The Old Man (TV series)

The Old Man is an American drama thriller television series based on the 2017 novel The Old Man by Thomas Perry. It was developed by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine and premiered on FX on June 16, 2022. The first season consisted of seven episodes. Following its premiere, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 12, 2024. In December 2024, the series was canceled after two seasons.

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The Old Man
Genre	Action drama Thriller
Created by	Jonathan E. Steinberg Robert Levine
Based on	The Old Man by Thomas Perry
Starring	Jeff Bridges John Lithgow E. J. Bonilla Bill Heck Leem Lubany Alia Shawkat Gbenga Akinnagbe Amy Brenneman Navid Negahban Jacqueline Antaramian
Composers	T Bone Burnett Patrick Warren
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	15
Production
Executive producers	Jonathan E. Steinberg Dan Shotz Warren Littlefield Robert Levine Jon Watts Jeff Bridges David Schiff Craig Silverstein Ann Johnson Graham Littlefield
Producer	Judd Rea
Running time	47–64 minutes
Production companies	Quaker Moving Pictures The Littlefield Company 20th Television[a]
Original release
Network	FX
Release	June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) – October 24, 2024 (2024-10-24)

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Dan Chase is a former CIA operative and Vietnam veteran, who 30 years ago was in Afghanistan. After killing an intruder who breaks into his home, Chase goes into hiding. He rents a room from Zoe McDonald, who becomes his forced partner while on the run.

FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Harold Harper is called to apprehend Chase because of their complicated past during the Soviet–Afghan War. Working alongside Harper are his protégé, FBI agent Angela Adams, CIA officer Raymond Waters, and Julian Carson, a hit-man hired by Harper to kill Chase.

The series was announced in July 2019, with FX ordering a pilot with Jeff Bridges cast to star.^[14] In September, Jon Watts was set to direct the pilot and be an executive producer, with John Lithgow and Amy Brenneman added to the cast.^[15][16] Alia Shawkat joined in October.^[17] In November, Bob Iger announced that the show would air on FX on Hulu, and Austin Stowell was added to play a younger version of Chase.^[18][19] In February 2020, Kenneth Mitchell disclosed he had a role in the series.^[20] Stowell would be recast in March 2020 with Bill Heck, and Gbenga Akinnagbe, Leem Lubany, and E. J. Bonilla was cast in main roles.^[21] Navid Negahban and Pej Vahdat were cast in recurring roles in December 2020.^[22]

Shooting the series was two-thirds complete when production shut down in mid-March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[23] Production resumed in late 2020 with three episodes remaining to film,^[23] but was soon halted when Bridges was diagnosed with lymphoma in October 2020 and departed for cancer treatment.^[24] The show stayed in production for a short period after his diagnosis to shoot scenes from the remaining episodes that do not feature his character.^[23] In September 2021, he announced his cancer was in remission. Production ultimately resumed in February 2022.^[25]

The first season consisted of seven episodes.^[26] The series was scored by T Bone Burnett^[27] and Patrick Warren, with incidental music included Elvis Costello, Charlie Parker, Robert Plant, and others.^[28]

On June 27, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.^[29] In May 2023, it was reported that filming of the second season was suspended due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.^[30] On December 17, 2024, the series was canceled after two seasons.^[31]

The series premiered on June 16, 2022, on FX in the United States and Canada.^[32][33] It also premiered on Disney+ (Star) on July 13, 2022, in Australia and New Zealand, Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ Hotstar in India.^[34][35] The second season premiered on September 12, 2024, on FX.^[36]