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A Man on the Inside
Season 1 Premiere: Nov 21, 2024
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7.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 35 Critic Reviews
74
77% Positive
27 Reviews
27 Reviews
23% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 35 Critic Reviews
74
77% Positive
27 Reviews
27 Reviews
23% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Nov 21, 2024
Joining a handful of exceptions that manage to be consistently funny and profoundly affecting, Michael Schur’s exquisite new comedy, “A Man on the Inside,” earns the infamous descriptor [hilarious and heartfelt].
Nov 22, 2024
“A Man on the Inside” is not a slapstick snort-fest in the mold of so many movies headlined by elderly stars misbehaving, thank goodness. Earnest and genuine in its storytelling, it's populated with fully realized characters who only somewhat adhere to Schur’s closet of personality types
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 71 User Ratings
7.1
75% Positive
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
17% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
8% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 71 User Ratings
7.1
75% Positive
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
17% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
8% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Nov 28, 2024
I loved this series. It was a truly wholesome, fun and touching series. I completely binged and couldn’t stop. The relationships between the characters worked and flowed so well and there were those true, good human being moments that just tugged at your heartstrings and warmed your heart. Not to mention those chuckle moments or smiles that played on your lips. Season 2 please, STAT. Ted Danson was great and the supporting staff, so key. Do yourself a favor and watch. ️
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Nov 21, 2024
A charming showcase for its star, but a program based on a thoroughly ridiculous premise. .... The principal virtue of “A Man on the Inside” is its sweetness.
Nov 20, 2025
The shift [to a university campus] manages to keep the heartwarming, gently amusing charm that won over fans — despite shoving San Francisco further into the background.
Nov 20, 2025
There’s little in here that rises to the heights of “The Good Place” or “Parks and Recreation,” though I’ll admit that I laughed pretty much nonstop throughout the scene where Jason Mantzoukas’s (minor) character is introduced. Still, it’s both endearing and well-made, and there aren’t enough pleasant comedies like that out in the world.
Nov 20, 2025
While the overarching mystery is a bit more predictable, Season 2 makes up for it with smart humor, emotional character development, and an emphasis on community.
By Meredith Loftus FULL REVIEW
Nov 20, 2025
This show limits itself to risk-averse humour; retaining the weighty themes (in this case old age and its attendant isolation) but failing to probe or subvert them.
Nov 24, 2024
A charming show that alternates between hilarity and the heavier topics that plague people who outlive their natural life. Very few shows can address aging, grief, and loss while still keeping a sense of humor and playfulness. What I love most about this show is how simple it keeps its characters and situations. It never tries to be "big" but just by addressing end-of-life questions, it feels big. Just about anyone could get something out of this show: a child with an aging parent, someone who works with aging or dying people, a parent who's disconnected from their child, or even younger people who want to see how older people see the world (Hint: It's not much different than how they see the world). I just loved it. It's one of the few Netflix shows that's better than its trailers suggest. Not hype! I look forward to season 2.
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Nov 24, 2024
Michael Schur is known for Brooklyn 99 and The Good Place (both of which I loved), so I was excited about this new show. Ted Danson stars as a retired widower who goes undercover in a nursing home to find a thief. There's lots of built-in potential for comedy, but it never materializes. Instead of mining for laughs, every episode introduces another resident who has issues that are common for seniors (and often sad). Danson is charmingly bumbly. The rest of the cast could have been stocked with quirky seniors but isn't. As a comedy, this series is disappointing. It tries so hard to be heart-warming and emotionally manipulative that it lost any potential for fun.
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Dec 3, 2024
Slow. Boring. Not funny. The one funny joke was about the nurse who sings Mambo Number 5 but doesn’t know any of the words.
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Production Company:
- 3 Arts Entertainment
- Dunshire Productions
- Fremulon
- Micromundo Producciones
- Motto Pictures
- Transportation Resources
- Universal Television
Initial Release Date: Nov 21, 2024
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
AFI Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
