FX is set to launch the new dramatic series The Old Man on June 16, 2022 starring Oscar winner Jeff Bridges (Crazy Hearts). So, what’s it about? The series is based on Edgar Award–winning author Thomas Perry’s bestselling novel which was published in 2017 and follows Dan Chase (Bridges), a man with an interesting past who’s spent three decades attempting to keep a low profile and not attract the attention of the American government.
The series will kick off with the June 16th release of the first two episodes on FX and Hulu. Additional new episodes will arrive on subsequent Thursdays.
Joining Bridges in the seven-episode season are Alia Shawkat, John Lithgow, E.J. Bonilla, Gbenga Akinnagbe, and Amy Brenneman. Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine created the series, wrote, and executive produced. Jeff Bridges, Warren Littlefield, Dan Shotz, David Schiff, and Jon Watts also executive produced. Watts directed the first two episodes.
The Plot: The Old Man centers on Dan Chase (Bridges) who absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid since. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.
With Dan Chase flushed out of hiding, the FBI’s Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Harold Harper (Lithgow) is called on to hunt him down because of his complicated past with the rogue fugitive. Working alongside Harper is his protégé Angela Adams (Shawkat) and CIA Special Agent Raymond Waters (Bonilla). When Chase proves to be more difficult to apprehend than the authorities expected, Julian Carson (Akinnagbe), a highly trained special ops contractor, is sent to pursue him as well. While on the run, Chase rents a room from Zoe McDonald (Brenneman) who draws on reserves she never knew she had in order to survive the day when she learns the truth about her new tenant.