‘The Old Man’ Stars Jeff Bridges and Alia Shawkat Break Down Season 2’s Final Power Flip, Season 3 Hopes

This finale has been “a long time coming,” executive producer Jonathan E. Steinberg tells TheWrap

The Old Man
Jeff Bridges as Dan Chase, Alia Shawkat as Angela Adams in "The Old Man" (Photo Credit: Byron Cohen/FX)

Warning: The following story contains spoilers from “The Old Man” Season 2, Episode 8.

The second season of FX’s “The Old Man” may have ended on a truly jaw-dropping power flip, but for series developer and executive producer Jonathan E. Steinberg, it was “a long time coming.”

Season 2 revolved around saving Angela/Emily (Alia Shawkat), a goal that required Chase (Jeff Bridges) to team up with his former partner-turned-rival Harper (John Lithgow) to rescue the woman they both see as a daughter. That journey forced them to put their differences aside and travel to Afghanistan. But as Angela/Emily spent more time in the country, she learned that her real father was actually Faraz Hamzad (Navid Negahban).

Kayla Cobb

Kayla is a senior TV writer at TheWrap, covering the business and content of streaming and linear television. Before joining TheWrap in April of 2023, she was the Senior TV Reporter at Decider, the New York Post’s entertainment vertical that focuses on the streaming industry. Kayla is also a member of the Television Critics Association.

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