It’s a grim scene at the beginning of the trailer for “The Old Man,” a CIA revenge thriller starring Jeff Bridges. Bridges, a CIA hitman who thought he was out of the game calls his daughter (Ali Shawkat) says goodbye, says he loves her, and says they’ll never see each other again.
That’s the premise of this long-gestating FX thriller that was delayed by COVID and then once again delayed by Bridges’ 2020/2021 cancer scare. “The Old Man” centers on a CIA assassin who thought he’d left the past behind. But revenge can’t wait forever.
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The series co-stars John Lithgow, and Amy Brenneman, and comes from director and exec-producer Jon Watts (the filmmaker behind Marvel’s “Spider-Man” trilogy)who directed the first two episodes.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Based on the bestselling novel by Thomas Perry, “The Old Man” centers on Dan Chase 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 is called on to hunt him down because of his complicated past with the rogue fugitive. When Chase proves to be more difficult to apprehend than the authorities expected, a highly trained special ops contractor is sent to pursue him as well. While on the run, Chase rents a room from Zoe McDonald who draws on reserves she never knew she had in order to survive the day when she learns the truth about her new tenant.
“The Old Man” premieres June 16 on FX and can be streamed on Hulu. Watch the official trailer below.
5/20/22 Update: a new teaser has arrived.