{"id":65120,"date":"2024-02-03T00:04:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T05:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=65120"},"modified":"2024-02-03T00:04:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T05:04:31","slug":"netflix-announces-new-cast-for-comedy-series-a-classic-spy-from-creator-mike-schur-starring-ted-danson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/03\/netflix-announces-new-cast-for-comedy-series-a-classic-spy-from-creator-mike-schur-starring-ted-danson\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Announces New Cast for Comedy Series &#8220;A Classic Spy&#8221; from Creator Mike Schur, Starring Ted Danson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38426\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/netflix-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Netflix Logo\" width=\"561\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/netflix-logo.jpg 561w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/netflix-logo-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/>Netflix today announced the ensemble cast for <em><strong>A Classic Spy<\/strong><\/em> (previously announced as <em>Untitled Mike Schur\/Ted Danson comedy series<\/em>). They join previously announced series star Ted Danson.<\/p>\n<p>Charles (Ted Danson), a retired man, gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad from a PI and becomes a mole in a secret investigation. From creator Mike Schur, <em>A Classic Spy<\/em> is based on the documentary <em>The Mole Agent<\/em>, a 2021 Oscar\u00ae nominee for Best Documentary Feature.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3539850133\" class=\"morty-content morty-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>New Cast Include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mary Elizabeth Ellis<\/strong> (<em>It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Licorice Pizza, Red One<\/em>) plays EMILY, a married mother of three boys who has to adjust when her father Charles (Danson) makes a surprising late-life career move and becomes an undercover detective.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephanie Beatriz<\/strong> (<em>Brooklyn 99, Twisted Metal, Encanto<\/em>) plays DIDI, the all-seeing, all-knowing managing director of the Pacific View Retirement Residence in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lilah Richcreek Estrada<\/strong> (<em>Chicago Med, Four Dads, Dave<\/em>) plays JULIE, a San Francisco-based private investigator, Julie hires Charles to be her mole and pretends to be his daughter to maintain the ruse at the retirement home.<\/p><div id=\"morty-371679096\" class=\"morty-content_2 morty-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two-time Tony\u00ae nominee <strong>Stephen Mckinley Henderson<\/strong> (<em>Fences, Dune<\/em>) plays CALBERT, a transplant from Washington, D.C., Calbert is the stoic eyes and ears of the Pacific View community.<\/p>\n<p>Two-time Emmy Award\u00ae winner <strong>Sally Struthers<\/strong> (<em>All In The Family, Gilmore Girls, Still Standing<\/em>) plays VIRGINIA, the vivacious life of the party, Virginia immediately takes a shine to Charles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eugene Cordero<\/strong> (<em>Loki, Easter Sunday, The Good Place<\/em>) plays JOEL, Emily&#8217;s husband, a supportive and exceedingly competent 10th grade science teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Academy Award\u00ae nominee <strong>Margaret Avery<\/strong> (<em>The Color Purple, Being Mary Jane<\/em>) plays FLORENCE Virginia&#8217;s sweet best friend, Florence loves poetry and the Golden State Warriors in equal measure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Getz<\/strong> (<em>Transparent, Grace and Frankie, Social Network<\/em>) plays ELLIOTT, Pacific View&#8217;s resident lothario. Elliott immediately feels threatened by all the attention Charles gets when he moves in.<\/p>\n<p>Four-time Emmy\u00ae nominee<strong> Susan Ruttan<\/strong> (<em>L.A. Law, Sprung, Mom<\/em>) plays GLADYS, a glamorous former costume designer from New York, Gladys lives next door to Charles at Pacific View.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lori Tan Chinn<\/strong> (<em>Joy Ride, Kung Fu Panda 4, Jentry Chau Vs. 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