There’s big excitement this summer for Ted Lasso fans; the 4th season of the series will premiere on Apple TV on August 5th. This new season, arriving after a three-year break, coincides with the start of the FIFA World Cup 2026, reigniting the passion for football. Additionally, with other projects from the creators and cast of Ted Lasso, there’s plenty of alternative content available for fans. In this context, Apple TV's Shrinking series perfectly complements Ted Lasso and offers an ideal option for binge-watching over the weekend. The 3rd season of Shrinking concluded last month, and if you’re a Ted Lasso fan who hasn’t had the chance to watch it yet, now is the perfect time.

Shrinking centers around the story of therapist Jimmy Laird (Segel), whose wife died in a car accident. After the loss of his spouse, Jimmy becomes desperate and self-destructive, starting to cross some controversial boundaries with his patients to cope with his grief and be able to help again. Intervening in his patients' lives with methods that therapists would typically find unprofessional, Jimmy faces complicated consequences along the way. However, the hope and humanity that arise from this chaos are always presented to the audience in a positive light.

At first glance, the similarities to Ted Lasso may seem abstract, but over time it becomes clear that these two series harmonize perfectly on every level. While Ted Lasso educates many American viewers about football and European sports culture in a way they’ve never understood before, Shrinking offers viewers a perspective on speech therapy and its workings that they would not have had otherwise. This intriguing progression for Lawrence and Goldstein brings these two topics emotionally close to each other.