Kat Dennings is marking her return to broadcast TV with a notable sitcom dad.
The actress, 37, will star as the daughter of Tim Allen‘s character in ABC’s upcoming multi-camera comedy pilot with the working title Shifting Gears, according to Deadline.
She will also serve as a producer on the 20th Television production.
Allen, 70, stars as Matt, ‘the stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop,’ Deadline reports.
‘When Matt’s estranged daughter Riley (Dennings) and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins,’ the plot synopsis reads.
Kat Dennings will star as the daughter of Tim Allen ‘s character in ABC’s upcoming multi-camera comedy pilot with the working title Shifting Gears; seen in 2019
Allen, 70, stars as Matt, ‘the stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop,’ whose estranged daughter Riley (Dennings) is forced to move her family in with him; seen in 2022
‘Dennings’ Riley butted heads with her father growing up and left to marry the boyfriend he hated.
‘Now divorced, Riley’s forced to move back home with two kids, hoping she and her dad can make it work this time.’
The series is written by Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully, who also serve as executive producers along with Last Man Standing EPs Allen, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker and Rick Messina.
Allen’s return to ABC comes after he starred on Home Improvement (1991-1999) and Last Man Standing (2011-2021).
In recent months, Allen has teased a reprisal of Tim ‘The Toolman’ Taylor in a potential reboot of Home Improvement.
His former onscreen wife Patricia Richardson recently said Allen has been ‘lying to people‘ about her involvement as he ‘never asked’ her.
At the same studio, the actor recently reprised his role from The Santa Claus movies for season 2 of The Santa Clauses on Disney+.
Dennings previously starred as Max for the six-season run of 2 Broke Girls on CBS from 2011 to 2017.
Dennings previously starred as Max for the six-season run of 2 Broke Girls on CBS from 2011 to 2017
She also led the surreal Hulu series Dollface, which ran for two seasons from 2019 to 2022. From left: Shay Mitchell, Brenda Song, Dennings and Esther Povitsky
Allen recently reprised his role from The Santa Claus movies for season 2 of The Santa Clauses on Disney+
She also led the surreal Hulu series Dollface, which ran for two seasons from 2019 to 2022.
Dennings has also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Darcy Lewis, popping up in the Thor movies and the Disney+ series WandaVision.
The Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist actress got married to musician Andrew W.K. during an intimate home ceremony in November.
Dennings told Vogue she wanted the nuptials to ‘feel completely different from an “industry event” in every way.’
