Narrative
A retired CIA agent is pursued by both the agency he once worked for and his own nightmares when an unknown man suddenly visits him after nearly three decades. Production was halted in March 2020 due to government restrictions. At the time, Jeff Bridges was diagnosed with and subsequently treated for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. After he recovered, the series went back into production. Bridges referred to the return as coming back from a “long weekend” on a podcast in July 2022. Appeared at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards (2024). Some really good stuff: acting, cinematography, premise, atmosphere, etc. The problem is that when it comes to a spy thriller, you need flair, but The Old Man has too many plot holes. When super spies act like they’re untrained, you don’t have a spy thriller anymore. This is an action movie, at best.