What is Tires about?
Tires is incredibly popular on Netflix right now, so find out if it’s worth watching here with its cast, Rotten Tomatoes score, and what it’s about.
The Tires cast is an eclectic mix, featuring stand-up comedians and actors you might recognize frombinge-worthy TV shows. They’ve done a fine job, as Season 2 has already been greenlit.
We’ve gone into the actors, Rotten Tomatoes reviews, and plot, below.
Tires is about a man who inherits his father’s auto repair chain. He tries to turn the business’ luck around while tolerating his troublesome cousin and new employee, Shane.
Will is the unqualified and hesitant heir to his father’s business, the Valley Forge Auto Shop. Nervous to get his hands dirty, he tries to adapt to the new environment and pressure.
To make matters worse, his new hire, Shane, proves to be the bane of his existence.
Shane Gillis and Steve Gerben lead the Tires cast.
Kilah Fox, who plays the series’ unenthused receptionist, has previously worked with Gillis on his sketch show, Gilly and Keeves.
TiresSeason 1has a40% critic scoreon Rotten Tomatoes and a96% audience score.
These figures are taken shortly after the series premiere and are likely to fluctuate. Still, it seems this is one of those classic critics vs audience divides.
Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Timeswrote, “I wasn’t outraged — the humor, like the characters, is too pointedly juvenile to take that seriously. Still, I didn’t laugh once,” in his rotten review.
Washington Post’s Lili Loofbourow alsowrote, “The humor is broad. The premise is simple. And the stakes are slim to nonexistent.”
If you enjoy Netflix’s static sitcoms, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to sink into Tires as an easy after-work watch. However, it may not be your taste if you prefer more bite and wit.
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Trudie Graham was a TV & Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK Team, specializing in Evergreen content. She has years of experience in entertainment journalism, with bylines at The Digital Fix, Collider, PCGamesN, Zavvi, and more. She likes the weird and the wonderful more than anything, especially if it’s sci-fi or fantasy.
