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2025 / Family sitcom / Created by Mike Scully & Julie Thacker Scully
A restoration expert finds family harder to put together.
What is Shifting Gears about?
Widowed garage owner Matt is used to restoring classic cars on his own terms. When his estranged daughter and her children move into his home, the family has to renegotiate a relationship that technical expertise cannot simply repair.
Five things to know.
The starting situation
Matt’s daughter and grandchildren move into a home organized around his own habits, turning an old family estrangement into a new everyday living arrangement.
The world around it
The classic-car restoration shop and a newly shared household place Matt’s preference for familiar routines beside the needs of several generations.
The central pressure
Living together turns an old family distance into immediate, everyday disagreements, with both practical arrangements and emotional expectations suddenly up for discussion.
The creative approach
Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully create the comedy, with Tim Allen and Kat Dennings playing its central father-and-daughter pairing.
Before episode one
This is a family sitcom built around cohabitation and contrasting personalities, rather than a factual series explaining how to restore automobiles.
A thought to take with you.
Matt’s work gives him problems with visible parts and clear tools. His family returns with a different kind of repair, one that depends on listening as well as fixing.
Is it your kind of series?
Try it for a family sitcom about generational friction and a stubborn parent. Expect recurring household disagreements with the restoration shop as part of the setting.
Three ideas to take with you.
- Repairing a relationship requires more than technical competence.
- A shared home makes differences difficult to ignore.
- A new arrangement can reopen an old conversation.
Before you press play.
What is Shifting Gears about?
Widowed garage owner Matt is used to restoring classic cars on his own terms. When his estranged daughter and her children move into his home, the family has to renegotiate a relationship that technical expertise cannot simply repair.
Who is behind Shifting Gears?
Created by Mike Scully & Julie Thacker Scully. Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully create the comedy, with Tim Allen and Kat Dennings playing its central father-and-daughter pairing.
What kind of series is Shifting Gears?
Family sitcom. Try it for a family sitcom about generational friction and a stubborn parent. Expect recurring household disagreements with the restoration shop as part of the setting.
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