The first two seasons of Tim Allen and Kat Dennings‘ hit situational comedy series will soon become available on Netflix. The show debuted on ABC on January 8, 2025, and has since garnered massive popularity. It has already been renewed for the third season, which will premiere on ABC on January 6, 2027.
Shifting Gears is headed to Netflix next month
Shifting Gears Seasons 1 and 2 will debut on Netflix on December 1, 2026, according to What’s on Netflix. The series is currently available for streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Julie Thacker Scully and Mike Scully developed Shifting Gears for ABC. In the show, Kat Dennings portrays Riley Parker, a recently divorced woman who moves in with her father, Matt Parker (Tim Allen), with her two children. Matt owns an auto customization shop and is a widower. He and Riley must find a way to navigate their estranged relationship if they want to keep living under the same roof.
Following its premiere, Shifting Gears received mixed to negative reviews from critics. The inaugural season currently has a 47% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 15 reviews.
Hope Sloop of Decider is one of the critics who gave the show a positive review, writing, “I’m not saying this show is the best new series of 2025, the standout of ABC’s new lineup, or even a show that I would call a ‘must-watch.’ But I do believe that it’s pleasantly surprising this noted comedy snob one episode at a time. I even would go so far as to predict that it could be a sneaky hit for the network. Just give it a chance, you may like it.”
Despite the mediocre critical responses, Shifting Gears performed incredibly well with the general audience. It set an ABC TV show record, drawing 17 million viewers at launch across platforms (via TheWrap).
Some of the other projects releasing on Netflix on December 1 are Coyote Ugly, Edward Scissorhands, and Netflix original Collect & Praise.
