Tires (TV series)
Tires is an American comedy television series created by Shane Gillis, Steve Gerben, and John McKeever. The series stars Gillis, Gerben, and a supporting cast consisting of Chris O'Connor, Kilah Fox, and Stavros Halkias. The series premiered on May 23, 2024, on Netflix. In May 2024, the series had been picked up for a second season which premiered on June 5, 2025. In July 2025, the series was renewed for a third season.
Plot
The story focuses on Will, who manages the West Chester, Pennsylvania, location of his family's struggling auto-repair chain, "Valley Forge Automotive Center". As Will endeavors to revitalize the business, he's met with persistent harassment from his obnoxious cousin and employee, Shane, who torments and undermines Will at every chance.Cast
Main
- Shane Gillis as Shane
- Steve Gerben as Will
- Chris O'Connor as Cal
- Kilah Fox as Kilah
- Stavros Halkias as Dave
- Thomas Haden Church as Phil
Recurring and guest stars
- Andrew Schulz as Andy
- Tommy Pope as Tommy
- Anthony Moore as Anthony
- Peter Reeves as Jon
- John McKeever as Chuck
- Matt McCusker as Max the Cop
- Steph Tolev as Barb
- Joe DeRosa as Joe
- Francis Ellis as George
- Veronika Slowikowska as Kelly
- Kerryn Feehan as Reagan
- Rachel Keefe as Amber
- Ryan Shaner as Darren
- Mike Rainey as Mike
- Tim Butterly as Tim
- Emely Cartagena as Alexis
- Rachel Aspen as Molly
- Ellen McAlpine as Vicki
- Mary Radzinski as Mary
- Tobie Windham as Mitchell
- Jon Lovitz as Irate Customer
- Ron White as Ron Dobbins
- Vince Vaughn as Mike
- Jay Oakerson as Dogman
- John Feitelberg as Mark
- Hassie Harrison as Colleen
- Diana Cherkas as Lydia
Production
A pilot for Tires was originally uploaded in 2019 on Gillis' YouTube channel, but was removed prior to the show's premiere. Several years later, Gillis invested in a six-episode first season, which was picked up by Netflix for distribution. The show premiered May 23, 2024. It was renewed for a second season on May 21, 2024.In November 2024, Thomas Haden Church joined the cast for season two. Church played Phil, the wealthy but immature father of Shane and uncle of Will. On July 1, 2025, Netflix renewed the series for a third season.
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 55% average score, meaning that 11 out of the 20 critic reviews were positive. The website's critics consensus for the first season reads, "Tires gets some chuckles by kicking around Shane Gillis' self-aware persona, but this unambitious sitcom will need to rev up the inspiration to get real traction." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 44 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".Several reviewers found the show to be a mildly amusing diversion but unremarkable in its premise. Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com wrote: Tires' breaks no ground, but I have to admit to being somewhat refreshed by a comedy that doesn't aspire to do much more than make people laugh". Writing for The Washington Post, Lili Loofbourow described the stakes as "slim to nonexistent" and the conflict as minimal, declaring the show simply "fine". In a positive review, John Anderson of The Wall Street Journal wrote that "when works it's hilarious". He also praised the ability of the writers to find the right mix of offensiveness in jokes, musing that the show might "be a map to the future, or some future, of comedy". In a negative review, Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times described the humor as too "pointedly juvenile" and stated that he "didn't laugh once".