FX has canceled its drama series The Old Man after two seasons.
The series, starring Jeff Bridges as a retired CIA operative pressed back into action, performed well in its first season in 2022 and earned two Emmy nominations, for Bridges’ lead performance and cinematography.
Production on season two stopped during last year’s dual labor strikes, leading to a gap of more than two years between seasons — not unusual for a streaming series but hard to overcome for a show that originates on a linear channel, as The Old Man did on FX. The cancellation comes about eight weeks after season two aired its finale in late October.
FX declined comment.
The second — and now final — season is up for three Critics Choice Awards in January: best drama series, best actor in a drama for Bridges and best supporting actor in a drama for John Lithgow.
Along with Bridges and Lithgow, the season two cast includes Alia Shawkat, Amy Brenneman, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Navid Negahban and Jacqueline Antaramian.
Based on a novel by Thomas Perry, The Old Man is produced by 20th Television and The Littlefield Company. Jonathan Steinberg and Robert Levine created the show and executive produced with Warren Littlefield, Dan Shotz, Bridges, David Schiff and Jon Watts.
Deadline first reported the news.
