Julian Carson ( Gbenga Akkinagbe) plays an assassin-for-hire that Harper enlists to hunt down Chase. There are also changes to seemingly minor characters in the story. Not only is the dynamic between Chase and his pursuers changed, but we also get more depth of character from Chase through how he copes with the death of said love interest. The choice to change stolen money to a love interest, portrayed by Hiam Abbass, makes the show much more compelling. In either case, the foreign warlord character has deep ties to the United States military and intelligence community that allows him to set the events of the novel in motion.

The intelligence apparatus is after Chase because someone has close ties to Hamzad and is pulling favors for him. In the series, he goes into hiding because he has pissed off the Afghan warlord Hamzad by, apparently, stealing his wife from him. Though he tries to return it, the US government would rather arrest and question him. In the novel, Chase is on the run because he absconded from Libya with $20 million that he thought was about to get misused by Hamzah. Since the novel is a work of pulp fiction, it makes sense that an adaptation fleshed it out rather than cut it short, as tends to happen with film versions of great books. Things get more interesting in the details that were changed, and most of the changes the show has made so far have been for the better, something that is sadly untrue of many adaptations. This article should serve as a reference to quickly understand why it feels like you are remembering two conflicting details from the same story by highlighting all the differences The Old Man took on as it moved from page to screen. People who have read the book and are watching the show might get confused because of how closely the two parallel each other with different details. That said, there are already notable differences from the novel.

How his murky past finally catches up to him has yet to play out in the show, still only halfway through its first season. He is a veteran who has burnt some bridges and finds himself on the lam rather than in retirement. Both the book and television versions of The Old Man follow the story of Dan Chase, or an aging man with the alias Dan Chase, depicted in the show through a stunning performance by Jeff Bridges. Steinberg, has plenty of experience creating adaptations, with works like Black Sails and Human Target. Editor's Note: The following contains The Old Man spoilers.FX's The Old Manis the television adaptation of Thomas Perry's novel of the same name.

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