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NEW YORK — (AP) — When Bill Lawrence was developing his new Apple TV+ comedy "Shrinking," he introduced one character in the pilot script as a "Harrison Ford-type" — but never dreamed he would get the real deal. Although the showrunner has had comedy success working with big names and executive-producing hits like "Scrubs," "Cougar Town" and "Ted Lasso," nabbing a huge movie star like Ford seemed unrealistic. He’s lovely, he’s inspiring. They had the lofty goal of making a comedy about grief, set it in an office shared by therapists and starring Segel, Ford, Jessica Williams, and Christa Miller. Lawrence calls working with Ford a “career highlight,” and says there’s only one downside.

When Bill Lawrence was developing his new Apple TV+ comedy ”Shrinking,” he introduced one of the characters in the pilot script as a “Harrison Ford-type.”.

In the whistle-stop lead-up to the release of “Bros,” Eichner has worked tirelessly to whip audiences into a frenzy for a film unlike any Hollywood has before produced.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES— Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas play a picture-perfect couple prone to playing mind games in "Deep Water," an adaptation of a Patricia Highsmith novel directed by Adrian Lyne. Originally intended as a theatrical release, "Deep Water" starts streaming on Hulu on Friday. Charli XCX, born Charlotte Aitchison, has already made unstoppable music with "Boom Clap" and "Fancy" and she will add to that with the banger "Baby" from the new album. — AP Entertainment Writer Mark KennedyTELEVISION— The great Julia Child has inspired movies, books, a classic "Saturday Night Live" sketch — and now a TV competition series.

This week’s new entertainment releases include a Charli XCX album release, an erotic thriller on Hulu starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, and a series about the rise and fall of the business WeWork, which promoted the concept of shared workspaces.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. “The White Tiger” shows her acting chops in a way that American productions have thus far failed to. The film, from director Gabriela Cowperthwaite (“Blackfish”), is adapted from Matthew Teague’s Esquire article about his own experience. — AP Film Writer Lindsey BahrMUSIC— After a hectic 2020, all you need is the smooth and soothing sound of Rhye to help you start the new year right. — AP Music Editor Mesfin FekaduTELEVISION— The rise and impact of one of the first female rap groups is dramatized in the Lifetime movie “Salt-N-Pepa” (8 p.m. EST Sunday).

Megan Monaco and Joe Fetrow were visiting from Norfolk, Virginia, taking engagement pictures in front of Philadelphia's famous art museum when a familiar face jumped into the frame with them. Jason Segel, in town filming a movie, straight up photobombed their Saturday shoot. "You don't expect something like that to happen ... and then it does, and it was so fun," Monaco told CNN. "Then he said, 'Just keep doing what you're doing I'll get in a photo with you!'" Cassario said that as a photographer, getting a perfect focus on the first shot is relatively difficult, and the photographer nailed it.