Netflix has renewed Tires, the Shane Gillis workplace comedy, for a fourth season, the streamer announced on August 31 — just weeks after Season 3 debuted on the platform [1]. The pickup arrives on the heels of the show's best performance yet: the third season reached No. 5 on Netflix's Global Top 10 English TV list during the week of August 17, 2026, its highest position across its entire run [2].
From YouTube Pilot to Netflix Staple
The path Tires has traveled to reach a fourth-season order is an unusual one in the streaming era. Co-creators Gillis, John McKeever, and Steve Gerben launched the concept as a self-funded passion project — Gillis posted a pilot to YouTube in 2019, and the trio independently financed and produced a six-episode first season in Pennsylvania before any network or streamer came calling [1]. Netflix eventually picked up the show for distribution in 2024 and has since taken on renewal and funding responsibilities for subsequent seasons [1].
The show is grounded in a distinctly local authenticity: Tires films at Gerben's father's actual tire chain in suburban Pennsylvania [2]. That real-world setting anchors the series' central premise — Gerben plays Will, the nervous and underqualified heir to an auto repair business who struggles to right the ship despite constant interference from his cousin and new employee, Shane, played by Gillis [2]. Season 3 found Will and Shane settling in as part owners, their business and friendship pushed to a breaking point as they look to their shared past to navigate an uncertain future [2].
The Numbers Behind the Renewal
Across its first three seasons, Tires has accumulated more than 45 million views on Netflix [1][2]. The Season 3 Top 10 placement — the show's peak — appears to have been a meaningful signal for the streamer. Tracey Pakosta, Netflix's vice president of U.S. comedy, framed the renewal in terms of audience momentum: "Tires continues to deliver the unapologetic comedy and authentic point of view Shane, John and Steve's fans know and love, and Season 3 hitting its highest-ever Top 10 ranking proves this fandom just keeps growing. We love working with this team and can't wait to see what's next for the Valley Forge crew in Season 4." [1]
The creators, for their part, kept their public reactions characteristically understated. Gillis offered a terse endorsement: "It's cool to get to make another season of Tires." [1] McKeever was marginally more expansive: "I love this show and everyone who works on it. Excited to make more." [1]
A Stacked Cast and a Busy Creator
The ensemble behind Tires includes Gillis, Gerben, Chris O'Connor, Kilah Fox, Stavros Halkias, and Thomas Haden Church [1]. Season 3 drew a notable roster of guest performers: Andrew Schulz, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Billy Magnussen, Taylor Misiak, Sofia Hasmik, Bobby Lee, Dan Soder, Rachel Blanchard, Garret Dillahunt, Anjelica Bette Fellini, Matt Walsh, Tommy Pope, Steph Tolev, and H. Foley [1][2].
The show is executive produced by Gillis, Gerben, and McKeever, alongside Brandon James for Rough House, Brian Stern and Kenneth Slotnick for AGI Entertainment Media & Management, and Becky Astphan [1]. McKeever directs and writes alongside a room that includes Gillis, Gerben, O'Connor, Amy McLeish-Milligan, Bobby Telatovich, Sam Mazany, and Grace Cohen [1]. Tires is also the second production from Gillis and McKeever's company, Dad Sick Productions, following Gillis's Netflix stand-up special Beautiful Dogs [2].
Gillis's Broader Netflix Footprint
The Season 4 renewal is one piece of a significantly larger relationship between Gillis and Netflix. Earlier in 2026, Gillis and McKeever signed a broader creative partnership with the streamer to develop new shows and movies; the deal also includes two new stand-up specials from Gillis [1][2].
That deal reflects Gillis's rapid ascent in the comedy world. In May 2026, he hosted Netflix's The Roast of Kevin Hart [1]. In July, he sold 76,212 tickets to a stadium show at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, setting a Guinness World Record for the most tickets sold for a solo comedy show, with 73,946 verified attendees on the night — a record for the largest audience for a comedian [1].
What to Watch Next
With Season 4 now greenlit, the immediate questions are when production will begin in Pennsylvania and whether the show's upward trajectory on the Netflix charts will continue. Also worth monitoring: the shape of Gillis and McKeever's broader development deal, which could yield entirely new projects for the streamer alongside the Tires continuation. Given the show's growth from a self-distributed YouTube pilot to a Top 5 Netflix title in roughly seven years, the next chapter of the Valley Forge crew's story will have a larger audience than ever waiting for it.
