Ever since it first premiered on November 21, 2024, A Man on the Inside has been steadily grabbing eyeballs on Netflix. A Man on the Inside stars Ted Danson in the leading role as Charles, a retired professor and a widower whose life takes an unexpected turn after he answers an advertisement for a private eye.
The debut season of A Man on the Inside then has Charles going undercover to a retirement community called Pacific View to investigate and recover a missing family heirloom without the knowledge of the strict community supervisor.
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The eight-part mystery-box show has been praised for its affable and feel-good tone which effectively combines drama with comedy. It is based on the Chilean documentary The Mole Agent and has Morgan Sackett as the executive producer with Mike Schur being the showrunner. Whereas the source material was a documentary, the Netflix series is a scripted one.
The finale of the debut season of A Man on the Inside ended on a cliffhanger and therefore anticipation is rife among the audience. Although the streaming platform giant hasn't officially made a renewal announcement greenlighting the second season of the show, many including Danson himself are keeping their fingers crossed. Here's everything we know.
A Man on the Inside season 2 speculations explored
As mentioned earlier, the eighth episode of A Man on the Inside ended with a cliffhanger. The final moments of the episode jumped ahead in time by a month after the incidents at the Pacific View community came to an end. Private detective Julia, who had previously assigned the case to Charles, was about to pass on a new case that had come to her just before her assistant knowingly pointed out that they might have just about the right man for the job.
Julia then calls up someone and says,
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I have another job for you."
On the other end of the line, Charles is ready for the next mission. With a calm and composed voice, Charles remarks, "Say no more". Then he calls her back and states:
"Hey, sorry. I do need you to say more. But whatever it is, I'm in."
In the absence of any official announcement from Netflix, the best we can do is speculate based on prior patterns. For instance, Netflix usually takes a month to judge the viewership of a show. However, there have been instances when the debut season of a show has garnered such success that a second season has been greenlit quickly. We'll probably have to wait and watch.
Ted Danson and Mike Schur on the possibility of a second season of A Man on the Inside
According to Deadline, showrunner Mike Schur is looking forward to the success of the debut season leading to a renewal for A Man on the Inside. He stated:
"We’re sort of in a fingers crossed, we’ll that bridge when we come to it, kind of a deal. 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."
Danson, on the other hand, crossed his fingers and said: "Dear Lord, yes."
All the episodes of the show are available for streaming exclusively on Netflix.
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