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The Old Man is a FX drama series based on Thomas Perry’s bestselling book, and it’s a hit!

The show premiered in June 2023 on Hulu, and was the most-watched cable series premiere since January 2021, and was the most-watched FX series debut on Hulu in its opening weekend. By the end of the same month, the show was renewed for a second season.

The series follows Dan Chase, played by Jeff Bridges, 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.

Although the Hollywood strikes caused a delay in production on the second season, the show is still set to move forward with Season 2, and we know several stars expected to return.

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The Old Man is coming back!

The FX drama series, based on Thomas Perry’s bestselling book, launched in June 22 on Hulu, and was the most-watched cable series premiere since January 2021, and was the most-watched FX series debut on Hulu in its opening weekend. By June of that year, the show was renewed for a second season.

The series follows Dan Chase, played by Bridges, 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.

Although the Hollywood strikes caused a delay in production on the second season, the show is still set to move forward with Season 2, and we know several stars expected to return.

Click through to see who is expected back for Season 2 of The Old Man…

The trailer for Cynthia Erivo‘s new movie has been released.

The 36-year-old Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner stars alongside Alia Shawkwat in the movie Drift directed by Anthony Chen. Along with starring in the movie, Cynthia also serves as a producer.

Based on the book A Marker To Measure Drift by Alexander Maksik, Drift follows Jacqueline (Erivo), a young refugee, who lands alone and penniless on a Greek island, where she tries first to survive and then to cope with her past. While gathering her strength, she begins a friendship with a rootless tour-guide (Shawkat) and together they find the resilience to forge ahead.

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Alia Shawkat is now a mom!

The 34-year-old Arrested Development alum has given birth to her first child.

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Alia Shawkat is stepping out for the day.

The 34-year-old actress, best known for her roles in Arrested Development and Search Party, headed back to her car after picking up a juice, coffee, and lunch to go from a local restaurant on Monday afternoon (May 22) in Los Feliz, Calif.

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For her outing, Alia wore a red jacket over a black bodysuit.

The following day, Alia wore a loosely buttoned shirt and jeans as she stepped out on a coffee run.

Back in October, it was announced that Alia will be joining the cast of Apple TV+’s hit show Severance for season two! Check out the seven other stars that also joined the cast.

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Severance Season 2 is coming, and the cast list is getting larger by the day!

Several stars are joining the ensemble for the hit Apple TV+ series, which is set to return with Season 2 soon.

The show follows Mark, an employee of Lumon Industries who agrees to a “severance” program in which his non-work memories are separated from his work memories.

Production is currently underway on the sophomore season of the show.

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Jeff Bridges stands tall above his two canine co-stars, Freya and Cain, at the premiere of their new FX on Hulu series, The Old Man, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Wednesday night (June 8) in Los Angeles.

Freya and Cain had quite a fun time on the red carpet where they had their pictures taken just after running up and down the walkway.

Series stars John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman, E.J. Bonilla, Alia Shawkat, Kenneth Mitchell, Pej Vahdat, Gbenga Akinnagbe, and Bill Heck were also seen at the premiere with series director Jon Watts, executive producers Dan Shotz, Robert Levine, and Warren Littlefield, and EP/writer Jonathan E. Steinberg.

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.

The Old Man will debut on June 16 on FX. You can stream the series on Hulu.

Jeff actually filmed much of the show while going through cancer treatments.

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