“This is a warning: the next time, you’re not going to see it coming,” Jeff Bridges says in the new trailer for FX’s “The Old Man.” If you’re unfamiliar with this series, you should get acquainted with it immediately—it was one of the best prestige series of the last few years. Developed by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine with key episodes directed by Jon Watts (Sony‘s “Spider-Man” trilogy), also an executive producer, “The Old Man” debuted in the summer of 2022. The thriller centered on a retired CIA agent (Bridges) living off the grid in anonymity. But he becomes hunted by both the agency he once worked for and his own nightmares when an unknown man suddenly visits him after nearly three decades.
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“The Old Man” was taut, gripping and super compelling, bolstered by a top-shelf cast including John Lithgow, Alia Shawkat, Hiam Abbass, Gbenga Akinnagbe Amy Brenneman, Navid Negahban, Jacqueline Antaramian, E. J. Bonilla, Bill Heck, and Leem Lubany (read our season one review here).
Directors on season two include Jet Wilkinson (who directed in the last season and seemingly bumped to lead director), Steve Boyum, Uta Briesewitz, Jason Ensler, and Ben Semanoff.
While “The Old Man” was seven seasons initially, episode two expands to eight eps total.
Here’s the season two synopsis:
In Season 2 of FX’s The Old Man, former CIA agent “Dan Chase” (Jeff Bridges) and former FBI Assistant Director “Harold Harper” (John Lithgow) set off on their most important mission to date — to recover “Emily Chase” (Alia Shawkat) after she is kidnapped by “Faraz Hamzad” (Navid Negahban), a powerful Afghan tribal leader. With all three men claiming her as their daughter, Emily finds herself in an identity crisis that has dire implications. As Chase and Harper fight their way to get to Emily, Hamzad is forced to make decisions that could endanger his family and the village he has led faithfully for a lifetime. “Khadija” (Jacqueline Antaramian), Hamzad’s sister and trusted advisor, is concerned about the path her brother has taken and what it will cost them. As the stakes get higher and more secrets are uncovered, “Zoe McDonald” (Amy Brenneman) makes surprising moves after having been drawn into a new world by Chase. Meanwhile, “Julian Carson” (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is disillusioned by his former role and finds himself at a crossroads with a path he hadn’t imagined for himself.
“The Old Man” Season 2 debuts on FX on September 12. You can watch the teaser below.