The Outdated Man, starring Jeff Bridges, has been canceled by FX. Primarily based on Thomas Perry’s best-selling novel of the identical title, The Outdated Man was developed by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine and premiered in 2022, earlier than returning in 2024 for its second and now ultimate season. In response to Deadline (which first reported the information), manufacturing delays for The Outdated Man considerably impacted viewers curiosity, finally resulting in its cancelation.
The FX thriller follows Bridges’ Dan Chase, a former CIA operative compelled again into motion as he’s hunted by his former group. The Outdated Man additionally stars John Lithgow as former FBI Assistant Director Harold Harper, who has a decades-long historical past with Chase that shifts because the sequence progresses, and Alia Shawkat as FBI Agent Angela Adams, who’s Harper’s apprentice and, as audiences later study, Chase’s long-lost daughter.
Manufacturing points had plagued the present since its first season when filming was initially shut down as a result of Covid-19. Months later, the crew returned to the set, however manufacturing was delayed for a second time after Bridges was identified with non-Hodgkin lymphoma; whereas in therapy, Bridges contracted Covid-19. Manufacturing for the sequence’ first critically lauded season was lastly accomplished when Bridges went into remission a few yr later. Taking pictures the present’s second season was additionally delayed because of the 2023 Hollywood strikes.
Season 2 lastly returned this September, however did not stay as much as the reception its first season loved. Critics referred to as The Outdated Man‘s sophomore season tedious, tangled, and turgid (for reference, The Outdated Man Season 1 boasts a near-perfect 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, whereas its second season rating fell to 64%). When it premiered in 2022, The Outdated Man grew to become the most-watched FX sequence debut on Hulu throughout its opening weekend; it amassed crucial reward and earned a fast Season 2 renewal. The Outdated Man racked up accolades for its first season, together with an Emmy nomination for Bridges and Golden Globes nods for Bridges and Lithgow.
‘The Outdated Man’ Season 3 Would’ve Explored Dan’s Relationship with His Daughter
Simply final month, shortly after the present’s second season concluded, Bridges and Steinberg spoke with The Wrap about their Season 3 hopes. Bridges shared that he had “signed on for 3” and beloved working with the solid and crew of The Outdated Man. He expressed pleasure about “the place the story goes.” Steinberg, on his finish, hinted that Season 3 would navigate the newfound relationship between Bridges’ Chase and Shawkat’s Angela:
“As a lot floor because the story’s lined already, in a manner, the connection between Jeff and Alia’s characters has actually simply began. What I would be excited for in Season 3 is to look at them should occupy the identical house within the story and cope with one another. They do not get to make use of a cellphone as a buffer,” Steinberg stated. “All of us really feel actually good in regards to the story we’re telling and the group that is been constructed.”
It is a disgrace that followers of The Outdated Man will not see the following chapter of Dan Chase’s story, and the way his relationship together with his newly found daughter would unfold. However Bridges continues to be a lot busy, with a number of initiatives within the works, together with subsequent yr’s Tron: Ares, The Carnival on the Finish of Days, the place he’ll star reverse Johnny Depp and Adam Drive, and Grendel, the place he’ll voice the titular character. Each seasons of The Outdated Man can be found to stream on Hulu via the hyperlink under:
Watch The Outdated Man
- Launch Date
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September 19, 2024
- Community
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FX
- Creator(s)
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Robert Levine
, Jonathan E. Steinberg - Solid
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Jeff Bridges
, John Lithgow
, Invoice Heck
, Alia Shawkat
, E.J. Bonilla
, Leem Lubany
, Pej Vahdat
, Gbenga Akinnagbe
, Amy Brenneman
, Hiam Abbass
, Echo Kellum
, Moneer Yaqubi
, Navid Negahban
, Jessica Harper
, Artur Zai Barrera
, Michael Sifain
, Jacqueline Antaramian
, Kenneth Mitchell
, Joel Gray
, Noor Razooky
, Milo Stein
, Andrew Perez
, Sara Seyed
, Rowena King - Administrators
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Greg Yaitanes