‘A Man on the Inside’ Creator, Star Ted Danson Have Their ‘Fingers Crossed’ Season 2 Will Happen
Ready for Charles (Ted Danson) to wear a pocket square again for a new case in A Man on the Inside Season 2? The Netflix original series based on the documentary The Mole Agent has Danson and creator Mike Schur crossing their fingers for a return.
[Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers from A Man on the Inside.]
‘A Man on the Inside’ Season 1 began streaming on Nov. 21, 2024
Netflix unveiled A Man on the Inside on Nov. 21, 2024, when season 1 premiered. In it, Danson’s character, Charles, is living a lonely life after the death of his wife. Then, he sees a classified ad from private investigator Julie (Lilah Richcreek Estrada). He gets hired—largely because he’s the best of a sorry bunch of interviewees—to go undercover at the Pacific View Retirement Home in San Francisco, California.
His task? To find out what happened to a stolen necklace belonging to one of the residents. Following some training from Julie, Charles heads to Pacific View. But he quickly learns solving the mystery won’t be as simple as it sounds.
There’s the retirement home’s director, Didi (Stephanie Beatriz), who keeps a close watch on the residents. Then there are the many people Charles has to covertly interview without drawing attention to himself. Along the way, Charles makes new friends—and, for a short time, an enemy—while also learning things about himself.
Ted Danson and the ‘A Man on the Inside’ creator don’t know if season 2 will happen
Think the people behind the series would know what’s in store? Think again. Schur, the creator of the show, told Deadline the A Man on the Inside team is waiting to hear whether or not it will return.
“We’re sort of in a fingers crossed, we’ll [cross] that bridge when we come to it, kind of a deal,” Schur said. “But I will say that there is no shortage of ideas from me and from other writers about what we might do in a future season. Fingers crossed, we’ll see.” Crossing his fingers, Danson added, “Dear Lord, yes.”
At the time of writing, A Man on the Inside holds the top spot in Netflix’s Top 10 TV shows in the U.S. Today category. So, subscribers seem to be enjoying the show, which bodes well for a potential season 2. Of course, though, only time will tell what happens.
Viewers may not have to wait long. After the warm reception that Nobody Wants This got back in September 2024, Netflix quickly announced they’d renewed the show for a second season.
The finale set up ‘A Man on the Inside’ Season 2
Although Charles solved the case of the missing necklace, the storyline wasn’t entirely wrapped up by the end of the finale. In the last moments of the episode, Charles answered a phone call from Julie.
“I can’t believe I’m saying this but I have another job for you,” she said, after reluctantly calling him at her associate’s urging. “Say no more,” Charles replied, hanging up the phone only to call her back. “Hey, sorry, I do need you to say more,” he said. “But whatever it is, I’m in.”
So, whatever the case is, viewers and the cast and creator alike must wait and see if Netflix decides to move ahead with A Man on the Inside Season 2.
A Man on the Inside Season 1 is streaming on Netflix.
