The Old Man has reportedly been cancelled after its second season, in spite of it becoming the most-watched FX series debut on Hulu in its opening weekend.
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According to reports in Deadline, the show has not been renewed by FX for a third run. FX is yet to publicly comment on the news.
The series, which is based on Thomas Perry's best-selling novel of the same name, stars the likes of Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow, and has received three Critics Choice TV nominations: Best Drama Series, Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Bridges and Best Supporting Actor for Lithgow.
Jeff Bridges. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Alongside Lithgow and Bridges, the series also stars Alia Shawkat, Navid Negahban, Jacqueline Antaramian, Amy Brenneman and Gbenga Akinnagbe.
Season 2 saw CIA agent Dan Chase and ex-FBI Assistant Director Harold Harper focused on their "most important mission to date": the kidnapping of Emily Chase by Afghan tribal leader Faraz Hamzad.
Prior to the release of season 2, co-creator Jonathan E Steinberg said at the Television Critics Association summer press tour (via The Hollywood Reporter) that the ending may not wrap up neatly.
"I have thought about a number of different ways that it could end," said Steinberg.
"I don't believe in asking a story to try and outlive its shelf life. But I don’t feel that about this show. I feel like it still has a lot of things to say."
Katelyn Mensah is the Entertainment and Factual Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
