Shifting Gears has been top-of-the-line reveals on the 2025 TV schedule, and it is not simply because Tim Allen has a knack for doing sitcoms. Kat Dennings can be crushing it in her position as Riley, a newly-divorced mom simply attempting to do the perfect for her children. Enjoying a dad or mum is a primary for the actress, and Dennings just lately revealed she was a bit iffy about taking over this new position in her profession.
Those that have not had an opportunity to catch the ABC sitcom ought to make use of their Hulu subscriptions and catch up, as Dennings is nice in her return to community tv. The actress was a visitor just lately on Not Gonna Lie With Kylie Kelce, and talked about why she initially thought it was wild to play a mother in a Hollywood position:
That is a primary for me, that I’ve by no means performed a mother. I did not know what to do subsequent career-wise. I am 38, I am on this space the place I may play a mother, however, me?! How may I play a mother? I am 12 like, that is loopy [laughs]! Clearly, the maths, maths, however I used to be excited concerning the thought. Doing one thing I’ve by no means completed earlier than and enjoying up this facet of my life.
Very similar to Tim Allen dove into his private expertise with grief in Shifting Gears, Kat Dennings is ready to lean into her life as properly. Whereas Riley has quite a bit on her plate within the sitcom that we hope she’ll work out, she appears to navigate the entire mother factor fairly properly.
The actress talked about her private journey as a mother together with her husband and social gathering rocker Andrew W.Ok., to whom she grew to become engaged in 2021. She talked about her expertise as a mother by way of her marriage with him, in addition to different youngsters she’s acted as a mom to through the years:
I’m a stepmother. I’ve two stepchildren. I am a godmother, I’ve nieces and nephews which can be like my very own youngsters and so I’ve this large facet of me the place there are a number of youngsters concerned in my life so I used to be actually excited to do this.
Not solely is Kat Dennings enjoying a dad or mum, Riley can be juggling reconnecting together with her father, from whom she’s been estranged for years. The sequence has an actual 90s sitcom really feel in addressing and tackling numerous points, and I do not say that as a nasty factor. Hell, it looks like the sequence deliberately strives to be that, particularly after Jay Leno appeared in an episode and referred to Dwelling Enchancment.
In fact, Shifting Gears additionally references Tim Allen’s earlier ABC sitcom Final Man Standing, which was canceled and ended its run on Fox. With Kat Dennings again on community tv, I do know there are hopes individuals will see her reunite together with her former 2 Broke Women co-star Beth Behrs. Possibly now that The Neighborhood is ending on CBS, she’ll get an opportunity to team-up with Dennings once more?
We’ll have to attend till Season 2 to see if that occurs, as a result of Season 1 of Shifting Gears attracts to an in depth on ABC on Wednesday, March 19 at 8:00 p.m. ET. Here is hoping for a shock earlier than the season indicators off, and given the surprises we have seen with visitor stars this season, I would not rule it out.