Here’s when Shrinking season 3’s release is now expected

Seam Shrinks Season 2 is coming to an end, audiences are wondering when Season 3 will debut.

The Apple TV+ series starring Harrison Ford and Jason Segel has proven to be a huge hit for the streamer, winning plenty of awards and rave reviews from critics.

The series was quick to earn a Season 2 renewal in March 2023 (a release it’s currently in the midst of), officially getting a Season 3 rubber stamp just one day after the second season’s premiere episode.

When is Shrinking season 3 coming out?

Shrinks Season 3 is no longer a matter of if, but of when.

The series was officially renewed for a third batch of episodes, with the announcement made a day after Season 2 debuted (via Deadline). While a release date for Season 3 has yet to be announced, there have been some indications of when approximately the next episodes will drop.

According to ColliderSeason 3 is reportedly set to begin filming in January 2025, marking a much faster turnaround between seasons than in the past.

Season 2, first announced in March 2023, did not begin production until January 2024; however, it was due to the work stoppage caused by writer and actor strikes in 2023.

Looking at these past production windows, fans can predict when Season 2 might debut on Apple’s streaming hub.

Season 1 shot from April to August 2022, before being released five months after wrapping in January 2023. Season 2 shared a similar shooting window, arriving on the service in November 2024, just four months after it finished filming in June same year.

If Season 3 is anything to go by, filming should last between four or five months before releasing another four months after production wraps.

Should production begin in January 2025, expect filming to wrap up around May or June, possibly releasing in the fall of 2025 (likely around October).

What to expect in Shrinking season 3

On the way in Shrinks Season 3 plot specifics remain sparse.

So far, the show has centered on therapist Jimmy Laird (played by Jason Segel) as he begins to break down ethical barriers with patients after his wife’s death. This causes him to come under the supervision of a senior therapist, Dr. Paul Rhoades (Harrison Ford).

Mixing hilarity with vulnerable and devastating emotional moments, the show tackles complex topics such as grief, imposter syndrome and modern ideas about mental health.

talking with The Hollywood Reporter when season 3 was announced, showrunner Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein reiterated that they originally pitched the series as a three-season effort, meaning closure is sure to come.

Lawerence also claimed that even six years into the Shrinks story, it will continue to focus on the passing of Jimmy’s wife and how he deals with it:

“I talked to my amazing partners at Apple. If they want to keep doing Shrinking, I would absolutely keep doing it. I just think the story of Jason Segel’s character, Jimmy’s wife dying and dealing with it and coming through that if after six years you’re still like, ‘I’m still upset about what happened five years ago,’ I’m like, ‘Okay, you have to tell a new story.'”

Another aspect fans shouldn’t expect to go anywhere is the show’s propensity to include guest stars in its stacked cast. Names like Brett Goldstein and Cobie Smulders have appeared in the series so far (read more about others Shrinks guest stars), so there are actually even more A-list talents on the way.

Unfortunately, fans will have to wait until the show’s release to know exactly what the creative team has in store.

Shrinks streaming on Apple TV+.