Kat Dennings is marking her return to television with a notable comedy dad.
The actress, 37, will play 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 producer for the 20th Television production.
Allen, 70, plays Matt, “the headstrong, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop,” Deadline reports.
“When Matt’s estranged daughter Riley (Dennings) and her teenage children move into his house, the real restoration begins,” the plot synopsis reads.
Kat Dennings will play 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, plays Matt, “the headstrong, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop,” whose estranged daughter, Riley (Dennings), is forced to move in with her family; seen in 2022
‘Dennings’ Riley clashed with her father as a child and left her to marry the boyfriend she hated.
“Now divorced, Riley is forced to return home with two children, hoping that she and her father can make it work this time.”
The series is written by Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully, who also serve as executive producers alongside Last Man EPs Standing Allen, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker and Rick Messina.
Allen’s return to ABC comes after starring in Home Improvement (1991-1999) and Last Man Standing (2011-2021).
In recent months, Allen has teased a retaliation from Tim ‘The Toolman’ Taylor on a potential Home Improvement reboot.
His ex-onscreen wife, Patricia Richardson, recently said that Allen has been “lying to people” about his involvement because he “never asked her.”
At the same studio, the actor recently reprized his role from the Santa Claus movies for season 2 of The Santa Clauses on Disney+.
Dennings previously played Max during all six seasons of 2 Broke Girls on CBS from 2011 to 2017.
Dennings previously played Max during all six seasons of 2 Broke Girls on CBS from 2011 to 2017.
She also directed the surreal Hulu series Dollface, which ran for two seasons from 2019 to 2022. From left to right: Shay Mitchell, Brenda Song, Dennings and Esther Povitsky.
Allen recently reprized his role from the Santa Claus movies for season 2 of The Santa Clauses on Disney+.
He also directed the surreal Hulu series Dollface, which ran for two seasons from 2019 to 2022.
Dennings also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Darcy Lewis, appearing in the Thor films and the Disney+ series WandaVision.
The Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist actress married musician Andrew WK during an intimate at-home ceremony in November.
Dennings told Vogue that she wanted the nuptials to “feel completely different from an ‘industry event’ in every way.”