‘Shifting Gears’ Trailer Reveals Why Kat Dennings Moves In With Crabby Dad, Played By Tim Allen

ABC has released an extended trailer for Shifting Gears, the latest Tim Allen multi-cam that features him as a stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop who begrudgingly allows his daughter and grandkids to move into his house.

Kat Dennings plays his kin in the comedy that premieres Jan. 8. The rest of Shifting Gears main cast includes Seann William Scott as Gabriel, who also works at the shop, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell as Stitch, Maxwell Simkins as Carter and Barrett Margolis as Georgia. In December, Deadline revealed that Jenna Elfman will recur as Eve Drake, a spirited choreographer and owner of the dance studio across from Parker Customs.

ABC picked up comedy to series in the summer but opted to move ahead without Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully, the writers who created it. Michelle Nader took over, marking her third series with Dennings; she previously served as executive producer/showrunner on the Denning shows 2 Broke Girls and Dollface.

Allen executive produces alongside Nader, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker, Rick Messina, John Pasquin, Jim Patterson, Bob Daily and John Amodeo. Pasquin also directed the pilot episode. Dennings is a producer.

The ABC series is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios.