When Brett Goldstein and Jason Segel partnered with Bill Lawrence to produce their brand-new funny Shrinking, they didn’t recognize Harrison Ford was going to be so all set for treatment.
“I went to meet Harrison Ford and he said yes so quickly that I then called Bill and was like, ‘Something’s wrong in the time-space continuum, Harrison Ford wants to do it and he really loved it,'” Goldstein informed E! News’ Francesca Amiker at the Apple TELEVISION+ series’ best onJan 26. “I hate to say it as someone who did it, but he really loved the script. I also think he wanted to do a comedy, and as you’ve seen in the show, he’s f–king funny and he never had that chance.”
In the series, Ford and Jessica Williams play associates of Segel’s therapist character who chooses to begin being really truthful with their clients, no matter the ethical barriers.
And for Williams, who had actually currently signed on for the series– which likewise stars Michael Urie, Luke Tennie, Lukita Maxwell and Christa Miller–Ford’s addition was absolutely nothing except thrilling.
“I was really excited,” she stated. “I signed on initially early on, and then I found out a couple days later that Harrison Ford was gonna be on it and I think I just did a little dance.”
