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Tale
A retired CIA agent is hunted by both the agency he once worked for and his own nightmares when he is unexpectedly visited by an unknown man after nearly three decades. Production was stopped in 2020. in March due to government restrictions. During this time, Jeff Bridges was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and subsequently received treatment. After he recovered, the series went back into production. Bridges called the return a return after a "long weekend" in 2022 in July on the podcast. Presented at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards (2024). Some really good stuff: acting, cinematography, premise, atmosphere, etc. The problem is that when it comes to an espionage thriller, you need cleverness, but The Old Man has too many plot holes. When super spies act like they haven’t been trained, you don’t have a spy thriller. It’s an action movie at its best.