‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case’ Star Tony Shalhoub Convinced Hector Elizondo to Un-Retire for the Reunion Movie

Tony Shalhoub is back as Adrian Monk in “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie,” which premieres Friday on Peacock. The movie brings back most of the cast of characters, including Monk’s ever-patient shrink Dr. Neven Bell.

The film catches up with the obsessive sleuth 14 years after the hit USA show wrapped. Monk’s first case in over a decade involves a suspicious death that feels like murder, but can’t be proven.

The movie brings back most of the cast of characters, including Monk’s ever-patient shrink Dr. Neven Bell.

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Hector Elizondo, who plays the psychiatrist, had actually retired, so Shalhoub had to convince the 86-year-old actor to return for a few scenes.