Shrinking
"Moving forward, together."
Overview
Jimmy is struggling to grieve the loss of his wife while being a dad, friend, and therapist. He decides to try a new approach with everyone in his path: unfiltered, brutal honesty. Will it make things better—or unleash uproarious chaos?
Shrinking navigates the messy intersection of grief and therapy by swapping professional boundaries for unfiltered candor. As Jimmy attempts to handle the death of his wife, he injects his psychologist training with brutal honesty that ripples through his relationships with his daughter, friends, and patients. The series leans into the discomfort of sudden, radical transparency, showing how sincerity can act as a catalyst for both healing and professional catastrophe.
The show balances the weight of loss with the observational humor of a workplace comedy. Harrison Ford provides a steady, grounded presence as a mentor figure who manages the clinical side of the practice while wrestling with his own aging. By focusing on the awkward, earnest moments between these people moving through trauma, the narrative remains consistently human. It treats the process of mourning as a shifting condition rather than a problem to be solved, keeping the tone light without ignoring the underlying pain of long-term grief.
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- First Aired
- January 26, 2023
- Status
- Returning Series
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 608