Shrinking Season 3 will premiere Wednesady, January 28, with its one-hour first episode on Apple TV, the streamer revealed today.
The following episodes will premiere weekly on Wednesdays through April 8, 2026. The third season of the beloved comedy series will contain 11 episodes and series stars Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, Christa Miller. Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell and Ted McGinley return to reprise their respective roles.
In addition to the ensemble cast, returning guest stars include Goldstein — who made his debut in Season 2 as Louis Winston, Damon Wayans Jr., Wendie Malick and Cobie Smulders, along with new additions Jeff Daniels and Michael J. Fox. Deadline broke the news of Daniels’ casting as Jimmy’s father as well as the news of Fox’s casting, which connects to Ford’s character Paul Rhoades’ Parkinson’s disease.
Created by Goldstein, Segel and Bill Lawrence, Shrinking centers on the life of Jimmy Liard (played by Segel), a grieving therapist who decides to give his clients his honest opinion instead of listening to their feelings and remaining removed from their lives. This strategy, which gets coined “Jimmying” in Season 2, makes significant changes in the lives of his patients, especially that of Sean (Tennie) and Heidi Gardner’s Grace.
After the first season established the extent of Jimmy’s grief as well as the connections he has between coworkers, his daughter Alice (Maxwell), his best friend Brian (Urie) and more, Season 2 focused on forgiveness. Goldstein’s Louis entered the picture as the drunk driver who caused Jimmy’s wife’s death in a car accident, but many other characters had their own forgiveness arcs too. Creator Bill Lawrence told Deadline in a Season 2 post-mortem interview that “moving forward” is the theme for Season 3.
Shrinking is produced for Apple TV by Warner Bros. Television, where Lawrence and Goldstein are under overall deals and Lawrence’s Doozer Productions. Lawrence, Segel, Goldstein, Neil Goldman, James Ponsoldt, Jeff Ingold, Liza Katzer, Randall Winston, Rachna Fruchbom, Brian Gallivan, Ashley Nicole Black and Bill Posley executive produce.
Find more first-look photos from the third season below:
L-R: Jason Segel and Lukita Maxwell in ‘Shrinking’ Season 3 on Apple TV
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L-R: Jessica Williams and Damon Wayans Jr. in ‘Shrinking’ Season 3
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L-R: Ted McGinley and Christa Miller in ‘Shrinking’ Season 3
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L-R: Devin Kawaoka and Michael Urie in Season 3 of ‘Shrinking’
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L-R: Ted McGinley and Luke Tennie in ‘Shrinking’ Season 3
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