Everything We Know About ‘Shrinking’ Season 2 So Far
Apple TV+’s Shrinking starring Jason Segel, Harrison Ford and Jessica Williams returns mid-October for all feelings, big and small.
The Bill-Lawrence-created show was renewed for another installment before Season 1 aired all of its episodes in 2023. Some changes, including the addition of a guest star, will spice up Season 2 after Season 1 ended with a sense of closure, but also more threads to follow.
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For everything we know about Shrinking Season 2, read on.
When does Shrinking Season 2 come out?
The second season of the dramedy series premieres Wednesday, Oct. 16 with two episodes.
Who is in Shrinking Season 2?
Returning stars include Jason Segel, who plays grieving widower Jimmy Laird, Harrison Ford as Jimmy’s boss and mentor Paul, Jessica Williams as their coworker Gaby, Michael Urie as Jimmy’s best friend Brian, Luke Tennie as one of Jimmy’s clients Sean, Lukita Maxwell as Jimmy’s daughter Alice, Christa Miller as Jimmy and Alice’s neighbor and Ted McGinley as Liz’s husband Derek.
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As Deadline previously reported, Ted Lasso alum Brett Goldstein, who serves as co-executive producer of the series, will guest star in Season 2 in a top-secret role.
Is there a trailer for Shrinking Season 2?
Yes, the trailer arrived in September.
Who else is behind Shrinking?
Ted Lasso and Bad Monkey creator Bill Lawrence co-executive produce the series with Goldstein and Segel. Goldstein and Lawrence have deals with Warner Bros. Television, which also produced Lawrence’sTed Lasso and Bad Monkey.
Neil Goldman, James Ponsoldt, Randall Winston, Jeff Ingold, Liza Katzer, Rachna Fruchbom, Brian Gallivan and Annie Mebane also serve as executive producers.
What happened in Season 1 of Shrinking?
Season 1 of the dramedy show introduced Jimmy as a grieving widower who has just lost his wife. He is also a therapist, but one day he gets sick of compassion and empathy as his normal way of treating patients and starts to meddle in their personal lives more. Paul, his boss and mentor who has Parkinson’s disease, tries to warn Jimmy not to do this, but Jimmy doesn’t exactly listen. Jimmy also works to get in a better relationship with his daughter, Alice, a high schooler who loves to play soccer. Jimmy took in one of his patients Sean (Luke Tennie), whose parents asked him to move out because he kept getting in fights and going to jail. Paul and Jimmy’s coworker Gaby (Jessica Williams) got a divorce, and she and Jimmy started sleeping together at the end of Season 1. Jimmy also rekindled his friendship with Brian (Michael Urie) last season ahead of Brian’s wedding to Charlie (Devin Kawaoka).
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Will there be more seasons of Shrinking?
Yes! The show received a Season 3 renewal a day after its early premiere.
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