{"id":16608,"date":"2019-07-25T12:10:39","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T19:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?p=16608"},"modified":"2019-07-26T10:13:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T17:13:15","slug":"oscar-winner-jeff-bridges-returns-tv-fx-drama-old-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2019\/07\/25\/oscar-winner-jeff-bridges-returns-tv-fx-drama-old-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Winner Jeff Bridges Returns to TV In FX Drama \u2018The Old Man\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cJeff Bridges is an iconic, extraordinary actor and to have him as the star of this series is an incredible moment for FX,\u201d said Grad. \u201cJon Steinberg and Robert Levine have delivered an amazing pilot script and Jeff is perfect for the role of Dan Chase. We\u2019re also happy to be working with Warren Littlefield, with whom we\u2019ve had such a terrific partnership on\u00a0<em>Fargo<\/em>, along with our partners at Fox 21.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"amzn-assoc-ad-31b1ecc5-3cde-41ba-ad20-218c6e048469\"><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US&#038;adInstanceId=31b1ecc5-3cde-41ba-ad20-218c6e048469\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Jeff Bridges\u00a0is returning to series television for the first time in over 50 years with\u00a0FX drama\u00a0<em>The Old Man.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Big Lebowski\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0Bad Times at the El Royale<\/em>\u00a0star will play a retired CIA officer in the series, which is written by\u00a0<em>Black Sails<\/em>\u00a0co-creators\u00a0Jon Steinberg\u00a0and\u00a0Robert Levine.<\/p>\n<p>The series, which is based on the eponymous novel written by Thomas Perry, centers on Dan Chase, played by Bridges, who absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid since.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p>While Bridges starred in a handful of television movies and one-offs in the 1970s and 1980s, his last roles on a series television was on<em>\u00a0The Lloyd Bridges Show<\/em>\u00a0in 1963 and\u00a0<em>Sea Hunt.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"amzn-assoc-ad-ffb69df6-e60f-42cf-bd36-c669d6316089\"><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US&#038;adInstanceId=ffb69df6-e60f-42cf-bd36-c669d6316089\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Find the full story here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"G0SyhhzpNi\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2019\/07\/jeff-bridges-to-star-as-retired-cia-officer-in-fx-drama-the-old-man-from-black-sails-co-creators-jon-steinberg-robert-levine-1202653849\/\">Jeff Bridges To Star As Retired CIA Officer In FX Drama &#8216;The Old Man&#8217; From &#8216;Black Sails&#8217; Co-Creators Jon Steinberg &amp; Robert Levine<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Jeff Bridges To Star As Retired CIA Officer In FX Drama &#8216;The Old Man&#8217; From &#8216;Black Sails&#8217; Co-Creators Jon Steinberg &amp; Robert Levine&#8221; &#8212; Deadline\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2019\/07\/jeff-bridges-to-star-as-retired-cia-officer-in-fx-drama-the-old-man-from-black-sails-co-creators-jon-steinberg-robert-levine-1202653849\/embed\/#?secret=1eF9MRa7Pw#?secret=G0SyhhzpNi\" data-secret=\"G0SyhhzpNi\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cJeff Bridges is an iconic, extraordinary actor and to have him as the star of this series is an incredible moment for FX,\u201d said Grad. \u201cJon Steinberg and Robert Levine have delivered an amazing pilot script and Jeff is perfect for the role of Dan Chase. 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