Apple TV+ is giving its best comedy a third season

Bill Lawrence was arguably one of the best things to ever happen to Apple TV+.

The veteran TV creator and screenwriter has been involved in three successful shows for the iPhone maker's streaming service, two of which (shrinkage And Bad monkey) are currently the #1 and #2 shows on Apple TV+. Apple also just ordered a third season of shrinkagethe therapeutic comedy starring Jason Segel, whose second season just premiered this week.

The shrinkage The cast announced the third season renewal of Apple this morning at New York Comic Con, where co-creators Segel and Brett Goldstein joined cast members Christa Miller (Liz), Jessica Williams (Gaby), Luke Tennie (Sean), Michael Urie (Brian), Lukita Maxwell (Alice) and Ted McGinley (Derek) took the main stage for a special discussion about the new season.

“I’m so lucky to be able to work on this shrinkage with actors, writers and a team so talented that they all elevate the material,” Lawrence said of the season three news. “I'm even happier that they're people I want to spend time with anyway. Thank you to Apple TV+ and Warner Bros. for their great partnership and support. We are so grateful that we get to continue doing this show. Further!”

For the ignorant, shrinkage follows Jimmy, a grief therapist played by Segel, who begins to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. His unconventional approach ignores his training and ethics and leads to major, turbulent changes in people's lives.

Here's what I'll say about the new season of the series: After watching the entire second season early via screeners that Apple TV+ made available to the press, I tend to agree diversity Assessment – ​​that shrinkage essentially transformed the dynamic of the show into a sort of casual hangout among “over-sharing friends.” In other words, we don't see much work going on; I don't think Segel's character Jimmy takes on a single new patient the entire season, while he essentially enjoys hanging out with the few he has (along with his friends and neighbors).

The question, of course, is whether you like these characters enough for this to be a problem. I for one could hang out with Jessica Williams' Gaby all day and then some. Liz's husband Derek is a crazy delight and Harrison Ford's Paul is cranky yet winning. If you ask me, it absolutely deserves a new season. Basically, this is the Apple TV+ show that will fill the space Ted Lasso-big hole in your heart as we wait to see if the new season rumors make any difference.