36/35
Production was halted in March 2020 due to governmental restrictions
Tale
A retired CIA agent is hunted by both the agency he once worked for and his own nightmares, when an unknown man suddenly visits him after nearly three decades.. During that time, Jeff Bridges was diagnosed then treated for non-Hodgkins lymphoma. After he recuperated, the series went back into production.
Indeed, he is an old man
Bridges referred to the return as going back after a "long weekend" on a podcast in July 2022.. Featured in The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards (2024). In 6 months, Jeff Bridges will turn 73 years old.
But he's back as a beat-up old ex-spy and is perfect for and in this latest complex partIn 4 months, John Lithgow will be 77 years old
His character makes those grunting noises from the effort of arising in the morning, and you also overhear a very sporadic urine stream in the middle of the night. Starting in Peter Bogdanovich's seminal "The Last Picture Show," Bridges continued to build an enviable career out of numerous carefully drawn roles, each one truly unique and most of them more memorable than the last. He was finally awarded his long overdue Best Actor Oscar for "Crazy Heart" a few years ago, and then last year we almost lost him because of CoVID-19.
Also by most narrow definitions, an old man
Is he the obvious villain of this story, or could he actually be the hero? You are never quite sure with a Lithgow character, and this one's no exception.Supporting roles for such long-time pros as Amy Brenneman and Joel Gray are also well written and, of course, superbly well performed. But make no mistake: this miniseries totally belongs to the one and only Jeff Bridges.
Not to be missed
And by extension, to all of us who remain his long-time fans more than a half century later. 9/10.