Jason Segel’s Jimmy Laird is about to up the quantity of gruff father figures active in his life considerably when Shrinking comes back for its next season: Deadline reports that Jeff Daniels has signed on for a guest star role in the Apple TV+ comedy, where he’ll play the father of Segel’s frequently dysfunctional therapist.

Jeff Daniels has joined the cast of “Shrinking” at Apple TV+, Variety has learned. The actor will appear in the series’ upcoming third season, which was originally announced in October 2024. Daniels will appear in a guest star role as Jimmy’s (Jason Segel) father.

Tony-nominee Jeff Daniels has joined the cast of the Apple TV+ hit comedy series Shrinking. Deadline reports that the Broadway alum will appear in the upcoming third season in a guest capacity as the father of Jimmy,

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy Award-winner Jeff Daniels (The Looming Tower) has been tapped to recur opposite Jason Segel and Harrison Ford in the upcoming third season of Apple TV+’s popular comedy Shrinking. Co-created by Segel,

Jeff Daniels will guest star in the comedy’s third season, playing Jimmy’s (Jason Segel) father. The two-time Emmy winner joins a cast that also includes Harrison Ford, Christa Miller, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell and Ted McGinley; co-creator Brett Goldstein recurred in season two.