Underplayed Gems

Shrinking (2023)

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Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Length
3 seasons, 33 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 656 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A grieving therapist starts breaking the rules by getting too involved in his patients' problems. The show follows him and his colleagues as they navigate personal struggles and messy relationships.

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What happens

Shrinking is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, and Brett Goldstein. The series stars Segel as a grieving therapist who decides to become drastically more involved in his patients' lives. Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, Michael Urie, Luke Tennie, Lukita Maxwell, and Ted McGinley also star. The series premiered on January 27, 2023, on Apple TV+. It has received positive reviews, with praise for its performances, writing, humor, and examination of grief. It was renewed for a second season in March 2023. The second season premiered on October 16, 2024. In the same month, the series was renewed for an 11-episode third season, which premiered on Apple TV on January 28, 2026. Shrinking was renewed for a fourth season in January 2026. The first season received two nominations at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Segel and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Williams. Ford received nominations at the Critics' Choice Awards and the TCA Awards for his performance, along with nominations for the series itself. For its second season, the series was recognized as one of the top ten television programs of the year by the American Film Institute. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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