Even still, he didn’t want Arkin’s absence to derail the show.
I wanted to tie my story together in a nice package," he says.
He also has to battle feelings of self-doubt as he mounts a potential comeback with an exciting new role.
Sarah Baker, Kathleen Turner, and Paul Reiser in season 3 of ‘The Kominsky Method.'.ANNE MARIE FOX/NETFLIX
To get to play with Michael again, I had to do it," she says.
“I think Chuck did a great job,” Baker says.
Douglas, who also serves as an executive producer on the show, agrees.
“One of the things I really love about this show is it’s like real life.
Real-life is not a comedy, and real life is hopefully not a whole drama.
It’s a mix every day every day happens, you have a laugh here, a tear there.
And I think that quality still exists in this third season,” Douglas says.
