Take a look at the original trailer for season one of Apple TV’s Shrinking, and you won’t see many similarities to the comedy it has become after three seasons — the latest of which concluded this week. There’s a lot of crying. A lot of confrontation. And absolutely zero Michael Urie.
The actor, who’s since won a Critics Choice Award and been nominated for an Actor Award and an Emmy for his work as Brian on the series, was barely a cameo in the pilot. He quickly cemented himself in the architecture of the show that’s become, well, much more of a comedy as it’s evolved.
Speaking during a recent episode of The Hollywood Reporter podcast I’m Having an Episode (Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple), Urie talked about how the unexpected course Shrinking has taken since it premiered — and why he’s happy to stay in the dark about where it goes next.
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