A Man on the Inside is a crime comedy series created by Michael Schur. Based on the 2020 documentary The Mole Agent by Maite Alberdi, the Netflix series follows Charles Nieuwendyk, a widower and retired engineering college professor who takes a job as an investigative assistant for a private detective and goes undercover in an old folks home to find the thief who stole a ruby necklace but ends up making friends and figures a way out of his loneliness. A Man on the Inside stars Ted Danson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Lilah Richcreek Estrada, and Stephanie Beatriz. So, if you loved the comedic story, crime mystery, and compelling characters in A Man on the Inside here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Bored to Death (Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Bored to Death is a neo-noir mystery crime comedy series created by Jonathan Ames. The HBO series follows Jonathan Ames, a writer in New York City who gets bored with his life and puts an ad out on Craigslist as an unlicensed private detective to get some thrill in his life. He soon gets some cases and to solve them he gets help from his best friend and boss. Bored to Death stars Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis, Ted Danson, Heather Burns, and Olivia Thirlby.
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Only Murders in the Building is a murder mystery comedy-drama series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. The Hulu series revolves around a trio of strangers at different stages in their lives residing in the same New York City apartment building with the only thing connecting them is their love for true crime podcasts. When a murder is committed in their own building they team up to solve the murder and make a podcast out of it. Only Murders in the Building stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Aaron Dominguez, Amy Ryan, Cara Delevingne, Adina Verson, and Michael Cyril Creighton.
The Afterparty (Apple TV+)
The Afterparty is a murder mystery comedy-drama anthology series created by Christopher Miller. The Apple TV+ series follows Detective Danner who solves hilarious murder mysteries in every new season and comes across a different set of characters who are all suspicious in one way or another. The Afterparty stars Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Ben Schwartz, Ilana Glazer, Jon Cho, and Ken Jeong.
The Good Cop (Netflix)
The Good Cop is a police procedural comedy-drama series created by Andy Breckman. Based on the Israeli police sitcom of the same name by Erez Aviram, Tomer Aviram, and Yuval Semo, the Netflix series follows TJ, a straight-laced NYPD detective living with his father Big Tony, who was once a loved but not honorable NYPD officer. The Good Cop stars Tony Danza, Josh Groban, Monica Barbaro, Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Bill Kottkamp.
The Kominsky Method (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
The Kominsky Method is a comedy-drama series created by Chuck Lorre. The Netflix series follows Sandy Kominsky, an aging actor now working as a revered Hollywood acting coach who tries to spend his later years laughing and having fun with his longtime friend and agent Norman Newlander in a city that values youth and beauty. The Kominsky Method stars Michael Douglas, Alan Arkin, Sarah Baker, Nancy Travis, Paul Reiser, and Kathleen Turner.
New Tricks (Peacock, Hulu, Britbox & Prime Video Add-On)
New Tricks is a British police procedural comedy-drama series created by Nigel McCrery and Roy Mitchell. The BBC One series follows superintendent Sandra Pullman, who is struggling with a flagging career and to put it back on track she hires three retired police officers to help solve unsolved cases. New Tricks stars Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman, Anthony Calf, Denis Lawson, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tamzin Outhwaite, and Larry Lamb.
Ludwig (Not Available for Streaming)
Ludwig is a British detective mystery comedy-drama series created by Mark Brotherhood. The BBC series follows puzzle setter John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor who leads a life of solitude but everything in his life changes when his police officer identical brother twin disappears. Soon Ludwig reluctantly assumes his brother’s identity and goes to work as a detective in the Cambridge Police Authority. Ludwig stars David Mitchell, Anna Maxwell Martin, Dipp Ola, Sophie Willan, Gerran Howell, Izuka Hoyle, Dylan Hughes, Ralph Ineson, and Dorothy Atkinson.