Two new actors are joining the cast of the next season of Shrinking. This Apple TV+ show, created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, and Brett Goldstein, is about therapist Jimmy Laird (played by Segel), who starts telling his patients exactly what he thinks after his wife dies. The show also stars Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell, Christa Miller, Ted McGinley, and Harrison Ford. Shrinking was renewed for a third season in October 2024, just one day after season 2 premiered.
According to Deadline, Sherry Cola and Isabella Gomez will be in Shrinking season 3 in recurring roles. Their character details haven’t been revealed yet. They’ll be joining the new cast members, including Jeff Daniels—who has won two Emmys—for a guest appearance as Jimmy’s dad.
Both of the new actors seem like great additions to the Shrinking cast, as they’ve been part of long-running TV shows and worked on projects that mix comedy and drama, just like the Apple TV+ series. Isabella Gomez is probably best known for starring in the 2017 reboot of One Day at a Time, a sitcom with a similar mix of humor and heart.
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That show ran for four seasons and had 46 episodes. Sherry Cola brings even more experience. She played a major recurring role as Ashley in Netflix’s romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This, and was also one of the lead characters in Freeform’s drama Good Trouble.
That show, a follow-up to The Fosters, ran for five seasons and 88 episodes between 2019 and 2024. She also showed her talent for balancing emotion and humor in the 2023 comedy movie Joy Ride, where she starred alongside Ashley Park, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu.
There’s a lot of pressure on season 3 to keep the momentum going after the success of season 2. While the first season was well-received with a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes, season 2 did even better, nearly hitting a perfect score of 97%. That leaves little room to improve, but bringing in such strong cast members for season 3 shows the creators are serious about keeping the show just as good as the first two seasons.
Source: Deadline