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A man within arrived on Netflix on November 21, 2024, introducing television fans to their next favorite cozy mystery comedy. Created by Mike Schur and based on the Chilean documentary The mole copthe new must-watch series is led by Ted Danson as Charles, a retired professor and widow who chooses an interesting new path in life and an amateur spy who is rocked by theft in a retirement home. After he enters Pacific View, things get complicated as he must balance his secret research with building relationships with the residents.

In the eight-episode debut season finale, Charles’ time at Pacific View comes to an end. The same can’t be said about his career as an amateur detective, as Schur and Danson already have plans for the series’ next mystery. Here’s everything we know about its potential A man within season 2, including whether any of the stars of season 1 could return for more episodes.

Has ‘A Man on the Inside’ been renewed for season 2?

As of the series premiere, Netflix has not yet announced whether A man within is getting a season 2. The streaming giant tends to wait at least a month of ratings before deciding whether or not to renew a new show, but sometimes a series will have so many views that new episodes get the green light sooner than expected. Check out Netflix’s recent hit romance series Nobody wants this, which quickly rose to No. 1 on the platform just two weeks after Season 2 was announced. Whether that is the case, we will have to wait and see A man within has a similarly rapid rise.

When will season 2 of ‘A Man on the Inside’ be released?

All predictions are dependent on whether the Season 2 announcement arrives, but we can look at the Season 1 production timeline for a rough idea. According to Term, A man within (then titled A classic spy) gathered its cast in early February 2024 and began filming later that month, ahead of the November 2024 premiere. If season 2 follows a similar timeline, new episodes could likely arrive in late fall 2025 or early 2026.

Who from the cast of ‘A Man on the Inside’ will return for season 2?

Of A man within Being a mystery box series, it’s all but guaranteed that the show’s mystery solvers (and their families) will return for season 2, including Ted Danson (Charles), Lilah Richcreek Estrada (Julie), Mary Elizabeth Ellis (Emily ) and Eugene Cordero (Joel).

Unfortunately, it’s not too clear if any of the residents or staff of Shady Pines would return, as that mystery wraps up nicely at the end of Season 1. Hopefully one or two of Charles’ new friends can pop up for a cameo, but it’s more likely that A man within would bring an entirely new cast each season, à la Only murders in the building.

What is season 2 of ‘A Man on the Inside’ about?

Spoilers for the end of A man within forward. The last moments of A man withinThe season 1 finale flashes forward a month after the Pacific View case ended. After being informed of a new case, private investigator Julia says her team will have to pass because it’s ‘impossible’, before her assistant Megan (Kerry O’Malley) points out that they already know someone perfect for the job. “Oh crap,” Julie says, before calling someone and saying, “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I have another job for you.”

Charles is on the other line and has a brief, very cool moment where he replies, “Say no more,” and hangs up… before quickly calling back. “Hey, sorry. You have to say more. But whatever it is, I’m in.” Restart the guitar riff, we have a season 2 (if Netflix is ​​in it too).

Speaking to Deadline on the day of the show’s premiere in November 2024, creator Mike Schur shared his hopes for a continuation. “We’re in a bit of a bind, we’ll make that bridge when we get there, some kind of deal. But I will say there’s no shortage of ideas from me and other writers about what we could do in the future. ” a future season. Fingers crossed, we’ll see,” he told the outlet. Meanwhile, Danson reportedly crossed his fingers and added, “Dear Lord, yes.”

In an interview with Entertainment weeklyDanson admitted that his new Netflix series might be his favorite job yet and that its future could go in a number of directions. The star reiterated that “there is no shortage of stories to tell” on the series, and said he would like to see some of his co-stars return in a second season.

“I’m so grateful that I have no idea (about the plot of Season 2), so I don’t have to pretend I can’t tell you,” he said. “I know Mike has a million ideas. If we’re so lucky, if we see how it plays out in San Francisco, it would be nice if we could see some of these characters (from Season 1) running into them on the street, because it won’t take place in that retirement home. It will be somewhere else, but they all live in San Francisco, so it would be great to meet them that way.