Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd on The Shrink Next Door and the Wild True Story

With the first three episode of The Shrink Next Door arriving on AppleTV tomorrow, I recently got to speak with Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd about making the limited series inspired by true events. If you haven’t seen the trailer or heard the wild true story it’s based on, the eight-episode series explores the bizarre relationship between Martin “Marty” Markowitz (Ferrell) and his psychiatrist Dr. Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf (Rudd). Over the course of their series, we see how a seemingly normal doctor-patient dynamic morphs into something far more sinister that includes Herschkopf inserting himself into every part of Marty’s life. The series also stars Kathryn Hahn as Phyllis, Marty’s younger sister, and Casey Wilson as Bonnie, the wife of Dr. Herschkopf. The series was directed by Michael Showalter and Jesse Peretz and written by Georgia Pritchett (who was also the showrunner). During the interview, Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd talked about what it was about the material that got them involved, the way Dr. He