Cast Tim Allen and Kat DenningsUpcoming ABC sitcom Transmission gears It continues to grow.
Jenna Elfman He joins the show in a recurring role, according to Delivery time. Elfman, 53, will play vivacious choreographer Eve Drake, who owns a dance studio across from a classic car restoration shop run by Allen's character, Matt.
This represents Elfman Back to multi camera comedy after its opposite five-season run Thomas Gibson on Dharma and Greg. After the ABC sitcom ended in 2002, Elfman starred Unwittingly flirting with Alex, 1600 Pennsylvania, Fisher grows up and Imaginary Mary. She has also appeared on Fear the Walking Dead, Will Trent and Dark winds.
Transmission gears It follows widowed father Matt and his estranged daughter Riley (Dennings). They find themselves living Together and work to mend their fractured relationship. In addition to Allen, Dennings, and Elfman, the main cast includes Sean William Scott, Darrell “Chill” Mitchell, Maxwell Simkins and Barrett Margolis.
The ABC series comes three years after Allen's previous sitcom, Last man standingconcluding a run that lasted nine seasons. before last man standing, Allen, 71, He was known for his role He played Tim “The Toolman” Taylor in the ABC sitcom Home improvementWhich extended from 1991 to 1999.
“The word that keeps me alive is 'grateful'.” I love what I do. “I get a lot more pleasure out of entertaining people than I do anything monetary,” Allen said exclusively. Us Weekly In 2020. “I love our live audience. “This is old-school stuff, what TV and broadcasting started with,” I tell them every night. “I don’t know the future, but this (offer) is rare.”
He added: “We did the same thing as we did with Home Improvement. It's all about relationships – we don't get into the topical stuff. But (now), I've just had girls, so you see how a man differs in his point of view when he has a lot of strong women around him.” “We never make fun of (each other). It's a caring family. I like the fact that we both honor and make fun of the marriage, the institutions, the babies, the people, but in the same way we honor it.”
Dennings, 38, It also has a history With network television, he played Max in the CBS sitcom 2 break girls From 2011 to 2017. Transmission gears Previously brought com. showrunner Michel Naderwho worked with Dennings at CBS. 2 girls break And Holo Doll face.
Rarely replaced Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scullywho served as writers and executive producers on Transmission gears pilot. The duo exited before the project was picked up to series at ABC.
Transmission gears It premieres on ABC Wednesday, January 8 at 8pm ET before airing the next day on Hulu.