Get ready to stock up on tissues because Shrinking Season 3 is confirmed. I’m sure months later, after the finale of Shrinking Season 2, we’re all still reeling from the emotions we went through – heck, some of us are still crying after Harrison Ford’s speech in the finale.
But now, we begin the long wait for Season 3 of Shrinking to arrive on our Apple TV+ accounts. But who is going to star in this new season? And what is it going to be about? Here is what we know so far and what you can expect with the next season of Shrinking.
When Is The Shrinking Season 3 Premiere Date?
At the time of updating this in June 2025, there is no set premiere date for Shrinking Season 3. However, we can at least theorize. Shrinking has been consistent in its release schedule so far, with the first season coming out in 2023 and the second coming out this year in 2024.
So, with that track record, I’d say that the third season is expected to come out as part of the 2025 TV schedule.
Honestly, that would be a blessing in this day and age. There are so many fantastic streaming shows out there, but many of them take years to produce seasons. Bridgerton Season 4 on Netflix will probably be released in 2026. Stranger Things Season 5 will be released later this year after such a long wait.
Even so, Apple TV+ has always been pretty consistent with its productions, so I'm hoping it’s safe to expect Shrinking to return this year.
The Shrinking Season 3 Cast
In terms of who from the Shrinking cast is coming back, we know from Apple that several stars are confirmed to return. These include:
- Jason Segel as Jimmy Laird
- Jessica Williams as Gaby
- Luke Tennie as Sean
- Michael Urie as Brian
- Lukita Maxwell as Alice
- Christa Miller as Liz
- Harrison Ford as Dr. Paul Rhoades
- Ted McGinley as Derek
Bill Lawrence Also Wants Louis To Return
Another character that became a big part of Season 2 of the show was Louie, the drunk driver who killed Jimmy’s wife and Alice’s mom. Played by co-creator Brett Goldstein (who is also known from the Ted Lasso cast), we got to see into Louie’s mind and really get to know him – and ended up loving him way more.
Yes, Brett Goldstein’s character broke my heart, and I was very worried about him in the Shrinking finale, but he pulled through. And recently, in an interview with The L.A. Times in December 2024, co-creator Bill Lawrence said that they’d like to have Louie be a part of Season 3:
I think the audience would feel cheated if that were not the case. Obviously, Brett’s got tons of s— he’s working on, but he is so good in the show this year, so the idea of getting to show how he [Louis] moves forward interests us. Don’t forget, we pitched this show where the first year is about grief, second year is about forgiveness, [the] third year is about moving forward. It would be weird to not include his character as part of that.
New Additions To The Cast
We also know about a few new cast members that have popped up for Shrinking Season 3.
First off, we know from Variety that Sherry Cola and Isabella Gomez will appear in recurring roles.
Then, from Deadline, we know that comedy star Jeff Daniels will appear in Shrinking Season 3 as Jimmy’s father. Already I’m excited to see where this goes!
More major news came not that long after when Deadline confirmed that Michael J. Fox would make his return to acting for Shrinking Season 3, which is amazing news.
And lastly, Variety reported that Candice Bergen will have a role in Season 3 as well.
So many amazing guest stars – and we’re forced to just sit back and wait for news. I’m crying over here.
What Shrinking Season 3 Is About
While Shrinking Season 2 has come to an end, there are a few things that we know about the following season. Here is what you can expect:
Season 3 Will Be All About “Moving Forward”
Every season of Shrinking has had a theme, and thankfully, Jason Segel has given us an idea of what the next season will be about in an interview with Variety in December 2024 – “moving forward:”
I’m allowed to say our words for Season 3 are ‘moving forward.’ So that’s all we really know so far. Season 1 was grief, Season 2 was forgiveness, and Season 3 is moving forward.
Paul’s Disease Will Play A Much Bigger Role In Season 3
Something else that’s a big thing with Shrinking is that Paul’s Parkinson’s disease has gotten steadily worse, and right now the drugs are not working for him. In that interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Lawrence said that how Paul learns to deal with this is going to be a big part of his “moving forward” moment and how he’s learning how to accept help from others:
We knew that for this kind of three-season story, and we’re still hoping to tell another three-season story with this group, that we wanted to end with showing what that means, and having hopefully gotten Paul to a place in his life that if he’s going to navigate it, he’s going to navigate it not on an island but with the people around him, and so it’s gonna be a huge part of next year.
Personally, that makes me wonder so much about what is going to happen with his character – especially with the introduction of Fox and Bergen’s characters. In an interview with TV Line in June 2025, Bill Lawrence said that Ford is sharing scenes with these two actors, talking about Fox in the show:
He’s one of the greatest people I’ve ever met, he’s one of my mentors — and man, what an inspiring dude the way that he is living his life, so to get to work with him….I didn’t expect to have career highlights at this point in my career, and I was on set about 10 days ago watching Harrison Ford, Mike Fox and Candice Bergen — oops, spoiler! — acting together. For me, that was my childhood.
Michael J. Fox actually has Parkinson’s disease in real life – which is what led to him retiring acting late in his life. It would actually be extremely fitting for him to be a part of Ford’s storyline, but I’m so interested to see how Bergman ties into this as well.
Season 3 Might Be The Last Season
Something else that is good to know is that Season 3 of Shrinking might be the last season. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in December 2024, Bill Lawrence admitted that Season 3 of the series will most likely be the end:
I think that this story is over in three seasons. Because if we started the fourth season with Jason Segel going, 'I’m still so sad about my wife dying, and I really messed up with my daughter,' people would be like [contorts face into a look of agony].
Essentially, he’s saying that he thinks the story will be over because at that point, everyone would be annoyed that Jimmy is still agonizing over his grief and his past and everything else. Which is kind of funny in a way. But it’s also sad to think of the show being over.
Production On Shrinking Season 3 In Ongoing As Of May 2025
The last thing we know is that filming for Season 3 is still ongoing, at least as of May 2025.
From that TV Line interview above, he said that he was watching scenes “ten days ago,” which was in May 2025, so that suggests that production is still ongoing. Could that mean we might get a late 2025 premiere date? I don’t know – only time will tell.
I think I might need to get a therapist to deal with the wait for Season 3 of this show, but what are you excited about with Season 3 of Shrinking? I can’t wait to see what they cook up next – and how much I am going to sob.
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