{"id":95097,"date":"2025-10-21T16:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/95097\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:38:08","slug":"shrinking-teases-more-romance-and-hijinks-in-season-3-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/95097\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrinking teases more romance and hijinks in season 3 first look"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bill Lawrence is pretty busy these days with new Scrubs, an upcoming HBO comedy with Steve Carrell, a second season of Apple TV\u2019s Bad Monkey, and whatever\u2019s going on with Ted Lasso. But that hasn\u2019t slowed down his other fan-favorite comedy, Shrinking. The series, co-created with Ted\u2018s Brett Goldstein, returns to Apple on January 28. On Tuesday, the streamer shared a first look (below) at the 11-episode third season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The whole Shrinking gang will be back in season three, including a newly recommitted Liz (Christa Miller) and Derek (Ted McGinley) and a similarly loved-up Gaby (Jessica Williams) and boyfriend Derrick (guest star Damon Wayans Jr.). Brian (Michael Urie) and Charlie (Devin Kawaoka) are embarking on their parenting journey, while Jimmy (Jason Segel) continues to navigate his with daughter Alice (Lukita Maxwell). Sean (Luke Tennie) is working on his business, while Paul (Harrison Ford) is working on coming to terms with his Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll have some assistance with that from Michael J. Fox, one of season three\u2019s guest stars. Lawrence has said that Fox isn\u2019t playing himself, but the actor\u2014a Parkinson\u2019s advocate in real life\u2014is playing someone with the disease. Other Shrinking guest stars include The Newsroom\u2018s Jeff Daniels as Jimmy\u2019s dad, and One Day At A Time\u2018s Isabella Gomez as a potential love interest for Sean. Wendie Malick and Cobie Smulders are set to return as guests, while newcomer Candice Bergen will also feature in the season<\/a> in an as-yet undisclosed role. Brett Goldstein will also return as Louis, the man who killed Jimmy\u2019s wife in a drunk driving incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the second season for The A.V. Club, Manuel Betancourt wrote<\/a> that he was worried when the show \u201copted for levity rather than embracing the darker undertones of its central premise,\u201d but ultimately found that the addition of Louis \u201cwas an intriguing gamble that\u2026 paid off quite handsomely.\u201d Shrinking will return with a one-hour premiere episode in January, with new episodes dropping weekly through April 8. You can check out the first look photos below.<\/p>\n

Michael J. Fox to reunite with Bill Lawrence for Shrinking season 3<\/a>Jeff Daniels is playing Jimmy’s dad in the next season of Shrinking<\/a><\/p>\n

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