Shrinking(2023)

Shrinking puts sharp banter and sincere heartache in the same room, letting a funny exchange turn tender without losing its bite. Therapy sessions become unusually blunt conversations, with advice that changes lives beyond the practice. The half-hour comedy-drama treats recovery as a messy series of small steps rather than a clean breakthrough, giving its warmth room for awkwardness and hurt.

Backyard conversations and uncomfortable family dinners bring that mess closer to home. The widowed therapist’s relationship with his teenage daughter carries grief into everyday family life, while a next-door neighbor and an older colleague offer different kinds of support. Co-workers, friends, and neighbors form an affectionate circle, giving the Los Angeles setting a lived-in intimacy rather than keeping the story confined to the therapy office.