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Monk
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"Monk" is an American television series that aired from 2002 to 2009, following a detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder as he solves crimes while managing his psychological challenges. The show became notable for blending crime-solving procedural storytelling with character-driven humor and drama centered on its protagonist's mental health struggles.
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★ 8.0Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.
- Aired
- 2002–2009
- Seasons
- 8 · 124 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Andy Breckman
- Network
- USA Network
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 42
- FilmAffinity ID
- 513741
- Official website
- www.usanetwork.com/series/monk
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- title
- Monk
- Commons category
- Monk (TV series)
- number of episodes
- 125
- start time
- 2002-07-12
- end time
- 2009-12-04
- number of seasons
- 8
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Monk is an American mystery comedy-drama television series that originally ran on the USA Network from July 12, 2002, to December 4, 2009, with 125 episodes broadcast over eight seasons. It follows Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), a private detective with obsessive–compulsive disorder and multiple phobias, and his assistants Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram) and Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard). Monk works with the San Francisco Police Department in solving unconventional cases while investigating his wife's unsolved murder. The show also explores the main characters' personal lives and struggles.
First envisioned by ABC as an Inspector Clouseau-type police show, the series' premise of a detective with obsessive–compulsive disorder originated with David Hoberman in 1998, while Andy Breckman, who is credited as creator, wrote the pilot episode by taking inspiration from Sherlock Holmes. Monk went through two years of development hell due to difficulties finding an actor for the main role. After USA Network took over production and Shalhoub was cast, the series' pilot was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2001. Subsequent episodes of the first season were filmed in Toronto, Ontario, and the remainder of the series was shot primarily in Los Angeles, California.