Michael J. Fox Returns to Acting in Shrinking Season 3!

credit @getting images

After retiring in 2020, the Back to the Future legend joins Apple TV+’s hit comedy Shrinking as a guest star.

[{"selector":"#anim-cd5fc6cd-7c3b-4309-a713-a01ffbf24643","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a69349f9-5604-4414-8fce-b333687b2ecd","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d97c888a-2a0f-4818-b4ff-a95fde15b0f5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-6.666666690938513%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] credit @getting images

His last live-action role was in The Good Fight (2019). Since then, he focused on advocacy and his 2023 documentary Still.

[{"selector":"#anim-3b261ff1-4b69-4c56-bb37-70ed2a7bac79","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-550e447c-3793-4f06-bd80-8a48cefa95da","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1509db4c-3229-4254-8945-255a87755ea7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(8.473363388370387%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] credit @imbd

The show’s mix of humor and heart aligns with Fox’s career—plus, it reunites him with Spin City creator Bill Lawrence!

[{"selector":"#anim-1e302a8b-b4a3-4bbf-81d1-c386d2ea71d7","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a0c2ed6-0e35-43f0-aba0-18c179f72296","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-80bb6f6b-5f50-4f8d-8ebd-c71cfaddb5e5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(7.712444645095385%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] credit @Deadline

In Season 2, Harrison Ford’s character was diagnosed with Parkinson’s—a condition Fox has bravely lived with since 1991.

[{"selector":"#anim-b6c70146-b66a-43a7-ab59-6daa6ffbed40","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e33cd9ce-2d00-4098-826d-966322cc0e06","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1b2f9941-eaf7-4675-9c20-cbd7600ffede [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-18.959862212968453%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Jeff Daniels joins as Jimmy’s dad, alongside new guests Sherry Cola and Isabella Gomez.

[{"selector":"#anim-18b3b5de-31d6-4792-bab5-1741c8db7ffc","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2aecb854-e6c5-403c-a2b8-440761701696","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b0e22b47-8644-4a11-959c-6468b1004fb1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Beyond acting, Fox’s foundation has funded over $2 billion in Parkinson’s research.

[{"selector":"#anim-e255ebe3-3384-47e5-b5c3-9a4019b6e9b3","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ded098f-70c9-4990-bee6-5b820e2fad8f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d891ee12-2d0d-43e3-b674-b00c1cf555fa [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-10.166666703681237%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] credit @getting images

Season 3 is filming now—stay tuned for release updates!

[{"selector":"#anim-afe6e335-0ca3-4aac-9b9e-1aba4348d946","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-40ce3110-8864-4528-b401-6b134dfcb3b7","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ceef1e2a-e2b4-4f14-9b80-db425e4678d4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(2.8212662683582543%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] credit @getting images Learn more