Raquel Laguna/ SUCOPRESS. Actor Jason Segel returns as grieving therapist Jimmy in Shrinking Season 2. The co-creator, writer and executive producer talks in this interview about this new season and about his character. Shrinking follows a grieving therapist (played by Segel) who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge, tumultuous changes to people’s lives … including his own. The series also stars multi-award winner Harrison Ford and was created by Emmy Award winners Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein and Segel. In addition to Segel and Ford, Shrinking stars Emmy Award nominee Christa Miller, Emmy Award nominee Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell and Ted McGinley. Goldstein will appear as a special guest star in season two. Shrinking Season 2, now on Apple TV+.
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00:00comedy, drama, how do you approach this balance,
00:04especially in season two?
00:10I try to play them both as honestly as I know how.
00:14I think that that really is the secret to the show,
00:17is that, and maybe if this makes sense,
00:22we handle the dramatic scenes with some levity,
00:26and we handle the comic scenes very seriously.
00:29And I think that somehow that lands us
00:31at this unique tone you're talking about.
00:36I think dealing with hard stuff is funny,
00:39and I also think people laugh through really sad times,
00:42and so I think that's sort of the witch's brew of our show.
00:46Can you talk a little bit about how it's going to evolve
00:50Jimmy's relationship with his daughter this time?
00:55Yeah, season one, Alice is really taking care of Jimmy
00:58through his breakdown,
01:02when he is unable to be there for her,
01:05and he gets to the other side of that,
01:07and season two is about repairing the damage
01:09he did to that relationship with Alice,
01:11because she has no reason to ever trust him again.
01:14You're also a producer in the show.
01:19What do you enjoy the most
01:21about having this creative control,
01:25be able to tell the things you want to tell?
01:29Yeah, it's a good question.
01:35You know, I've written since I was young,
01:37and I've acted since I was young,
01:39and I've only directed once.
01:43But I just think there's, for me,
01:46the joy is in making stuff.
01:51Joy is in thinking of an idea
01:52and turning it into something real.
01:56So I really like having my fingers
01:57in all the different parts of that.
02:01How do you learn from Jimmy, from your character?
02:05That's a great question.
02:06That's what I'm trying to figure out every time I do a job.
02:12I think very much like this season,
02:16learning to go easier on yourself
02:19and realize that you can't be too hard on yourself
02:23for your own humanity is a lesson that we could all learn.
02:28What's the dynamic working with Harrison Ford on set?
02:32Man, it's just the best.
02:33Like, this guy is so talented and so kind
02:38and has so much experience to share
02:39and is also such a good friend.
02:43I never anticipated this being a chapter of my life,
02:47and it's about the coolest.
02:50And what can fans expect from season two?
02:54I think it's like a turbocharged season one.
02:57It's gotten funnier.
02:58It's gotten deeper.
03:02I think we're all really, we came in on fire
03:05to make it even better than the first season.
03:08Yes, that's correct.
03:10Thank you so much.
03:11Oh, cool.
03:12I love it.
03:13Hey, thank you.
03:14Thank you so much for your time.
03:16I appreciate you.
03:17Bye-bye.
03:18Thanks a lot.