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September 07– September 13, 2024
New friends, ‘Old Man’: Lithgow, Bridges join forces in FX series’ second season
BY DANA SIMPSON
Many things are known to improve with age, and the same can also be said for stars — and new best friends — Jeff Bridges (“The Big Lebowski,” 1998) and John Lithgow (“The Crown”), who can be seen saving the day together in Season 2 of “The Old Man,” premiering Thursday, Sept. 12, on FX. First launched on FX in mid-June 2022, “The Old Man” centers on Bridges’ character, Dan Chase, a former CIA agent and military vet who’s been living life off the government’s radar for the past 30 years. But when a mysterious man arrives on his land and threatens Chase, the titular old man takes matters into his own hands and is eventually forced to leave behind the quiet comforts of home. Now headed into Season 2 — and following many twists in the plot (spoilers ahead) — Bridges returns alongside his nemesis-turned-ally Harold Harper (Lithgow) as they set off in search of Chase’s daughter, Emily (Alia Shawkat, “Search Party”), in Afghanistan. Emily, known throughout Season 1 as FBI Agent Angela Adams, has been kidnapped by Faraz Hamzad (Navid
Negahban, “Homeland”), a “powerful Afghan tribal leader,” and lives in great danger (per FX). “As Chase and Harper fight their way to get to Emily,” the FX description reads, “Hamzad is forced to make decisions that could endanger his family and the village he has led faithfully for a lifetime.” Meanwhile, “Zoe McDonald [Amy Brenneman, “Judging Amy”] makes surprising moves after having been drawn into a new world by Chase,” and “Julian Carson [Gbenga Akinnagbe, “The Taking of Pelham 123,” 2009] is disillusioned by his former role and finds himself at a crossroads with a path he hadn’t imagined for himself” FX continues. But for all the high-stakes action in the series, on-screen partners Bridges and Lithgow have developed a rather wholesome friendship behind the scenes, with both actors preferring to approach their love of the industry from the same perspective, according to a news conference referenced by the Hollywood Reporter.
“There are a lot of actors who say, ‘Please only call me by my character’s name,’ or ‘Let’s not have any contact,’” Bridges said during a Television Critics Association news conference in early July, adding that he and Lithgow are “the opposite of that. Let’s be friends. Let’s get to know each other. Let’s do it quite aggressively!” In fact, the pair’s “bromance” on set only worked in their favor when the writers began plotting the show’s second season, with co-creator Jonathan E. Steinberg (“Black Sails”) admitting, “As much as you guys wanted to work together, we wanted to see you together.” So, the gap between the two characters was narrowed and now they share a common goal of seeing Emily safe again. “The Old Man” is based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Perry and co-created by “Black Sails” partners Steinberg and Robert Levine.
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