A Man on the Inside

A Man on the Inside is an American comedy television series created by Michael Schur and starring Ted Danson as a retiree-turned-amateur private investigator. It is based on Maite Alberdi's 2020 documentary The Mole Agent.

The series premiered on November 21, 2024, to critical acclaim. It was renewed for a second season in December of that year, set for release in 2025.

In addition, Deuce Basco co-stars as Jace Nieuwendyk-Piñero, Lincoln Lambert co-stars as Nico Nieuwendyk-Piñero, and Wyatt Yang co-stars as Wyatt Nieuwendyk-Piñero.

Mike Schur and his producing partner Morgan Sackett had been adapting the 1989 film Field of Dreams for Peacock. The series did not move forward, so Sackett sent Schur an email asking if he had seen The Mole Agent, to adapt that into a television series. Sackett suggested, via an email he sent to Schur, that Danson play the lead.

In March 2023, it was announced that Danson was to star in the series. The rest of the cast was announced in February 2024; at the time, the series was titled A Classic Spy. While filming on location in San Francisco and in the redwoods along the Russian River, the cast and crew were staying at the Fairmont hotel at the same time as U.S. President Joe Biden. Only the exterior shots were filmed on location in San Francisco, with the sole exception of an interior shot of the Piazza Pellegrini restaurant. In August, Netflix released first look images from the series.

It was announced on December 16, 2024, that the series had been renewed for a second season for a 2025 release.

The first season of A Man on the Inside was released on Netflix on November 21, 2024. The second season is set to be released on Netflix sometime in 2025.

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 95% approval rating with an average rating of 8/10, based on 41 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Tailor-made to suit Ted Danson's estimable strengths, this warm and witty sitcom discovers a lot of life left in those who've been put out to pasture." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 75 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Ben Travers of IndieWire gave the series an A- and said, "It's a tremendous performance made to look effortless, much like A Man on the Inside is a sage, ambitious new series made to be painlessly, pleasantly enjoyed." Reviewing the series for Chicago Sun-Times, Richard Roeper gave a rating of 3.5/4 and wrote, "A Man on the Inside moves at a breezy clip, but still finds room to flesh out a number of subplots and supporting players."

For its first season, it was recognized as one of the top 10 television programs of 2024 by American Film Institute. Ted Danson was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for the first season.