Several years ago, a documentary titled “The Mole Agent” was released. The film earned incredible reviews and was nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar. Now, the premise of that film is remixed a bit and made into a sitcom titled “A Man on the Inside.”
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As seen in the trailer, “A Man on the Inside” tells the story of a senior man who is enlisted by a private investigator to go to a retirement home and do some digging about a crime that was committed. Of course, once he gets inside the retirement community, everything gets turned upside down and hilarity ensues.
The series features an ensemble cast that includes Ted Danson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Stephanie Beatriz, Lilah Richcreek Estrada, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sally Struthers, Margaret Avery, John Getz, Susan Ruttan, Lori Tan Chinn, Clyde Kusatsu, Marc Evan Jackson, Jama Williamson, Wyatt Yang, Deuce Basco, Lincoln Lambert, and Kerry O’Malley. Mike Schur is the creator of the series.READ MORE: 2024 Fall Film Preview: 50 Movies To Watch
“A Man on the Inside” arrives on Netflix on November 21. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
Retired professor Charles (Ted Danson) feels life has nothing new in store for him. A year after his wife’s passing, he’s become stuck in his routine and grown distant from his daughter Emily (Mary Elizabeth Ellis). But when he spies a classified ad from private investigator Julie (Lilah Richcreek Estrada), he’s inspired to roll the dice on a new adventure. Charles’ mission: to go undercover inside the Pacific View Retirement Home in San Francisco and solve the mystery of a stolen family heirloom. Everyone, residents and staff alike, is a potential suspect, and it’s up to Charles to solve the case without landing on the radar of Didi (Stephanie Beatriz), the all-seeing, all-knowing director of Pacific View. But keeping a low profile proves difficult as the affable Charles quickly endears himself to his fellow residents. Being a “man on the inside” sends Charles on an exciting journey that makes him realize there’s a lot more life left to be had —  and allows him to reconnect with Emily in the process.