Fans react as ‘The Old Man’ cancelled by FX: “I’ll miss you, Parwana Hamzad”

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The Old Man, starring Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow, after two seasons, and fans aren’t happy.The thriller series premiered in June 2022, with its second season airing from September this year, and streamed on Disney+.

However, Deadline reported yesterday (December 17) that FX has opted not to renew it for a third season.Fans on social media expressed upset over the news.

One reacted with surprise, writing: “What? This show was stellar and I love the performances in this show,” while another tagged FX, writing: “This sucks, great show, you screwed up.”“So bummed The Old Man got canceled,” said another. “1 of my top series of ’24, 1 of my fave TV performances of ’24.

At least we got a very stylish and very cleverly written series daring to say “Hey, maybe American imperialism is bad, actually,” for a little while.”They continued, referencing a character played by Alia Shawkat, “I’ll miss you, Parwana Hamzad.”Someone else replied: “I’m part of the problem.