Jason Segel is still in awe of his Shrinking costar Harrison Ford ahead of the show’s season 2 premiere. “It’s a dream come true,” Segel, 44, exclusively told Us Weekly of working with Ford, 82, while attending the Wonderhole premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday, August 14. After teaming up with Ford in 2023 for season 1 of Shrinking , Segel felt like he’d made it as an actor.
“The thing about working with somebody like Harrison Ford is that if you have any part in your brain that is conditioned to feel like something is wrong or things haven’t worked out the way you want it and [then] you find yourself acting across from Harrison Ford, that voice loses,” Segel explained. “You instantly know that ‘Oh, my gosh, it all worked out OK, didn’t it?’” On Shrinking , Segel plays a grieving psychiatrist named Jimmy Laird , who at his breaking point starts to tell his patients what to do and exactly what he thinks. Ford portrays senior therapist Dr.
Paul Rhoades, who is Jimmy’s colleague and one of his sounding boards. (Season 2 premieres on Apple TV+ Wednesday, October 16.) Like their characters on the show , Segel told Us that he has learned a few things about his career and life in general thanks to his friendship with Ford.
“I think that what I have taken from Harrison about longevity is to show up prepared . Give it everything you’ve got and don’t take any of it for granted,” Segel shared. “Guys who have been around that long have just watched.