ABC Picks Up Tim Allen Comedy To Series; Showrunners Mike Scully & Julie Thacker Scully To Depart
deadline.comABC has picked up the Tim Allen starrer Shifting Gears to series but will move ahead without the writers who created it. Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully are leaving the comedy that centers on Matt (Allen), the stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop.
When Matt’s estranged daughter Riley (Kat Dennings) and her kids move into his house, the real restoration begins. No word on who will replace the Scullys, but Deadline understands that Allen has been looking for a showrunner replacement for weeks. RELATED: 2024-25 ABC New Series Shifting Gears also stars Daryl “Chill” Mitchell as Stitch, Maxwell Simkins as Carter and Barrett Margolis as Georgia.
The previously announced role of Nick is being recast and will be announced at a later time. In March, Deadline exclusively announced that Allen, the star of Home Improvement and Last Man Standing, was returning to ABC with the new multi-camera sitcom.
Allen executive produces alongside Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker, Rick Messina and John Pasquin, who also directed the pilot episode.
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