The cast of Apple TV+’s hit comedy series Shrinking gathered in Hollywood for a packed Deadline x Apple TV+ Shrinking FYC Event to discuss why the show has hit a nerve, and is even getting better in Season 2.
Jason Segel and Brett Goldstein, who also executive produce and are co-creators of the show (along with Bill Lawrence), joined a panel for SAG-AFTRA members at Harmony Gold that included series co-stars Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, Lukita Maxwell, Luke Tennie and Ted McGinley.
You can watch the conversation here. Segel started it off by explaining how he got involved behind the scenes as well as getting the role of Jimmy, a therapist who probably has more problems than all of his patients. ‘Well, I got very, very lucky on this one.
I had known Bill a little bit, and he had called me a couple years before Shrinking and said, like, we should try to do a show together, which is a really exciting call to get Bill, the best at what he does, and and we, like, shared a few ideas back and forth, but nothing really stuck,” he said. “And then he texted me at one point and said, ‘Hey, I think, I think we have an idea.
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