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Remake of El agente topo (2020)
Charles, a retiree, finds a new life when he answers an ad for a private detective job and becomes a mole in an undercover investigation at a nursing home. Based on the Chilean documentary “El Agente Topo”. Ted Danson (around 76 years old) plays Charles (around 76 years old), a retired engineering professor living in San Francisco. He is also a producer of this series, which stands out from others by avoiding too common dialogues and vulgar language.
It is indeed very clean and more enjoyable because of it
In this story, his wife died about a year ago of Alzheimer’s disease. He is healthy, but maybe he is bored with everyday life. He has a habit of reading magazines and newspapers and often cuts out interesting ones to send to his married daughter in Sacramento. One day, through a cutout, he sees a small, short ad.
Charles is the key
He is looking for a person aged 75-85 for a specific job. This leads him to a private investigator hired by a man whose mother lives in a luxury San Francisco nursing home where significant jewelry has been stolen and his son wants to catch the thief. So he is hired to go to the scene, observe, and volunteer to find out what is going on. Ted Danson is simply perfect in the role, which he plays with a great deal of humor.
My wife and I had a great time streaming it
It quickly becomes less about who the thief was and more about the relationships. The cast is played by a group of excellent actors, many of whom are favorites from the past 50 years. After watching the first three episodes in one night, we watched the last five in one sitting after our usual Saturday night steak and wine dinner. The ending is ripe for a sequel, I hope they do.
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