Netflix Shares First Look At Ted Danson in ‘A Man on the Inside’

Netflix debuted a first look at Ted Danson in A Man on the Inside (formerly known as A Classic Spy), a new comedy series from creator Mike Schur and we’re officially intrigued! Ready?

Here we go!

A Man on the Inside, follows a retired man, Charles (Danson), who gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad placed by a private investigator and becomes a mole in a secret investigation of the Pacific View Retirement Residence in San Francisco. Joining him is a pedigree list of stars, including several Schur veterans from Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Charles is a widower, eager to shake up his routine, answers an ad from a private detective to solve a mysterious theft. Posing as a new resident, he goes deep undercover at a senior living community, building heartwarming new friendships and a stronger bond with his daughter along the way.

The show is based on the documentary The Mole Agent, a 2021 Oscar® nominee for Best Documentary feature and here’s the first look!

Along with Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside cast includes:

Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Emily, a married mother of three boys who has to adjust when her father, Charles (Danson), makes a surprising late-life career move and becomes an undercover detective.

Stephanie Beatriz as Didi, the all-seeing, all-knowing managing director of the Pacific View Retirement Residence in San Francisco.

Lilah Richcreek Estrada as Julie, a San Francisco-based private investigator. Julie hires Charles to be her mole and pretends to be his daughter to maintain the ruse at the retirement home.

Two-time Tony nominee Stephen McKinley Henderson as Calbert, a transplant from Washington, D.C., who’s the stoic eyes and ears of the Pacific View community.

Two-time Emmy Award winner Sally Struthers as Virginia, the vivacious life of the party who immediately takes a shine to Charles.

Eugene Cordero as Joel, Emily’s husband, a supportive and exceedingly competent 10th-grade science teacher.

Academy Award nominee Margaret Avery as Florence, Virginia’s sweet best friend. Florence loves poetry and the Golden State Warriors in equal measure.

John Getz as Elliott, Pacific View’s resident lothario. Elliott immediately feels threatened by all the attention Charles gets when he moves in.

Four-time Emmy nominee Susan Ruttan as Gladys, a glamorous former costume designer from New York who lives next door to Charles at Pacific View.

Lori Tan Chinn as Susan, the president of the Pacific View resident council, which she rules with an iron fist.

Clyde Kusatsu as Grant, a Princeton grad at Pacific View who’s deeply concerned with you knowing he’s a Princeton grad.

Marc Evan Jackson as Evan, the client who hires Julie to investigate the theft of his mother’s necklace.

Jama Williamson as Beatrice, the Pacific View activities director who’s never had a bad day in her life.

The series also features Wyatt Yang, Deuce Basco, Lincoln Lambert, and Kerry O’Malley.

Executive producers of the new series include Schur for Fremulon; Morgan Sackett; David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment; the original film’s director, Maite Alberdi; Marcela Santibáñez for Micromundo Producciones; and, for Motto Pictures, Julie Goldman and Christopher Clements. 

A Man on the Inside premieres this November on Netflix.

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