Seann William Scott cast in ABC comedy series Shifting Gears

Seann William Scott has been cast opposite Tim Allen and Kat Dennings in ABC's upcoming comedy series Shifting Gears. The sitcom, which goes into production in November, stars Allen as Matt, the stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt's estranged daughter, Riley (Dennings), and her teenage children move into his house, the real restoration begins.



Scott (pictured) plays Gabriel, a family friend of Matt (Allen) and Riley (Dennings) who works at the store with Matt.

This is a newly created character that replaces the character Nick from the pilot. Nick, son of Matt and younger brother of Riley, was originally played by Froy Gutierrez, but will no longer be part of the series.

The cast also includes Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell as Stitch, Maxwell Simkins as Carter and Barrett Margolis as Georgia.

Michelle Nader is the showrunner. She succeeds Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully who served as writers and executive producers on the pilot. Nader, Allen, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker, Rick Messina and John Pasquin, who directed the pilot, are producing along with Jim Patterson, Bob Daily and John Amodeo. Dennings is a producer. 20th Television, part of Disney Television Studios, is the studio.

Scott has had leading roles in two Fox series, Lethal Weapon and Welcome to Flatch. This is his first major role in a multi-camera sitcom. The American Pie actor recently appeared in Prime Video's Jackpot! and in The Wrath of Becky, which he also produced. Earlier this year he worked on the film Bad Man.