Netflix has just released a new series from one of the best minds in comedy in the modern era. That would be Mike Schur, who was a producer and writer on The Office, co-created Parks and Recreation and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and created, most recently, The Good Place.

Now, Schur’s new show has hit Netflix starring Good Place veteran Ted Danson. It’s called A Man on the Inside, and features Danson as Charles, a retired professor recruited by a local PI to infiltrate a retirement community to attempt to find a jewel thief hiding inside, stealing from the residents. The rest of the cast includes Always Sunny’s Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Stephanie Beatriz, Lilah Richcreek Estrada and Sally Struthers.

The show is great, and is reviewing as such. It currently has a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, on par with Parks and Recreation’s 93%, and just below Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s 95% and The Good Place’s 97%. Again, Schur effectively does not miss, and if he’s making a new series, it’s probably best to drop everything and run out and watch it. That’s exactly what you can do with A Man on the Inside, given that it’s a Netflix offering that can be insta-binged, which was not true of his past shows. I feel like the week-to-week helped some of those, but I know plenty of people binge them now on streaming services just fine.

As you might expect, this is a typical blend of comedy with heart that is a signature of all Schur productions. I’d say this one probably leans more into the “heart” aspect, and it’s certainly not quite as high concept of the metaphysical and philosophical Good Place. But it’s excellent, and the main reason, of course, is star Ted Danson who at 76 is still turning in stellar performance after stellar performance in comedies.

It seems that Netflix’s audience knew that they should be tuning in when the show hit, as it has debuted as the #1 series on the service, beating out Cobra Kai which has held the top spot for a while now. My gut tells me that A Man on the Inside is about to put up a similar performance to Nobody Want This, a comedy (starring The Good Place’s Kristen Bell) that stayed on the list for a long time and got renewed for season 2.

Is Man on the Inside trying to get renewed for season 2? It is not listed as a miniseries, so that may be the plan. I haven’t finished it yet so I don’t know if it ends on a cliffhanger or with room for more. We’ll see.

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