The Old Man Season 2 Release Window Revealed For Jeff Bridges' Hit Action-Thriller Show
Summary
The Old Manexecutive producers Jeff Bridges and Warren Littlefield reveal new season 2 details, including the timeline and location. Based on the 2017 novel by Tom Perry, the adaptation stars Bridges in the lead role of a seemingly average person with a dangerous past and several aliases. Developed by the duo of Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine and with supporting actors, including John Lithgow, E. J. Bonilla and Alia Shawkat, season 1 received generally positive reviews, leading to much anticipation about the second installment. Though it’s confirmed to premiere in late 2024, there still isn’t a release date forThe Old Manseason 2.
Still, in comments toTVLine, Littlefield and Bridges shared new details about the timeline and the location. The executive producers, who were speaking at Disney’s recent Upfronts event, saidthe story would go all over the globe.Bridges added that the story would pick upjust weeks after the season 1 ending. Read the full quote below:
Bridges:[We go] looking for our daughter — either Angela or Emily, depending on who you’re asking! But we’re traveling all over the world this season, [including to Hong Kong, England and Afghanistan.]
Littlefield:It’s a father’s quest to get his daughter and bring her to safety.
What This Latest Update Means For The Old Man Season 2
The Season 1 Cliffhanger Will Have An Impact.
The update could mean thatThe Old Manplans to move on fairly quickly from season 1’s story to expand its focus upon returning for a second installment.
Following the eventfulOld Manseason 1 finale, it sounds like the FX series will continue to examine how personal relationships impact the most high-stakes situations. Former CIA partners Chase and Harold (Lithgow), now a higher-up at the FBI, were supporting Afghanistan rebel leader Faraz Hamzad (Pej Vahdat) three decades ago, but their operation went south. Young Chase (Bill Heck) fell in love with the rebel’s wife, Belour Hamzad (Leem Lubany), andthey ran away to live their own life in the U.S. That life included a daughter, Angela Adams (Shawkat).
Towards the end of season 1, it’s revealed thatFaraz is Angela’s real father.The finale ends with Angela and Faraz (played in the present day by Navid Negahban). The closing episode becomes a question of what Chase, Harold, and Faraz would risk for Angela’s safety and well-being, each of them looking at her as a daughter in some way. But the facts of the situation are complicated since Angela, who is abducted and taken to Faraz, does not know that he is her father. Zoe (Brenneman) also gets drawn in by the dangers of Dan’s life, causing some complications for her.
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As season 2 of FX’s The Old Man draws closer, it must answer questions from season 1 and provide pivotal scenes between characters in the new story.
The update could mean thatThe Old Manplans to move on fairly quickly from season 1’s story to expand its focus upon returning for a second installment. Though it was greeted with a generally warm reception, especially for Bridges' roaring lead performance in the first few episodes, the adaptation often loses the balance between the thrills and the quieter moments. A globe-spanning adventure could provide just the needed change of pace for season 2.
