and snagged eight Emmy Awards, ended over a decade ago. But creator Andy Breckman hasn't stopped thinking about the defective detective in the years since. "Monk has been a big part of my life for the last 10 or 12 years, and the character that I'm proudest of probably in my career," he tells EW. "I was always hoping for a chance to revisit him the way you would want to revisit an old friend.
Once Shalhoub was on board to return, Breckman knew they had something. This led to the creation of a short featuring the Monk characters for Peacock's At-Home Variety Show, titled "Mr. Monk Shelters in Place," in which Monk caught up with his pals and detailed his lockdown routine. "Tony and his wife, Brooke Adams, did that four-minute mini-episode from their apartment," details Breckman.
Raising the stakes includes putting Monk in a hazmat suit. We know Monk loves his hand wipes and disinfectant, but this tactic for dealing with his germaphobia is on a new level. "Monk, like all of us, spent a few months at the peak of the pandemic in a hazmat suit, either literally or figuratively," Breckman teases. "There are one or two mini flashbacks in the movie, and that photo Tony Shalhoub in 'Mr.