Jason Segel Says Shrinking Season 4 Is "a Bit of a Rom-Com" — and It's Already Filming
Jason Segel says Shrinking Season 4 will leave grief behind and lean into love, calling the new run "like a bit of a rom-com" as his character Jimmy tries again at 45. He shared the details at Deadline's Contenders Television: The Nominees Studio on 16 August 2026, where he appeared to discuss the show's awards season run. Deadline
The shift is a deliberate one. Segel, who stars as Jimmy and writes and executive-produces alongside Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein, said Season 4 will move past "the acute stage of grief" that anchored the earlier storylines. Instead, Jimmy is stepping into a new chapter — older, still imperfect, and ready to try romance again. Segel also teased that the new season will feature a time jump and what he described as a new story, speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in April 2026. The Hollywood Reporter
Cameras are already rolling. Segel confirmed that Season 4 was shooting at the time of the interview, meaning the next batch of episodes is well past the planning stage. Shrinking airs on Apple TV+ and follows Jimmy, a therapist who processes his own wife's death by practising radical honesty with his patients — telling them exactly what he thinks, consequences and all. His colleagues include Paul (Harrison Ford) and Gaby (Jessica Williams), with Michael Urie as his best friend and lawyer Brian. Jeff Daniels joined the cast in Season 3 as Jimmy's father.
The Emmy picture for Shrinking is strong. Season 3 picked up 10 nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, giving the show its widest awards footprint so far. That recognition places it among the top comedy contenders vying for television's biggest prizes.
For fans, the rom-com pivot is a signal that the emotional terrain is changing. The first three seasons kept grief at the centre — Jimmy's loss shaped every relationship, every therapy session, every bad decision. Season 4 sounds like it will let him look forward instead of backward. A time jump means new circumstances for the whole ensemble, and a "new story" suggests the writers are not simply extending the old one.
No premiere date for Season 4 has been announced. Apple TV+ has not publicly confirmed an episode count. What is clear is that Segel, Lawrence and Goldstein are building something they think of as a fresh chapter rather than a continuation — and they are building it right now.
