Shifting Gears finally casts a key character who has been missing so far from the series. The ABC sitcom stars Tim Allen in the role of Matt Parker, a widowed and stubborn man who owns an automobile restoration shop. His life is upended when his estranged daughter, Riley Parker (Kat Dennings), and her children suddenly move in with him.

Now, Deadline reports that season 2 has cast Matt's son and Riley's brother, Sam Parker, for a guest-starring role later in season 2. He will be played by Luke Macfarlane, who is a series regular in Apple TV's Platonic and voiced Rick in Prime Video's hit animated series Invincible .

Sam has been mentioned on multiple occasions throughout Shifting Gears , including that he is a Navy hero, but he has not made any appearances during season 1 or

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