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Shrinking Trivia | 30 facts about the comedy series

“Shrinking” is a comedy-dram television series starring Jason Segel and Harrison Ford.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the Apple TV+ series.

Shrinking is an American comedy-drama television series
The series was 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 the lives of his patients
Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, Michael Urie, Luke Tennie and Lukita Maxwell 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 first season received two nominations the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards
These were for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Segel and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Williams
A therapist, Jimmy Laird, dealing with severe grief after the death of his wife, begins to breach ethical barriers by telling his patients what he really thinks
Resulting in massive changes to his and their lives
It was announced in October 2021 that Apple TV+ had ordered a ten-episode season for the series, which would star Jason Segel, who co-created alongside Brett Goldstein and Bill Lawrence
In April 2022, Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, Michael Urie, Luke Tennie, and Lukita Maxwell joined the cast, with James Ponsoldt joining the production as a director and executive producer
As revealed in a 2023 interview with James Hibberd of The Hollywood Reporter, Ford took up the offer to play Dr. Paul Rhoades despite mentioning years ago in 2002 that he works only once a year
Citing the COVID-19 pandemic and his commitments to the titular role of the long-delayed Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as one of the reasons he had done not much work as he wished and wanted to try on new things
Similarly to his role in 1923, Ford accepted the role despite there not being a script at the time
Trusting that Segel, Goldstein, Lawrence and Brian Gallivan would deliver him a good script
Production began in April 2022
The series was released on January 27, 2023, with the first two episodes premiering together
The rest releasing on a weekly basis.[8] It has a total of ten episodes in the first season
The series theme song “Frightening Fishes” was written by Ben Gibbard and Tom Howe
In March 2023, Apple TV+ renewed the series for a second season
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 82% approval rating
With an average rating of 7.3/10
Based on 83 critic reviews
The website’s critics consensus reads, “Shrinking has darker ideas on its mind than its earnest approach can often translate, but Jason Segel and Harrison Ford’s sparkling turns make these characters worth close analysis”
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 68 out of 100
Based on 33 critics
Indicating “generally favorable reviews”