Couch Theater – March 2, 2023

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“Shrinking” (TV-MA) – Therapist Jimmy Laird (Jason Segel) is grieving the loss of his wife and the void she left behind, especially her role as a mother to their daughter, Alice. Since his job mostly consists of making other people feel heard, Jimmy tries his best to swallow his feelings and continue to help his clients. But at a certain point, there’s only so much a person can take. So, one day, Jimmy decides to stop holding back his tongue and tells his clients exactly the kind of tough love they need to hear. Is it ethical? Eh. But does it make a difference? Definitely. With this new approach, Jimmy is able to start working through his own grief while assisting others to do the same. The first six episodes of the series are out now, with the upcoming four releasing weekly in the coming days. (AppleTV+)

Christoph Waltz is Regus Patoff in “The Consultant.” (Prime Video photo)

“The Consultant” (NR) – Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz (“Django Unchained”) stars in this bingeable comedy thriller series out now. Waltz plays Regus Patoff, a consultant who gets hired to head the mobile game studio CompWare after CompWare’s CEO gets murdered mysteriously. Regus’ job as consultant is to “observe, streamline and improve,” but he starts shaking up the office in a way that confuses and intrigues the studio’s employees. His oddness provokes two employees, Craig and Elaine, to start questioning his motives and his ties to the CEO’s death, as Regus broadens the lengths necessary for them to keep their jobs. Nat Wolff (“The Fault in Our Stars”) and Brittany O’Grady (“The White Lotus”) also star in this twisty series, which was originally based on Bentley Little’s 2015 novel of the same name. (Prime Video)

“Perfect Match” (TV-14) – Move over, “Love Island” and “Too Hot to Handle.” Hosted by Nick Lachey, this new series is adding an extra layer of drama to an already dramatic premise – a reality dating show. A group of contestants staying at a villa must pair up among themselves to share a suite together each night, but the contestants who win at the daily challenges get control of the board, which gives them the power to break other couples up or bring in new people. At the end of their time in the villa, the participants themselves will decide which couple is truly a perfect match. As if that isn’t enough chaos, most of the participants have already been featured in other reality dating shows like “The Circle” and “The Ultimatum,” so this isn’t their first rodeo. The first eight episodes are available to stream now, with the last four premiering Feb. 28. (Netflix)

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