Shrinking
Brett Goldstein Details ‘Ted Lasso’ Cast White House Visit
When the Ted Lasso cast got invited to visit the White House, Brett Goldstein admitted that despite it being a “privilege” to be there, there was one ongoing issue he had to deal with: He didn’t know what to do with his hands. “It was amazing and it was an honor and it was a […]
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‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Shrinking’ Creator Bill Lawrence: “Everything Goes My Way” (He’s Kidding! Sort Of)
Bill Lawrence has lost count of how many episodes of television he’s made at this point. There were 145 episodes of Spin City, he tallies, and another 182 of Scrubs. Before he co-created Ted Lasso (34 episodes) or Shrinking (10 and counting), he made one season of Clone High, three seasons of Undateable and six […]
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‘Shrinking’ Star Christa Miller Talks Finale Cliffhanger and How Her Real Marriage Inspires Liz’s Arc
[This story contains spoilers for the finale of Apple’s Shrinking, “Closure.”] For Shrinking viewers who want more of Liz and Derek, look no further than Christa Miller. The actress plays Liz in the Apple grief comedy, the helicopter neighbor with a big heart to Jason Segel’s grieving therapist Jimmy. She’s also the series’ music supervisor […]
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‘Shrinking’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple
Apple TV+ is returning to the couch. The iPhone maker and streamer has handed out a second-season renewal for the comedy Shrinking. The series, which hails from Ted Lasso producers Warner Bros. TV, drops its eighth of 10 episodes Friday. “We have loved the engaging, touching and hilarious world of Shrinking since the beginning, and […]
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Harrison Ford: “I Know Who the F*** I Am”
“I try to arrive with an empty mind and an open heart,” says Harrison Ford when asked what he’s thinking as he sits down for the interview. Then he sarcastically challenges: “Shatter my illusions.” The iconic actor, you might have heard, isn’t hugely fond of chatting with the press, particularly when reporters try hard to crawl […]
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How Apple TV’s ‘Shrinking’ Creators Snagged Harrison Ford and Learned From ‘Ted Lasso’
Ten episodes into production of the Apple TV+ grief comedy Shrinking, co-creator Brett Goldstein insists the cast and crew were still asking, “How the fuck is Harrison Ford here?” In truth, Goldstein (aka Roy Kent of Ted Lasso) has often wondered it too, incredulous that the Indiana Jones star agreed to make his comedy debut […]
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Events of the Week: ‘Shrinking,’ ‘The 1619 Project’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Shrinking, The 1619 Project and Freeridge. Fear premiere The cast and crew of the psychological horror film walked the red carpet in Los Angeles on Saturday. Television Academy Foundation’s “The Power of TV: Reshaping […]
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Harrison Ford Talks Taking on Comedy and His Recent Pivot to TV With ‘Shrinking’
After five decades as a movie star, Harrison Ford has started his 2023 out by headlining two new TV series: Yellowstone prequel 1923 and Apple TV+ comedy Shrinking. The latter series, co-created by Jason Segel, Brett Goldstein and Bill Lawrence, follows Segel as a grieving, widowed therapist pushing the ethics of his profession, with Ford […]
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‘Shrinking’ Creators on Harrison Ford, Therapy and ‘The Muppets’
Welcome to the 199th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as […]
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‘Shrinking’ Review: Harrison Ford Keeps Jason Segel’s Wobbly Apple TV+ Dramedy Afloat
The actors lead a series, created by Segel and 'Ted Lasso' alums Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein, about a grieving therapist trying to get his life back on track.
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Next Big Thing: ‘Shrinking’ Star Lukita Maxwell Talks Improv with Harrison Ford, Pursuing Comedy
Lukita Maxwell always wanted to pursue acting but didn’t know it was possible without industry connections. “I thought that actors were just all nepotism babies,” Maxwell says. “If you were born into acting, you were born into royalty, and I couldn’t act because I wasn’t born into a family of actors.” Now, she’s starring alongside […]
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Harrison Ford and Jason Segel Are Therapists on the Emotional Edge in ‘Shrinking’ Trailer
Jason Segel is a spiraling therapist, grieving the loss of his wife, in the official trailer for AppleTV+’s Shrinking. In the nearly three-minute look at the series — written by Segel, Brett Goldstein and Bill Lawrence — the How I Met Your Mother alum breaks all the rules of therapy and begins telling his clients […]
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