ABC’s Shifting Gears returns for its second season on Wednesday, October 1, and Tim Allen and Jenna Elfman’s characters are set for a bumpy experience as they take their romance to new heights.
Talking to Us Weekly on the ABC Summer time Soirée on Friday (September 5), showrunner Michelle Nader teased what’s to return for Matt (Allen) and Eve (Elfman) after they shared a kiss within the Season 1 finale. Whereas Nader promised the connection would kick “into excessive gear,” she additionally warned there can be numerous ups and downs alongside the best way.
“I’ll say that it’s actually attention-grabbing to look at them,” Nader advised the outlet when talking about Matt and Eve’s blossoming romance. “It’s attention-grabbing to look at their relationship develop, and they also’re going to enter excessive gear — nevertheless it’s going to be somewhat little bit of a roller-coaster.”
Shifting Gears premiered on January 8, 2025, and facilities on Allen’s Matt, a widower who runs an auto restoration store along with his estranged daughter, Riley (Kat Dennings). Elfman performs Riley’s boss, Eve, whereas Seann William Scott performs Riley’s love curiosity, Gabriel.
The primary season featured nods and Easter eggs to every actor’s profession, which Nader advised Us Weekly was “very intentional,” including, “We felt like we actually wished to gradual play these relationships in a romantic comedy manner. So sure, you’re going to see some actual outcomes from these Easter eggs.”
In April 2025, ABC renewed Shifting Gears for a second season, and Elfman is tremendous excited to have the ability to proceed being part of the sitcom.
“I’m loving doing the present. I like working with everyone on it. I like the showrunner,” she mentioned on the ABC Summer time Soirée occasion. “It genuinely is like I’m ready for the opposite shoe to drop as a result of I can’t imagine how good it’s. I’m very excited for everybody to see it.”
Elfman, who is maybe greatest recognized for taking part in Dharma on the ABC sitcom Dharma & Greg, went on to say she is “blown away” by the writing for Season 2. “The tales are sincerely hilarious. Like, at work, we’re all doubled over laughing repeatedly,” she added. “In order that makes me very excited for everybody at house as a result of I do know they’re going to have an amazing giggle with their household.”
Shifting Gears, Season 2, Premieres, Wednesday, October 1, 8 pm ET, ABC