'The Old Man' Canceled by FX After Two Seasons & Several Shutdowns Along the Way

FX is not moving forward with a season three for the acclaimed series The Old Man.

Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow led the cast of the drama series, which achieved major success after its season one premiere, but suffered from a long gap between its two seasons.

The show was unfortunately hit with several shutdowns along the way. The series originally started production on season one in 2019, but was shut down because of the pandemic. When Bridges was diagnosed with cancer, the show was delayed again.

Season one premiere in June 2022 and was the most-watched FX series debut on Hulu at the time, but season two didn’t premiere until September 2024.

The 2+ year wait for season two was caused by a shut down due to the WGA strike. By the time season two arrived, anticipation had died down and ratings couldn’t reach the season one peaks, according to Deadline.

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