Plot: Jimmy is struggling to grieve the loss of his wife while being a dad, friend, and therapist. He decides to try a new approach with everyone in his path: unfiltered, brutal honesty. Will it make things better-or unleash uproarious chaos?
Season 3 of Shrinking was So Good.
Pros: I felt for all the emotional throughout. Alice successfully got her degree to college. I like jimmy’s journey of moving on in his life. The dialogue was so well written and touchy. I like Micheal J Fox’s character inclusion helping through Paul arc. It deals with birth, death & change. All of the cast did a great job in there roles & this season was more enjoyable to sit through week-to-week.
Cons: This time around I didn’t seen aby issue with this season.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, Brett Goldstein
Starring: Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell, Christa Miller, Harrison Ford & Ted McGinley.
Theme Song Composer: Benjamin Gibbard, Tom Howe
Composer: Tom Howe
Executive producers: Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, Brett Goldstein, Neil Goldman, Jeff Ingold, Liza Katzer, James Ponsoldt, Randall Keenan Winston, Annie Mebane, Rachna Fruchbom, Brian Gallivan, Bill Posley, Ashley Nicole Black
Producer: Kip Kroeger
Cinematographers: Jim Frohna, John Brawley
Editors: James Renfroe, Katie Abel, Missy Hernandez, Peggy Tachdjian, Sarah Lucky
Production companies: 3 Chance Productions, Corporate Mandate, Doozer Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Network: Apple TV
Casts & Characters:
Main
- Jason Segel as Jimmy Laird, a therapist who works at the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center and is grieving the death of his wife
- Jessica Williams as Gaby Evans, a fellow therapist working with Jimmy at the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center
- Luke Tennie as Sean Mitchell, a patient suffering from anger management issues who has sessions with Jimmy
- Michael Urie as Brian Lorenzo, Jimmy’s best friend who is a lawyer
- Lukita Maxwell as Alice Laird, Jimmy’s teenaged daughter with whom he has a strained relationship
- Christa Miller as Liz Bishop, Jimmy’s next-door neighbor who also helps with looking after Alice
- Harrison Ford as Dr. Paul Rhoades, a senior therapist and colleague of Jimmy’s at the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center who has Parkinson’s disease
- Ted McGinley as Derek Bishop (season 2–present; recurring season 1), Liz’s husband
Recurring
- Lilan Bowden as Tia, Jimmy’s wife and Alice’s mother who was killed in a drunk driving accident
- Devin Kawaoka as Charlie, Brian’s fiancé and eventually husband
- Rachel Stubington as Summer, Alice’s best friend at school
- Kenajuan Bentley as Tim, Sean’s estranged father
- Lily Rabe as Meg, Paul’s daughter
- Wendie Malick as Dr. Julie Baram, a neurologist treating Paul’s Parkinson’s disease with whom he begins a romance and eventually marries
- Kimberly Condict as Wally, one of Jimmy’s patients who has obsessive–compulsive disorder
- Mike C. Nelson as Dan, one of Jimmy’s patients
- Jill Knox as Donna, Mark’s wife and one of Gaby’s patients
- Keith Powell as Mark, Donna’s husband and one of Gaby’s patients
- Gavin Lewis as Connor Bishop (season 2; guest seasons 1, 3), a son of neighbors Liz and Derek and friend of Alice
- Neil Flynn as Raymond (season 2–present; guest season 1), one of Paul’s patients
- Trey Santiago-Hudson as Jorge (season 2-present), a veteran who served with Sean and now runs a food truck with him
- Brett Goldstein as Louis Winston (season 2–present), the drunk driver responsible for Tia’s fatal car accident, who ultimately befriends Jimmy and Alice
- Amy Rosoff as Dr. Sykes (season 2, guest season 3), Paul’s new doctor
- Vernee Watson as Phyllis (season 2–present), Gaby’s mother
- Josh Hopkins as Mac (season 2, guest season 3), Liz’s ex-boyfriend who reenters her life
- Damon Wayans Jr. as Derrick #2 (season 2–present), Derek’s friend who hits it off with Gaby[4][3]
- Markus Silbiger as Matthew Bishop (season 3, guest season 2), a son of Liz and Derek’s
- Claudia Sulewski as Ava (season 3, guest season 2), a pregnant mother who interviews Brian and Charlie for adopting her child
- Cobie Smulders as Sofi (season 3, guest season 2), Jimmy’s love interest
Guest
- Miriam Flynn as Pam (season 1; season 3), Jimmy and Liz’s heavily disliked neighbor
- Brian Howe as Kip (season 1; season 3), Brian’s father
- Meredith Hagner as Sarah (season 2–present), Louis’ former fiancée
- Nora Kirkpatrick as Kellie (season 2–present), a nanny hired by Brian and Charlie
- Matt Mitchell as Will Bishop (season 2-present), Liz and Derek’s mature and responsible son
- Michael J. Fox as Gerry (season 3), a Parkinson’s patient Paul meets at the doctor’s office
- Isabella Gomez as Marisol (season 3), Sean’s ex-girlfriend who comes back into his life
- Sherry Cola as Maya (season 3), Gaby’s newest patient
- Samuel Page as Casey (season 3), Sarah’s new boyfriend
- Jeff Daniels as Randy Laird (season 3), Jimmy’s father
- Lisa Gilroy as Kimmy (season 3), a nurse Liz sets Jimmy up with
- Candice Bergen as Constance (season 3), Derek’s mother
- Matt Jones as Nick (season 3), Sofi’s ex-husband
- Meg DeLacy as Peyton (season 3), Will Bishop’s pregnant girlfriend
I highly recommend watching this latest season on A[[le TV.
Rating: 10 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe