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The Old Man: Season 2

8 episodes Premiered Sep 12, 2024 Updated Oct 25, 2026

In the second season of The Old Man, former CIA agent Dan Chase and former FBI Assistant Director Harold Harper embark on their most important mission to date. They set out to recover Emily Chase after she is kidnapped by Faraz Hamzad, who is described as a powerful Afghan tribal leader. With all three men claiming Emily as their daughter, she finds herself struggling through a significant identity crisis that carrie

Previously on The Old Man

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Former CIA agent Dan Chase absconded from the agency decades ago and has been living off the grid.
  • ⚡ An assassin arrived to take Chase out, forcing the old operative to learn that ensuring his future requires reconciling his past.
  • ⚡ Dan Chase was flushed out of hiding by the FBI.
  • ⚡ Harold Harper serves as the FBI Assistant Director.
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Season overview

In the second season of The Old Man, former CIA agent Dan Chase and former FBI Assistant Director Harold Harper embark on their most important mission to date. They set out to recover Emily Chase after she is kidnapped by Faraz Hamzad, who is described as a powerful Afghan tribal leader. With all three men claiming Emily as their daughter, she finds herself struggling through a significant identity crisis that carries dire implications for everyone involved.

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Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (5): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S2·E1 Mytharc

VIII

Sep 12, 2024 · 49 min

Now in Afghanistan, Dan Chase and Harold Harper have to evade the Taliban in order to save Emily.

S2·E2 Core

IX

Sep 12, 2024 · 51 min

Emily Chase learns of her true identity as the daughter of Faraz Hamzad while outside forces threaten her and her new family.

S2·E3 Core

X

Sep 19, 2024 · 41 min

Dan and Emily Chase reunite for the first time in many years and must protect the Hamzad village from the Taliban.

S2·E4 Core

XI

Sep 26, 2024 · 44 min

Chase and Harper try to convince Morgan Bote to help Emily, but when Zoe McDonald resurfaces, they realize the story's much bigger than they thought.

S2·E5 Core

XII

Oct 3, 2024 · 43 min

Chase, Harper, and Zoe take refuge in Harper's house only to receive tragic news.

S2·E6 Core

XIII

Oct 10, 2024 · 40 min

Chase and Zoe must track down Hamzad's lawyer in London, while Harper must recruit an unlikely partner.

S2·E7 Mytharc

XIV

Oct 17, 2024 · 48 min

Chase is taken captive by Suleyman Pavlovich as he risks everything to save Zoe. Harper must go to the opposite end of the earth to confront his past.

S2·E8 Mytharc

XV

Oct 24, 2024 · 48 min

Everything is on the line as Zoe must save Chase's life, while Harper's misstep puts him in peril.

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