Ted Danson’s Netflix Comedy A Man on the Inside Nabs Release Date — See Him Go Undercover in a New Trailer

Dave Nemetz
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Ted Danson is out to prove that old people can still crack a case or two.

The Cheers alum stars as an aimless widower who goes undercover at a retirement home in the new Netflix comedy A Man on the Inside, which premieres Thursday, Nov. 21 with all eight episodes, TVLine has learned.

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Netflix has also released a trailer for the series, which you can watch above, with Danson playing Charles, a retired professor who is looking for his next chapter after the death of his wife. “Find something that excites you,” his daughter Emily (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Mary Elizabeth Ellis) encourages him, so he answers an ad to be an assistant for a local private detective. His first assignment: Find out who stole a cherished necklace at a nearby retirement home.

So Charles goes undercover as a new resident at the home, which is run by director Didi (Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Stephanie Beatriz). He starts to make new friends, including one played by TV icon Sally Struthers, and soon enough, he finds he might be getting a little too close to his subjects. The mission “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,” per the official description.

The series reunites Danson with The Good Place’s Michael Schur, who serves here as series creator and executive producer. The cast also includes Lilah Richcreek Estrada (Chicago Med), Stephen McKinley Henderson (Devs) and Eugene Cordero (Loki).

Press PLAY above to get a first look at A Man on the Inside, and then let us know if you’ll be watching in the comments.

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