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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. [ 2 ]
The Old Man: Created by Robert Levine, Jonathan E. Steinberg. With John Lithgow, Jeff Bridges, Alia Shawkat, Bill Heck. A retired CIA agent is 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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- 2022-06-16
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- Who Is The Old Man (Is It Jeff Bridges Or Someone else)?
- Why Dan and Abbey Fled Afghanistan
- Why Hamzad Had Emily Kidnapped Himself
- Did Emily Always Know That Hamzad Was Her Father?
- Why The Open-Ended Conclusion of The Old Man Season 1 Works
Various Characters Could Be The Titular Old Man
The Old Man, by the most simplistic nature of the title, suggests that it refers to Jeff Bridges' character, Dan Chase. However, it is slowly revealed throughout the season that it's a far more ambiguous title that can be applied to many characters and in many ways. Chase is certainly a literal "old man", but is also The Old Man of Emily/Angela in the patriarchal sense of the word. By contrast, Harper is also a father figure to Emily/Angela, making him The Old Manas well. In The Old Man seaso...
Dan Couldn't Kill Hamzad In Front Of His Daughter
It's revealed in the final two episodes of The Old Man that Abbey (Hiam Abbass) is every bit the counterpart to Hamzad in his fight against the Soviets.After capturing a Russian officer, Abbey is outed as feeding the Russians information against their Afghan adversaries, which is strengthening their position to take over leadership of the country when the Russians leave. Abbey also knows the location of a valuable ore deposit in Panjshir of "untold strategic value"but she keeps it hidden from...
The Warlord Valued Emily Over His Deal With The U.S.
Morgan Bote, the CIA head who trained both Chase and Harper, appears to be the arbiter of everything happening on the U.S. side of things, likely working in conjunction with Hamzad, who is now a very powerful warlord in Afghanistan with some kind of hold over Bote that has yet to be revealed. Bote has Emily/Angela kidnapped by his secret operatives, Mike and Julian, with the help of CIA agent Waters. The deal initially was for Dan Chase to be handed over for the return of Emily/Angela, but Ha...
It's Still Unclear How Much Emily Knew About Her Past
It's revealed by the end ofThe Old Man season 1 that Emily Chase/Angela Adams’s real name Parwana Hamzad, the birth daughter of Farad Hamza.This is the bombshell reveal of the season, and adds a significant amount of weight to "The Old Man" of the show's title, making Emily/Angela/Parwana a far more significant character than initially realized. The Old Man is a show about family, truth, and lies, and this revelation will keep things interesting well into The Old Man season 2. However, given...
The Ambiguous Ending Kept Interest Going
The Old Man season 1 ending left a lot of unanswered questions, but this worked for FX's thriller. No further proof of this is needed than the fact that interest remains strong with the arrival of The Old Man season 2 in 2024, two years after the finale of season 1 arrived. The show was never meant to be a miniseries. It was clear throughout all the first season of The Old Man that the story of Chase, Harper, and Emily was going to be a slow-burning tale with many twists and turns. The ambigu...
- Paul Shirey
Jul 28, 2022 · Teleplay and created for television by Jonathan E. Steinberg & Robert Levine, “The Old Man” is executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Steinberg, Dan Shotz, Levine, Jeff Bridges, David Schiff and Jon Watts, who also directed the first two episodes.
- Paul Shirey
- Jeff Bridges as Dan Chase. Jeff Bridges plays the lead character Dan Chase in The Old Man, a former CIA operative who absconded from the agency and has been living in hiding ever since.
- John Lithgow as Harold Harper. John Lithgow plays Harold Harper in The Old Man, the FBI’s Assistant Director for Counterintelligence, who is assigned to track down Dan Chase due to his unique connection to his target's past.
- Amy Brenneman as Zoe. Amy Brenneman plays Zoe McDonald in The Old Man, a woman who rents a room to Bridges' character and becomes an ally when she discovers the truth about him.
- Alia Shawkat as Angela Adams. Alia Shawkat plays F.B.I. agent Angela Adams, the protégé of Lithgow's Harold Harper who assists in the hunt for Bridges' Dan Chase.
Sep 12, 2024 · Season 1 of FX’s The Old Man saw two of Hollywood’s best actors — Academy Award®-winner Jeff Bridges and Emmy®-winner John Lithgow — engage in a cat and mouse game of foreign espionage and personal demons over seven thrilling episodes.
Sep 14, 2024 · Developed by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine, the ongoing season has Chase and Harper on a quest to save Emily held by Hamzad in Afghanistan. During their journey, Chase and Harper's truck is attacked followed by Omar's betrayal as he turns out to be a Taliban spy.
