Shrinking on Apple TV: A Hilarious and Thought-Provoking Look at Grief and Therapy

Shrinking on Apple TV: A Hilarious and Thought-Provoking Look at Grief and Therapy

Shrinking is a new comedy-drama series on Apple TV+ that follows Jimmy, a grieving therapist who starts to break the rules by telling his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge, tumultuous changes to people's lives… including his own. The series is created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, and Brett Goldstein, and stars Segel as Jimmy, Harrison Ford as his mentor, and Jessica Williams as one of his patients. Shrinking has received positive reviews for its performances, writing, humor, and examination of grief. The series begins with Jimmy struggling to cope with the death of his wife. He's withdrawn from his friends and family, and he's not sure how to move on with his life. One day, he has a breakthrough in therapy with a patient named Gaby (Williams). Gaby tells Jimmy that he needs to be more honest with his clients, and that he needs to start living his own life again. Jimmy takes Gaby's advice to heart, and he start…