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The Shrink Next Door (2021)
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.
Writing:
- Georgia Pritchett
Release Date:
Thu, Nov 11, 2021
Country: US
Language: En
Runtime:
Country: US
Language: En
Runtime:
Paul Rudd
Dr. Isaac "Ike" Herschkopf
Will Ferrell
Martin "Marty" Markowitz
Kathryn Hahn
Phyllis Shapiro
Casey Wilson
Bonnie Herschkopf
Cornell Womack
Bruce
Robin Bartlett
Cathy
Season 1:
Marty is struggling with anxiety, so his sister Phyllis persuades him to start seeing well-regarded psychiatrist Dr. Ike.
Dr. Ike convinces Marty to have a second bar mitzvah, which upsets Phyllis.
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.
Dr. Ike persuades Marty to start a charity with him. Marty sparks with a female employee at the frame store.
When Dr. Ike experiences a death in the family, Marty invites him to come stay at his house in the Hamptons.
Dr. Ike and Marty throw a series of extravagant parties at the Hamptons house—mostly at Marty's expense.
Marty considers a company move to New Jersey, but is that a boundary even Dr. Ike can't cross?
Marty confronts Dr. Ike about his behavior and tries to reconnect with the life he left behind. Series finale.