reprising his role as the beloved Defective Detective.

Set in a post-COVID world, the “Monk” reunion movie follows Shalhoub’s Adrian Monk, a consulting detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder and a wide range of phobias. Per the official logline, Monk returns to solve one last and “very personal case involving his beloved step-daughter Molly, a journalist preparing for her wedding.”

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“He’s afraid of heights,” says Jason Gray-Stanford’s Lieutenant Randy Disher in the trailer. “It’s his second-biggest fear after germs.”

Traylor Howard, who reprises her role as Natalie Teeger, clarifies, “Actually, it goes germs, needles, birds, then heights.”

Original series stars Howard, Gray-Stanford, Melora Hardin, Hector Elizondo and Ted Levine reprise their roles in “Mr. Monk’s Last Case” alongside Shalhoub, with newcomers Caitlin McGee and James Purefoy playing Molly Evans and Rick Eden, respectively.

Randy Zisk, who served as executive producer and director for several episodes of the series, directed the reunion movie from a script written by “Monk” series creator Andy Breckman. Shalhoub serves as executive producer alongside Breckman, Zisk and David Hoberman, executive producer of the original series. UCP is the studio.

“Monk” originally aired on the USA Network from 2002 to 2009, running for eight seasons and 125 episodes. The mystery dramedy series won eight Emmy Awards throughout its run, including three wins for Shalhoub in the best actor in a comedy series in 2003, 2005 and 2006.

“Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie” streams Dec. 8 on Peacock. Watch the full trailer below.

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