The Old Man Season 2: Cast, Release Date, and Everything You Need to Know

Not only was The Old Man one of the best new shows of the year, but it was also one of the most popular. The FX on Hulu revenge action-thriller had one of the biggest and best debuts of 2022, breaking records for Hulu and no doubt setting itself up for Emmy success next year (it was released just outside of 2022's eligibility period). We won't be surprised if Jeff Bridges gets a new statue to put on his mantel next to his Oscar.

Bridges stars on The Old Man as Dan Chase, a former CIA operative forced out of hiding when an old adversary comes looking for him for revenge. John Lithgow stars as FBI Assistant Director Harold Harper, an old friend of Dan's who leads the efforts to capture him. With plenty of action and twists, The Old Man is a well-written, well-acted espionage thriller that has us eager for Season 2.

But what will The Old Man Season 2 be about? Who is returning? Will the dogs be back? Here's everything we know about The Old Man Season 2.

The Old Man Season 2 release date

FX ordered a second season of The Old Man on June 27, 2022, shortly after its third episode aired. There's no timetable for a second season, but we're hoping for the series to stay on a yearly track, which would put Season 2's release sometime in the summer of 2023.

What will The Old Man Season 2 be about?

It's almost a certainty that Season 2 will pick up right after the Season 1 finale, when Dan Chase and Harold Harper set out to rescue Angela/Emily (Alia Shawkat) after she was kidnapped by Faraz Hamzad. How can it not? But digging deeper, now that Dan and Harold are finally together, creators Dan Shotz and Jonathan E. Steinberg told Deadline that they are eager to explore more of what happened with Dan and Harold in Afghanistan — could that story be the flashback thread in Season 2? — by seeing the past through their eyes.

You can also bet that Angela/Emily will learn who her real father is quickly. "As a general rule, we never want a character to be too far behind the audience. So that's coming pretty quickly for her," Steinberg told Deadline. 

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Who will be in The Old Man Season 2?

Obviously Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow will be back, and given the way The Old Man Season 1 ended — many stories are still ongoing — most of the main cast will return. However, those who didn't escape the finale alive — bye bye, Agent Raymond Waters (E.J. Bonilla) — almost certainly won't return for Season 2.

Those wondering about Zoe's presence in Season 2 need not fret. Though Dan left her to go after his daughter, Shotz says Zoe and actress Amy Brenneman will "definitely be back," and she has a very exciting story in Season 2. And the big question everyone is asking: Will Dan's Rottweiler dogs return in The Old Man Season 2? Absolutely! "I don't know if The Old Man is a show without the dogs," Shotz said. He gets it.

The Old Man Main Cast

• Jeff Bridges as Dan Chase / Johnny Kohler
• John Lithgow as Harold Harper
• Alia Shawkat as Angela Adams / Emily Chase / Parwana Hamzad
• Amy Brenneman as Zoe McDonald
• Gbenga Akinnagbe as Julian Carson

More shows like The Old Man

After finishing the exhilarating Season 1 finale, you're probably all, "Hey, I want to watch more shows like The Old Man." Ditto. We put together a list of shows featuring ass-kickers, spies, and old men. Here are more shows like The Old Man.

The Old Man Season 1 review

Like you, we were impressed by the first season of The Old Man, especially its throwback feel to the paranoid action thrillers of the 1970s and the lead performances from Bridges and Lithgow. Here's our review.

Where can I watch The Old Man?

The Old Man is an FX series, so it airs on FX and streams on Hulu.