Scripted series · FX
The Old Man
The lines are blurred, the mission is clear.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jeff Bridges
Dan Chase
15 eps
John Lithgow
Harold Harper
15 eps
Alia Shawkat
Emily Chase / Angela Adams
15 eps
E.J. Bonilla
Special Agent Raymond Waters
7 eps
Navid Negahban
Faraz Hamzad
9 eps
Bill Heck
Young Dan Chase
9 eps
Jacqueline Antaramian
Khadija
9 eps
Leem Lubany
Belour Daadfar
8 eps
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Julian Carson
10 eps
Amy Brenneman
Zoe McDonald
15 eps
Pej Vahdat
Young Faraz Hamzad
7 eps
Nelson Franklin
Dr. Howard
1 eps
Herbert Russell
Officer Stevenson
1 eps
Jeff Elam
Officer Richmond
1 eps
Shawna Gentry
Truck Stop Waitress
1 eps
Rich Ting
Agent Lam
1 eps
Mike Mukatis
Muffin Man
1 eps
Dominique Domingo
Restaurant Hostess
1 eps
Juan Francisco Villa
Restaurant Waiter
1 eps
R.C. Ormond
Officer #1
1 eps
Ryan Gray
Roadblock Officer #2
1 eps
Chris Gann
Agent Reynolds
2 eps
Graham Scott Littlefield
Special Agent in Mobile Ops Center
2 eps
Sean Fenton
House Manager
1 eps
Shari Vasseghi
Old Woman #1
1 eps
Jessica Parker Kennedy
Woman on Crutches
2 eps
Tai Bennett
Marty
2 eps
Jennifer Field
FBI Receptionist
2 eps
Jordan Bridges
Zach
2 eps
Kenneth Mitchell
Joe
2 eps
Ethan Rains
Wahid
2 eps
Steven Busby
Russian Sentry #1
1 eps
Brock Pierce
Russian Sentry #2
1 eps
Stephen D'Angelo
Private Security Guy
1 eps
Marcel Bridges
Stuart
2 eps
Timothy Stack
CIA Chief
1 eps
Richard Assad
Baggage Handler
1 eps
Naina Michaud
Flight Attendant
1 eps
Andrew Perez
Young Pavlovich
3 eps
Rade Šerbedžija
Suleyman Pavlovich
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Old Man actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Old Man reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Dan Chase absconded from the CIA decades ago and now 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 run
Seasons
2 seasons · 15 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20227 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S01E02 II
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20248 episodes
6.6IMDbIn Season 2, former CIA agent Dan Chase and former FBI Assistant Director Harold Harper set off on their most important mission to date --- to recover Emily Chase after she is kidnapped by Faraz Hamzad, a powerful Afghan tribal leader. With all three men claiming her as their daughter, Emily finds herself in an identity crisis that has dire implications.
Best episode · S02E03 X
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
II
Chase finds a temporary hideout, but Harold Harper and the authorities are still after him.
- Directed by Jon Watts
- Written by Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine
S01E03
III
Forced to flee, Chase finally tells Zoe the truth about his past, but it might be too late.
- Directed by Greg Yaitanes
- Written by Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine
S02E03
X
Dan and Emily Chase reunite for the first time in many years and must protect the Hamzad village from the Taliban.
- Directed by Steve Boyum
S01E01
I
When Dan Chase's past catches up to him, he must flee the town he's called home for three decades.
- Directed by Jon Watts
S01E06
VI
Chase and Zoe enter the lion's den. As Harper ends one partnership, another begins.
- Directed by Jet Wilkinson
- Written by Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine
S01E04
IV
Both Chase and Harper try to move forward with their plans, but their choices backfire.
- Directed by Greg Yaitanes
- Written by Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jonathan E. Steinberg
Showrunner
Robert Levine
Creator
- Photo unavailable
Craig Silverstein
Executive producer
Warren Littlefield
Executive producer
Jon Watts
Executive producer
Jeff Bridges
Executive producer
Dan Shotz
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Graham Scott Littlefield
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Ann Johnson
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
David L. Schiff
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Craig SilversteinExecutive Producer
- Warren LittlefieldExecutive Producer
- Judd ReaProducer
- Jon WattsExecutive Producer
- Jeff BridgesExecutive Producer
- Dan ShotzExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jonathan E. SteinbergWriter
- Robert LevineWriter
Direction
- Jason EnslerDirector
- Jon WattsDirector
- Benjamin SemanoffDirector
- Lukas EttlinDirector
- Uta BriesewitzDirector
- Zetna FuentesDirector
Cinematography
- Jules O'LoughlinDirector of Photography
- Dan StoloffDirector of Photography
- Sean PorterDirector of Photography
- Armando SalasDirector of Photography
Music
- Patrick WarrenOriginal Music Composer
- T Bone BurnettOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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