A monk movie gets a release date

Detective Monk returns on December 8th

Peacock has revealed the release date for Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie along with a batch of first look photos.

Tony Shalhoub’s return as Detective Monk in the 90-minute film will premiere on the streaming platform on December 8. View a gallery of images from Mr. Monk’s latest case below.

According to the official logline, the film will see Monk continue his work to “solve one last, very personal case involving his beloved stepdaughter Molly, a journalist preparing for her wedding.” Prototype Monk Actors Ted Levine, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Melora Hardin and Hector Elizondo will reprise their roles from the series, with Caitlin McGee starring as Molly Evans and James Purefoy as Rick Eden.

The project comes from the original creative team of creator/executive producer/writer Andy Breckman, executive producer David Hoberman and executive producer/director Randy Zisk, who shared a new joint statement about the film.

“It’s been 12 years since the world has seen a new installment Monk. The world has changed dynamically in the intervening years and Monk 2023 reflects the changing world,” they said. “We are very happy to have made a film version of it Monkand we’re thrilled that each of our stars were so excited to be back.”

The trio continued, “But coming back, we wanted to make a film that was worthy of our legacy. Mr. Monk’s latest case it is a story that is powerful, emotional, funny, touching and has something to say about the human condition. And it will be as familiar as it is surprising.”

Monk ran for eight seasons on the USA Network from 2002 to 2009. The series garnered eight Primetime Emmy Awards, with Shalhoub winning three Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2020, the cast reunited for a short film titled Mr. Monk shelters in placein which each character showed how they were doing during the pandemic.