5 things you need to know about the FX thriller series starring Jeff Bridges

'The Old Man': 5 things you need to know about the FX thriller series starring Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges is all set to play a CIA man in the upcoming FX drama series,

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'The Old Man'. The thriller is based on the bestselling Thomas Perry novel of the same name.

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The veteran actor is now Dan Chase, a former army intelligence officer living in a small

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town in Vermont with his two dogs for close to 35 years.

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He's MIA after reportedly stealing $20 million during a mission in Libya,

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following which he goes on a run.

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All of a sudden, he finds himself being targeted

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by assassins and his mission is simple— stay alive,

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find out who wants to kill him, and make a getaway.

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