Shifting Gears, the upcoming sitcom starring Tim Allen and Kat Dennings, has staged another reunion. A multi-cam family sitcom,Shifting Gearsfollows Matt(Allen), the stubborn and widowed owner of a car restoration shop who gets to reconnect with his daughter Riley (played by Dennings) and his grandchildren. The cast also includesAmerican Pie’s Seann William Scott as Gabriel, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell as Stitch, Maxwell Simkins as Carter, and Barrett Margolis as Georgia.Shifting Gearspremieres Wednesday, January 8 at 8 PM ET on ABC, streaming the next day on Hulu.
Deadlineconfirms thatSuite Life of Zack and CodyandThe Social NetworkstarBrenda Song is the latest to joinShifting Gears. Song, who worked with Dennings on the short-lived Hulu comedyDollface, willplay assistant principal Caitlyn,a former high school classmate of Riley’s. The addition of Song also marks a reunion behind the camera.
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Michelle Nader serves as showrunner onShifting Gears, taking over for writers and executive producers Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully following their exits in July. Nader, a veteran television writer and producer, previously worked with Dennings on2 Broke Girls.She later reunited with Dennings and worked with Song onDollface, which ran for two seasons. The ABC sitcom marks a reunion of three talents who are very familiar with the sitcom format.
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But it isalso a reunion for Allen and Mitchell, as they previously worked together on thesci-fi parodyGalaxy Quest. The multi-cam will mark the first time that Allen and Mitchell have worked together since the parody was released in 1999. Network shows broadly, but sitcoms in particular, offer former co-stars the chance to reunite. It’s likely that Allen, who reunited with a fewHome Improvementactorson his recent sitcomLast Man Standing, could keep the trend going ifShifting Gearscontinues.
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Song is well-remembered for playing the scene-stealing London Tipton onThe Suite Life of Zack & Cody, also proving to be a scene-stealer in her role as an erratic love interest in David Fincher’sThe Social Network. She currently co-stars in the acclaimed filmThe Last Showgirl, which is led by Pamela Anderson, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Dave Bautista among the co-stars. Although it’s only a guest role so far, the actor could be sticking around for longer depending on howShifting Gearsgoes.
Shifting Gears
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Shifting Gears is a drama about Matt, a widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. Matt’s estranged daughter Riley and her teenage children move into his home, challenging him to rebuild both familial and personal connections.
