- - Michael Schur Says He'd 'Love' to Have Charlie Day on “A Man on the Inside” (Exclusive)

Raven BrunnerJanuary 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM

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Michael Schur revealed that he would "love" to have Charlie Day on a potential third season of A Man on the Inside

Day told PEOPLE in July that he wanted to make a cameo on the show, which stars his wife, Mary Elizabeth Ellis

"Who's funnier in the world than Charlie Day? Why didn't he tell me that?" Schur said to PEOPLE at PaleyFest 2025

A Man on the Inside is a family affair!

Show creator Michael Schur revealed that he would "love" to have Charlie Day on a potential third season of the show.

Day, 49, told PEOPLE in July that he wanted to make a cameo on the show, which stars his wife, Mary Elizabeth Ellis.

"I would love to be on her show, but I know they just wrapped their second season. I'll have to keep my fingers crossed for a third," the actor said.

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Michael Schur attends Netflix's 'A Man on the Inside' event during PaleyFest 2025 on Nov. 16, 2025

When asked by PEOPLE at PaleyFest 2025 in New York City about the possibility of Day appearing on the show, Schur, 50, admitted that he was unaware of the actor’s interest.

"Who's funnier in the world than Charlie Day? Why didn't he tell me that? Why did he tell PEOPLE?" the show creator said.

"Of course, I would love it," Schur continued. "He's amazing. He's so funny. I've been a fan of his for a very long time. So yeah, consider it on the docket for a theoretical season 3."

Ellis, 46, stars in the Netflix comedy series as Emily, the daughter of widower and retiree-turned-private investigator Charles Nieuwendyk, played by Ted Danson.

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Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Charlie Day attend the L.A. premiere of Netflix's 'Frankenstein' on Oct. 6, 2025 in Los Angeles.

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Day and Ellis tied the knot in 2006 and welcomed their son in 2011. The couple has costarred in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia since 2005.

Day praised his wife's work in the series and the attention it has brought her when he spoke with PEOPLE.

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Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Ted Danson in 'A Man on the Inside' on Netflix

"I mean, it's just the greatest thing," he said. "I, of course, adore my wife, and she's a fantastic actor. Everyone knows her from Sunny and loves her on Sunny, but she's been in all these great things, like Licorice Pizza, and she's incredible in that."

A Man on the Inside season 2, which premiered Nov. 20, follows Charles as he is assigned to help Wheeler College president Jack Berenger (Max Greenfield) crack a case and must go undercover as a college professor.

Danson’s wife, actress Mary Steenburgen, joined the show as a music professor and Charles’ love interest.

Steenburgen, 72, told PEOPLE that she was excited when she nabbed her role in the series because she had been wanting to work with her husband.

"When they told me, there was a lot of screaming and jumping up and down," she said. "We were both dying because we were so excited to work together. It was great."

A Man on the Inside season 2 is currently streaming on Netflix.

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