I’m not kidding, when it was announced that Michael J. Fox would be returning to acting to play a role in Shrinking Season 3, I screamed. He’s one of my favorite actors, and in the past the show’s co-creator, Bill Lawrence, has spoken about how Fox has impacted the way Parkinson’s has been represented on the show. So, this is a very meaningful addition to the cast, and recently, Harrison Ford got candid about why it’s also been “essential.”
Over the course of Shrinking’s first two seasons, we’ve seen Ford’s character, Paul, learn how to live with his Parkinson’s, which has been impacting him more and more as the show goes on. In Season 3, it’s been revealed that Fox’s character will play a role in Paul’s life. When the Indiana Jones actor spoke to Variety about the Back to the Future star joining the ensemble, he noted just how impactful it’s been, explaining:
