There have been a number of hints that Ted Danson’s new Netflix show, A man insidecan share a universe with The good place. A man inside The cast of characters stars Danson as Charles, a 75-year-old retired engineering professor who takes a job as a spy investigating possible robberies at a local nursing home. To carry out his investigation, Charles must go undercover as a resident of the retirement community, building relationships with the staff and other residents to try to solve the case.
Incredibly, A man inside is based on a true story, although the show took some liberties with the original story. While this may seem quite distinct from Michael’s arc in The good placethere are a series of The good place Easter eggs in A man insideand Danson’s character in A man inside has already proven to be a perfect reward for Michael in The good place. Based on these and other aspects A man inside, Is it possible that these two Ted Danson shows share a universe.
A Man Inside and a Good Place is created by Michael Schur
If anyone had the authority to make a split, it would be Michael Schur
Both A man inside and The good place were created by Michael Schur. In part, this may explain some of the similarities between the two shows and even some of the Easter eggs. Although the shows have different focuses, they share many thematic elements, including the importance of friendship, compassion, and making the most of life. However, Michael Schur being the creator could also increase the chances that A man inside secretly shares a universe with The good place.
Michael Schur would have the authority to do A man inside a spin-off series of The good place.
If The good place and A man inside shared a universe, and their point of connection was Ted Danson, so it would be safe to assume that A man inside it was actually a spin-off series, specifically one that continued Michael’s story. While this possibility may seem slim at best, as the creator of both shows, Michael Schur would have the authority to make A man inside a spin-off series of The good place. In fact, perhaps only Michael Schur could make that decision.
Michael became human at the end of The Good Place
Michael’s story in the good place certainly leaves the door open for that possibility.
Perhaps much more convincing, the end of Michael’s story in The good place could easily fit A man inside. In the 1st season of The good placeMichael introduced himself as an angel, helping the new residents of the ‘Good Place’ settle into the afterlife. Of course, The Good Place an incredible plot twist revealed that not only was Michael not an angel, but that the characters were not in the Good Place. On the contrary, the main characters of The good place they were in the Bad Place, being tortured in Michael’s experiment.
At the end of the series of The good placeMichael became a human.
Despite this rocky start, Michael eventually became a character who truly cared about Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani, and Jason, and by the end of the series The good placeMichael became a human. Notably, there are still some discrepancies. For example, Michael’s name doesn’t change when he becomes human. He simply adopts the surname Realman. However, there are several ways A man inside could get around this.
Given that Michael calls his dog Jason and says “Take this despicable,” a return to the show’s first season, it seems Michael kept his memories of his time as a demon when he became human. In light of this, it would be quite easy to A man inside to explain that Michael ended up choosing the name Charles. Furthermore, there would be little prevention A man inside to be a continuation of Michael’s story in The good place.
Charles and Michael share a personality (even their aesthetics and their laugh)
The connections between the characters go far beyond sharing an actor
The fact that Charles in A man inside and Miguel in The good place are remarkably similar contributes to the theory that this may in fact be a spin-off series about Michael. Yes, some of this comes down to Ted Danson as an actor, but the connections between the two characters go beyond just Danson. For one thing, the two have an almost identical sense of style.
This was clear throughout the show, although it became more obvious when D’Arcy Carden, who played Janet in The good placehad his special participation A man inside as Professor Della Denunzio. In the final episode of A man insideCharles guest gave a talk in Professor Denunzio’s class, and when Danson and Carden stood side by side, it looked like a scene straight out of The good place. Arguably, this could even have been Janet herself if A man inside takes place in the same universe as The good place.
Charles also shares a number of other characteristics with Michael, including enthusiasm, a sense of humor, and curiosity.. Surprisingly, there is even a moment when A man inside when Charles laughs Michael’s iconic laugh The good place season 1, after Eleanor discovered Michael’s trick. Again, since Danson is the actor of both characters, there will be numerous similarities, but this seemed to be a specific callback that directly connected the two characters.
Eleanor Shellstrop Might Have a Secret Cameo in The Man Inside’s Final Episode
The Good Place star may have appeared at the end of A Man On The Inside
The most surprising moment A man inside came right at the end of the show and is perhaps the most convincing evidence that this show and The good place are directly connected. After Charles finished his talk, a blonde woman was shown standing in the back of the room. Although she was only shown from behind, she was clearly wearing the same sweater that Eleanor Shellstrop wore at the end of The good place.
It remains to be seen whether this was simply a fun Eleanor Shellstrop Easter egg or whether it was a real cameo from the character, which would clarify whether A man inside and The good place share a universe. In fact, this question may never be answered, even if A man inside is renewed for another season (which has not yet been confirmed). Regardless, there are a number of tips that A man inside and The good place take place in the same universe, which has important implications for both shows.