The Peacock comedy, in which he plays Toledo Truthteller newspaper editor-in-chief Ned Sampson, is being prepped for Season 2. Gleeson said of his upcoming return to set:“I’ve got the haircut, so I’m getting back into [Ned mode]. So, I had a real-life perm, and the perm has now been cut out so I can go back and play Ned. “The fact that it’s a really local place, you can find the small things that mean bigger things. And in a way, that’s always the news that really matters, is the one that’s just on your street.