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Season 2 – The Old Man

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Dan Chase absconded from the CIA and lives off the grid. 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. The FBI's 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 to survive the day when she learns the truth about her new tenant.

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Kaiya Shunyata

RogerEbert.com

If we lived in a culture that was interested in nurturing longer television seasons, perhaps season two of “The Old Man” could reach new heights. In the end, this season shows a lot of promise but ultimately continues to spiral downhill as it goes on.

Sep 12, 2024

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Tangled and turgid, it makes so many miscalculations that it proves a creaky shell of its former self.

Sep 12, 2024

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Samantha Nelson

AV Club

Still delivers some of the show’s signature brutal fights but not enough satisfying mystery.

Rated: B-

Sep 9, 2024

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Abe Friedtanzer

Awards Buzz

Season two...trades in the distant cat-and-mouse game for a series of intimate conversations and daring survival attempts of unlikely allies discovering new understandings of each other.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 23, 2024

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Rodrigo Perez

The Playlist

Where season two perhaps lacks action, chase sequences, and well-orchestrated set pieces, it adds layers of depth, suspense, and tension that are deeply emotional, with stakes that are the highest they’ve ever been.

Rated: A-

Sep 17, 2024

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Joel Keller

Decider

The strong performances of Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow continue to make The Old Man a must-watch, but it definitely has enough confidence in its ensemble to give us stories without either of them in front of the camera.

Sep 14, 2024

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John D

What happened to this show? I loved season 1. Season one had action and intrigue. Season two is a slow, boring, melodrama mess! All season one Directors are gone for season two. Season two is no longer co-written by Robert Leviney. Well, that explains it. I'm done!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/05/24

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Peter F

Huge drop-off in quality from season 1. I am done after 4 episodes. This show has un-earned my eyeballs. Even the fine talents of Bridges and Lithgow are insufficient to lift season 2 from mediocrity.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/04/24

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Quentin P

I'm enjoying the contest between Lithgow and Bridges, but am I the only one to see that this story came directly from Three Days of the Condor?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/02/24

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Jesse S

First 4 episodes: SLOW and un-intriguing.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/02/24

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Tracy F

I just don't understand the negative reviews. Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow feed off each other and deliver great performances. Character development, dialogue, acting, story line, all of it have me hooked. I've rewatched all 4 episodes released for 2nd season and am rooting for a 3rd season already!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/02/24

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CHRIS D

Stunning drop off between season 1 and 2. A meandering and repetitive dialogue is insulting to both the fine actors and the audience. In addition, having the same cliffhanger (spoiler) for two episodes in a row (from two different character perspectives) was, needless to say, frustrating. It’s almost like the second season was written by an AI whose LLM was not yet trained. Disappointing and unwatchable.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/01/24

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Jeff Bridges

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John Lithgow

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Amy Brenneman

Zoe McDonald

Alia Shawkat

Angela Adams

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Episode 1

Aired Sep 12, 2024

VIII

Dan Chase and Harold Harper are now in Afghanistan; they have to evade the Taliban in order to save Emily.

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Episode 2

Aired Sep 12, 2024

Emily Chase learns of her true identity as the daughter of Faraz Hamzad while outside forces threaten her and her new family.

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Episode 3

Aired Sep 19, 2024

Dan and Emily Chase reunite for the first time in many years and must protect the Hamzad village from the Taliban.

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Episode 4

Aired Sep 26, 2024

Chase and Harper try to convince Morgan Bote to help Emily but when Zoe McDonald resurfaces, they realize the story's much bigger than they thought.

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Episode 5

Aired Oct 3, 2024

XII

Chase, Harper and Zoe take refuge in Harper's house only to receive tragic news.

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Episode 6

Airs Thu Oct 10

XIII

Chase and Zoe must track down Hamzad's lawyer in London; Harper must recruit an unlikely partner.

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Episode 7

Airs Thu Oct 17

XIV

Chase is taken captive by Suleyman Pavlovich as he risks everything to save Zoe; Harper must go to the opposite end of the earth to confront his past.

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Episode 8

Airs Thu Oct 24

Everything is on the line as Zoe must save Chase's life, while Harper's misstep puts him in peril.

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