The Shrink Next Door
2021 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 6.9 · 59% critics
Inspired by a true story, this series follows a man seeking help with boundaries who begins therapy with a charismatic psychiatrist. Over decades, the relationship shifts from supportive to unsettling as professional lines blur, trust is tested, and one person’s influence steadily expands into every corner of the other’s life.
Based on The Shrink Next Door
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Streaming on Apple TV+.
6 hours to watch · 8 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-11-11
- Network
- Apple TV
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (148 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re drawn to unsettling, true-to-life stories about manipulation and blurred boundaries, with a slow, uncomfortable build similar in mood to Kidding or Divorce; Not for you if you want light comedy, quick pacing, or an uplifting watch.
Pros: strong performances; gripping true-story hook; tense slow-burn | Cons: depressing tone; repetitive stretches; uneven time jumps
Themes
- new york city
- therapist
- brainwashing
- narcissist
- shocking
- textile company
- hamptons
- insidious
- based on podcast
- jewish
- psychological manipulation
Cast & crew
Paul Rudd
as Dr. Isaac 'Ike' Herschkopf
Will Ferrell
as Martin 'Marty' Markowitz
Kathryn Hahn
as Phyllis Shapiro
Casey Wilson
as Bonnie Herschkopf
Cornell Womack
as Bruce
Robin Bartlett
as Cathy
- CM
Carey Moulder
as White Party Waiter (uncredited)
Christina Miller
as Ms. Commuter (uncredited)
Mathew Trent Hunnicutt
as Blue Collar Worker (uncredited)
- FH
Fatimah Hassan
as Lady Driver (uncredited)
Directed by Michael Showalter
Episodes1 season · 8 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1The Consultation35mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E2The Ceremony40mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E3The Treatment49mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E4The Foundation45mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E5The Family Tree41mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E6The Party41mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E7The Breakthrough42mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E8The Verdict48mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+