Summary

• Shrinking season 2's release date has been confirmed for October 16 on Apple TV+.
• Season 2 will also feature 12 episodes instead of 10.
• The cast includes Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, Luke Tennie, Lupita Maxwell, Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, and Michael Urie.

Shrinking season 2.

TVLine confirms that Shrinking season 2 will debut on Wednesday, October 16. But in a change from the previous installment, which had 10 episodes, season 2 will consist of 12 episodes.

Shrinking Season 2 Will Have To Address A Big Cliffhanger

There Are Personal & Professional Stakes Ahead

For a lighthearted show, albeit one that is still outwardly emotional, the Shrinking season 1 finale takes a fairly dark turn. In the closing scene, Grace (Heidi Gardner) pushes her abusive boyfriend off a cliff. In a sense, it serves as a long payoff for Jimmy's questionable tactics as a therapist. As he's told by Paul, he is alternatively too involved with his patients or too distracted. The latter approach, in Grace's case, might just mean a character's death and Grace's life getting ruined.

The show did feature relatively lighter stakes, like the the burgeoning relationship that Jimmy is developing with fellow therapist Gaby (played by Williams). There's also Paul's efforts to date again and make amends with his daughter Meg (played by Lily Rabe), a thread that will likely continue into the episodes.

But more than any individual storyline, Shrinking season 1 stood out thanks to the skill and chemistry of a cast that could mix and match with just about any of its actors. That's confirmed to increase as well, with co-creator and two-time Emmy-winning Roy Kent actor Brett Goldstein boarding season 2 in a mystery role. It adds another level of intrigue to the series' second outing.

Source: TVLine