TV Series2021 · 1 season · 8 episodes · Ended

The Shrink Next Door

Name: The Shrink Next Door
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Paul Rudd, Will Ferrell, Kathryn Hahn, Casey Wilson, Cornell Womack

Taste attributes: comedydramabiographyslowfresh & originalrealisticemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"Mind who you let inside."

Boxlist takeA realistic comedy-drama series that is original and stirring. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.4 /10

TMDB · 53 votes

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Where to watch

Apple TV+Subscription · Season 1Watch on Apple TV+ ↗

Streaming data: JustWatch

Season

Season 1

· 2021 · 8 episodes

Episodes (8)

1The Consultation11 Nov 2021
Marty is struggling with anxiety, so his sister Phyllis persuades him to start seeing well-regarded psychiatrist Dr. Ike.
2The Ceremony11 Nov 2021
Dr. Ike convinces Marty to have a second bar mitzvah, which upsets Phyllis.
3The Treatment11 Nov 2021
Marty invites Dr. Ike to help out with the family business. Phyllis senses she is losing her brother and decides to take matters into her own hands.
4The Foundation18 Nov 2021
Dr. Ike persuades Marty to start a charity with him. Marty sparks with a female employee at the frame store.
5The Family Tree24 Nov 2021
When Dr. Ike experiences a death in the family, Marty invites him to come stay at his house in the Hamptons.
6The Party2 Dec 2021
Dr. Ike and Marty throw a series of extravagant parties at the Hamptons house—mostly at Marty's expense.
7The Breakthrough9 Dec 2021
Marty considers a company move to New Jersey, but is that a boundary even Dr. Ike can't cross?
8The Verdict16 Dec 2021
Marty confronts Dr. Ike about his behavior and tries to reconnect with the life he left behind. Series finale.

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Inspired by the true story of Marty and the therapist who turned his life around...then took it over. When he first meets Dr. Ike, Marty just wants to get better at boundaries. Over 30 years, he'll learn all about them—and what happens when they get crossed.

Synopsis: TMDB