A Man on the Inside Season 2: Exactly How Many Episodes You’ll Be Bingeing on Netflix
Netflix’s A Man on the Inside returns with Ted Danson at his sly, effortless peak, as Michael Schur spins a cozy-but-cutthroat romp of retirement-home espionage. Charles Nieuwendyk is back on the case, turning bingo night into a battleground of laughs and low-stakes spycraft.
Netflix is bringing back A Man on the Inside, and Ted Danson is still in that effortless sweet spot that makes this show go down easy. Michael Schur (yep, the guy behind The Good Place and Parks and Recreation) steers the cozy-but-clever comedy into a new lane for Season 2, and it looks like the most fun kind of left turn.
Season 2 shifts the action to campus
Instead of running spy games in a retirement community, Charles Nieuwendyk (Danson) goes undercover at Wheeler College, posing as a professor. The assignment: poke around a messy blackmail situation tied to the school’s president, Jack Berenger, played by Max Greenfield. It’s a new playground for the show’s blend of low-key capers and gently chaotic humor, with the kind of warm, offbeat, very human vibe Schur fans expect.
Returning players Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Stephanie Beatriz are back in the mix, which usually means more undercover weirdness and unlikely friendships, plus a few emotional hits tucked between the jokes. New to the party: Gary Cole and Mary Steenburgen, who arrive just as the investigation starts zigging and zagging in ways Charles definitely did not plan for. In other words: expect charm, twists, and the occasional 'oh no' moment that somehow stays funny.
Release plan and where to watch
Netflix is doing the full-season drop again, so there’s no weekly drip to wait out. All eight episodes hit at once on November 20, 2025. Episode titles and runtimes are still under wraps, but the binge is locked in.
As for how to watch: A Man on the Inside is a Netflix exclusive. The platform’s current plans are pretty straightforward — Standard with Ads at $7.99/month, ad-free Standard at $17.99/month, and Premium at $24.99/month if you want 4K and up to four screens. Season 1 is streaming now if you need a refresher or want to jump in from the start.
Season 2 at a glance
- Premiere date: November 20, 2025
- Episodes: 8, all dropping the same day
- Platform: Netflix (exclusive)
- Creator: Michael Schur (The Good Place, Parks and Recreation)
- Lead: Ted Danson as Charles Nieuwendyk
- New setting: Wheeler College
- Undercover cover: Charles poses as a professor
- The case: a blackmail scheme involving college president Jack Berenger (Max Greenfield)
- Returning cast: Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Stephanie Beatriz
- New faces: Gary Cole, Mary Steenburgen
- Episode titles/runtimes: not announced yet
- Plans and pricing: Standard with Ads $7.99/mo; Standard $17.99/mo; Premium $24.99/mo with 4K and up to four screens
- Season 1: streaming now on Netflix