Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen on playing (and being) 'smitten' for 'A Man on the Inside'

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In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, beloved Hollywood couple Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen discuss working together on “A Man on the Inside” and Nina Hoss explains the work that went into her gender-swapped performance in “Hedda.” Kelvin Washington: Hey everyone and welcome to a new season of The Envelope.I’m Kelvin Washington alongside the regulars, Yvonne Villarreal and Mark Olsen.

Great to have both of you here.Hopefully everything’s been well since the last time we chatted.

Everything been good?Vilarreal: Yeah.Olsen: Doing great.Was that like a question mark with you, Yvonne? Is there something you want to tell us? This is like a therapy moment.Villarreal: Life.

Life.You’re never too sure, I feel.

Are you sure?Washington: Listen, that’s why I opened it up.Because I know that response.Villarreal: We’re getting there.Washington: Well, it’s good to see both of you.

And we got some great stuff to talk about here.Yvonne, you had a chance to talk to Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen about Netflix’s Season 2 of “A Man on the Inside.” Tell us a little bit how that went.Villarreal: Look, you guys know I love my romantic comedies, and I felt like I was just in the presence of one when they were here.

Season 2 of “A Man on the Inside,” Ted Danson’s show on Netflix, he plays Charles, who’s this retired professor and a widower, and he’s also found this new lease on life as a detective of sorts.And this season has him infiltrating a college and pretending to be a professor to solve a case.

And there is where he meets Mona, who’s a music professor there.And he’s very smitten by Mona.

And it’s, you know, the first time that he’s felt this way since his wife has passed.It’s such a tender look at love at this stage in life, and it was really fun to watch them together talking about the role.

And they’ve worked together be...