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Shrinking · Season 1 · Apple TV+

Shrinking Season 1

Shrinking Season 1 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.8/10. 10 episodes on Apple TV+ from 27 January 2023.

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BollyMeter7.8/1091% Tomatometer from 94 critics; Entertainment Weekly called it a funny, brainy grief-com; critics noted the premise walked a difficult tonal line between comedy and genuine sorrow and largely succeeded.

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What BollyAI Thinks

Shrinking premiered January 27, 2023 on Apple TV+. The series blends humor with brainy grief into a comedy-drama about the power and dangers of radical honesty, balancing perverse impulses with a strangely comforting tone. Harrison Ford plays a Parkinson’s-diagnosed therapist and mentor, and the performance stands out for feeling genuinely lived in, with an infectious warmth that carries through the character work. The show also reads as a cozy comedy drama with an empathetic core. Its Venice TV Award for Best Comedy in 2023 and its AFI Top Ten placement reflect the strength of its debut.

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  • “For a story fuelled by grief, Shrinking expertly balances a hard-to-hit tone.”
    News.com.au

Standout Episodes

The hours worth arguing about - premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.

  1. E1Coin Flip7.5

    The pilot establishes Jimmy Laird as a therapist who has stopped functioning since his wife's death and begins, impulsively, to treat his patients with radical directness instead of professional neutrality. The tone - warmth without sentimentality, grief without melodrama - is established immediately and held.

    The moment: Jimmy's first truly honest session with a patient, the moment the show makes its comedic and moral stakes explicit.

    Full review of E1 →