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A Man on the Inside

2024 · 2 seasons

A gentle, witty comfort watch that sneaks real tenderness and loneliness in under its cozy mystery premise.

Created by: Michael Schur
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Starring: Ted Danson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Lilah Richcreek Estrada

Tagline: How he got here is kind of a mystery.
Overview: A retired professor with a knack for snooping gets a new lease on life when a private investigator recruits him to go undercover and crack a case.

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Created by: Michael Schur
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Starring: Ted Danson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Lilah Richcreek Estrada

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
family
aging
identity
friendship
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, crime
Created by: Michael Schur
Written by: Daniel Schofield, Karen Chee, Sylvia Batey Alcalá, Lisa Muse Bryant
Starring: Ted Danson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Lilah Richcreek Estrada, Stephanie Beatriz, Mary Steenburgen, Max Greenfield, Gary Cole, Eugene Cordero
Music: David Schwartz
Cinematography: David J. Miller
Length: 2 seasons, 16 episodes
Network: Netflix
Country: United States of America, Chile
Languages: English

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