Stephen McKinley Henderson and Ted Danson as Calbert and Charles playing backgammon in A Man on the Inside season 2
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Warning: This article includes SPOILERS for A Man on the Inside season 2.
Netflix’s hit sitcom A Man on the Inside is flying high in the charts again, after the release of its second season. Since the show’s main characters appear to have plenty more stories to tell, it shouldn’t be long before we hear confirmation that season 3 is in the works.
A Man on the Inside season 2 ends with another crime solved, and Ted Danson’s Charles Nieuwendyk relaxing in the comfort of Pacific View Retirement Community, surrounded by friends, both old and new. It’s safe to say that most of the characters we see in the season’s last scene will be back next year if the show gets renewed.
They’ll be joined by a couple of other series stalwarts, too, along with one or two of the standout additions to A Man on the Inside’s cast in season 2. Several storylines for a potential third season have already been set up by the final few minutes of the second season finale, including two different romantic subplots.
While we wait for Netflix to give the go-ahead for season 3, it’s worth digging a little deeper into these plot threads. It’s impossible to predict the details of a potential third-season mystery at this stage, but we can at least anticipate some of what might come next for Charles, Julie, their friends and family.
A Man On The Inside Season 3 Isn’t Confirmed Yet
Ted Danson with magnifying glass in A Man on the Inside season 2
A Man on the Inside is fast becoming a cozy-crime streaming staple on a par with Only Murders in the Building, so we shouldn’t be surprised if it gets renewed for a third season and beyond. Since its release on November 20, the show’s second season has climbed up to number 2 on Netflix’s U.S. chart.
As well as its mass audience, A Man on the Inside season 2 has garnered a Rotten Tomatoes score of 93% among critics. This positive reception, combined with high viewing figures, makes the show’s renewal a near-certainty.
Last time around, Netflix renewed A Man on the Inside for its second season in mid-December 2024, three weeks after season 1 dropped on the streaming platform. As long as the sitcom doesn’t suddenly drop like a stone down the viewing charts in the coming days, we should expect season 3’s renewal confirmation to come in mid-December, too.
A Man On The Inside Season 3 Story Details
Lilah Richcreek Estrada in A Man on the Inside
After setting its first season in a retirement home, A Man on the Inside did things differently for season 2, moving Charles Nieuwendyk to a different location, as he went undercover as a professor at Wheeler College. We can anticipate a similar change-up for season 3, with certain supporting characters retained from previous settings.
There are at least three new subplots introduced in the final episode of season 2, which will almost certainly be picked up at the start of season 3, if it goes ahead. The most straightforward of these subplots involves retired English professor Dr. Benjamin Cole’s move into Pacific View Retirement Community, where he befriends Charles’ former nemesis Elliott Haverhill.
It’s easy to imagine Benjamin and Elliott teaming up on a more permanent basis in season 3, although it’s even easier to imagine them butting heads, given how outspoken they both are. For the time being, however, they’re united by their mutual lack of respect for Charles.
The other two subplots we should expect to be developed in A Man on the Inside season 3 involve the romantic lives of Julie Kovalenko and her previously estranged mother, Vanessa Cascade. In the last episode of season 2, Pacific View’s manager Didi tells Julie that she’s interested in her, after which Julie asks her out for a drink.
As well as Julie dating Didi, we could well see Vanessa with a new love interest in season 3, after she broke up with her boyfriend Apollo at the end of season 2. Ted Danson’s character also broke up with his girlfriend, Mona, in the same episode.
Since he became closer with both Julie and her mother during the course of the season, it’s a major possibility that he and Vanessa get together in the next season. We can’t rule out something different, but we can definitely expect Vanessa to return in some capacity in season 3.
A Man On The Inside Season 3 Cast
People having a party in A Man on the Inside
Because A Man on the Inside hasn’t officially been renewed for season 3 as yet, we can’t confirm that any cast member will definitely be returning for a potential third season. Of course, we can say with certainty that Ted Danson would be back as Charles in season 3, whatever it was about.
So would Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Charles' daughter, Emily, Lilah Richcreek Estrada as Julie, and Stephanie Beatriz as Didi. These cast members have all featured in both seasons of A Man on the Inside so far.
Since we get to know Julie a little better in season 2, and the revelation that Constance Marie’s Vanessa is her mother serves as a key subplot in the season, Marie is in prime position to be added to the list of permanent cast members retained between seasons. Whether or not she will become Charles’ romantic interest is still up for debate.
The cast members playing Pacific View residents who’ve returned for season 2 should also be back for a third season if the show is renewed, from Stephen McKinley Henderson as Calbert Graham, to Sally Struthers and John Getz as married couple Virginia and Elliott. New resident Dr. Benjamin Cole, played by David Strathairn, will likely return, too.
However, one key cast member from season 2 who definitely doesn’t look like returning is Mary Steenburgen. Ted Danson’s actual wife plays his love interest in A Man on the Inside’s second season, before his character Charles decides against going with her on her travels.
Max Greenfield, Gary Cole, Jill Talley, and the other cast members who play characters at Wheeler College are also unlikely to be back for another season. A Man on the Inside season 3 would be moving Charles Nieuwendyk to a different setting for his next case, with a whole new set of supporting characters to introduce to the show.
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