It’s official — A Man on the Inside is back this November 2025! Netflix’s gripping undercover thriller returns for Season 2, promising higher stakes, darker secrets, and betrayals that cut closer than ever. Fans say this season dives even deeper into the blurred lines between loyalty and survival… and no one’s walking out clean.
‘A Man On the Inside’ Season 2: November 2025 Release & What We Know
A Man on the Inside season 2 comes to Netflix in November 2025. 
Caption/Description: A Man on the Inside. (L to R) Mary Steenburgen as Mona, Ted Danson as Charles in episode 204 of A Man on the Inside. Cr. Colleen E. Hayes/Netflix © 2025
A Man on the Inside premiered on Netflix in November 2024 with a charming, heartwarming first season. Netflix opted to grant Mike Schur’s crime-comedy a second-season renewal, which will return in November 2025! Here’s everything we know about A Man on the Inside season 2 on Netflix.
Michael Schur, creator of The Good Place and Parks and Recreation and writer of The Office, is behind Netflix’s crime-comedy A Man on the Inside. The series is Schur’s second Netflix Original to date after the Q-Force animated series and was produced by his production company, Fremulon. Ted Danson, also a producer on the show, stars as the series lead, Charles, a widower and retired engineering professor, who a private investigator hires to go undercover at a retirement home in San Francisco to help find the thief of a valuable ruby necklace.
A Man on the Inside Season 2 Netflix Renewal Status
Official Renewal Status: Renewed (Last Updated: 16/12/2024)
It’s official: on December 16th, 2024, Netflix confirmed that A Man on the Inside is renewed and will return for a second season!
Creator and Executive Producer Mike Schur had the following to say about the renewal:
“We are thrilled to make another season of A Man on the Inside, starring young up-and-comer Ted Danson. From our partners at Netflix and Universal TV to the writers, cast, and crew, it’s a truly exceptional team of talented and lovely people, with one notable exception (young up-and-comer Ted Danson, who’s kind of a nightmare).”
How well did the series perform?
So, how well is the show doing? Let’s dig into the stats!
At the top level, the show has been featured in the top 10s in 72 countries and in the global top 10s for English TV for two weeks, picking up 55.30 million hours watched, equating to 13.9 million views. It ultimately went onto spend five weeks in the global top 10s. Here’s how that breaks down week to week:
Week in Top 10
Week Period
Hours Viewed
Views / CVE
Weekly Rank
1
November 17th, 2024 to November 24th, 2024
27,500,000 (New)
6,900,000
1
2
November 24th, 2024 to December 1st, 2024
27,800,000 (+1%)
7,000,000
3
3
December 1st, 2024 to December 8th, 2024
12,000,000 (-57%)
3,000,000
7
4
December 8th, 2024 to December 15th, 2024
7,700,000 (-36%)
1,900,000
8
5
December 15th, 2024 to December 22nd, 2024
5,400,000 (-30%)
1,400,000
9
Those numbers don’t mean much on their own, so let’s stack the show against some other shows that have been renewed and are either in the same genre (comedy) or expected to have similar budgets.
Netflix Viewership Data – 2 Week Analysis
Title
Cumulative Views (2 weeks)
Rank
Nobody Wants This
44,200,000
1
The Gentlemen
32,300,000
2
Beef
17,800,000
3
A Man on the Inside
13,900,000
4
Tires
9,700,000
5
Survival of the Thickest
7,500,000
6
Bodkin
7,300,000
7
While the show isn’t quite at the heights of Nobody Wants This or The Gentlemen, both of which got rather swift renewals, it definitely tracks above a few others that did get renewed.
Tracey Pakosta, Netflix Vice President of Comedy Series, shared her thoughts about the series:
“A Man on The Inside found that sweet spot between funny, authentic and heartfelt, resonating across generations, and we are excited to continue this story with Mike, Ted, Universal Television and the entire team.”
When is A Man on the Inside season 2 coming to Netflix?
A Man on the Inside season 2 will be released on Netflix on November 20, 2025!
A trailer for the second season has also been released.
What to Expect from A Man on the Inside Season 2
Netflix has provided an extensive synopsis for A Man on the Inside season 2:
“Eager to take on another big undercover case, Charles Nieuwendyk (Ted Danson) gets his chance when a mysterious blackmailer targets Wheeler College president Jack Berenger (Max Greenfield), who enlists Charles to go undercover as a professor. Who’s making these threats? Does it have something to do with the iconoclastic billionaire Brad Vinick (Gary Cole), a Wheeler graduate, and his proposed donation to the school? Charles finds no shortage of possible suspects, but his attention gets diverted by free-spirited music teacher Mona (Mary Steenburgen), whose zest for life awakens feelings he thought he’d buried after the passing of his wife. Is he ready to open his heart again at this stage in his life? And more importantly, has he fallen for the very criminal he’s been sent to unmask?
Meanwhile, his daughter Emily (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) is inspired by the changes in her father and uncovers a long-ignored passion, while PI Julie (Lilah Richcreek Estrada) embarks on her own journey of growth as she reconnects with an important figure from her past.”
Who are the new cast members of A Man on the Inside?
So far, 12 cast members have been announced for A Man on the Inside:
Mary Steenburgen as Mona Margadoff
Caption/Description: A Man on the Inside. (L to R) Mary Steenburgen as Mona, Ted Danson as Charles in episode 201 of A Man on the Inside. Cr. Colleen E. Hayes/Netflix © 2025
Constance Marie as Vanessa
David Strathairn as Dr Cole
Caption/Description: A Man on the Inside. (L to R) David Strathairn as Benjamin Cole, Ted Danson as Charles in episode 201 of A Man on the Inside. Cr. Colleen E. Hayes/Netflix © 2025
Gary Cole as Brad Vinick
Jason Mantzoukas as Apollo Lambrakis
Jill Talley as Holly Bodgemark
Linda Park as Elizabeth Muki
Picture left to right: Jason Mantzoukas, Jill Talley, and Linda Park.
Lisa Gilroy as Kelseigh Rose
Madison Hu as Claire
Max Greenfield as Jack Beringer
Caption/Description: A Man on the Inside. Max Greenfield as Berenger in episode 204 of A Man on the Inside. Cr. Colleen E. Hayes/Netflix © 2025
Michaela Conlin as Andrea Yi
Sam Huntington as Max Griffin
Picture: Michaela Conlin (left) and Sam Huntington (right)
Are you looking forward to a second season of A Man on the Inside on Netflix? Let us know in the comments below!
