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What can fans expect from the new season of Last Man Standing? Executive producer Kevin Abbott recently spoke with TV Guide about how the FOX TV show will address the COVID-19 pandemic.
The comedy series, which was just renewed for a ninth season, revolves around Mike Baxter (Tim Allen), the marketing director of the Outdoor Man sporting goods stores and a “man’s man”. His family doesn’t see eye-to-eye with him so it can sometimes be a little tough for Mike to stand his ground and stay in touch with his inner man. The cast also includes Nancy Travis, Hector Elizondo, Amanda Fuller, Christoph Sanders, Molly McCook, Jordan Masterson, Jonathan Adams, and Krista Marie Yu.
Speaking to TV Guide, Last Man Standing EP Kevin Abbott said the FOX series’ ninths season will tackle the COVID-19 pandemic:
The world has changed. Everything we had planned has gone out the window.
We try to keep it as real as we can. The virus would have impacted the [Last Man Standing] universe. I’m going to have to look at, what happened to pot shops? What was that experience like? I guarantee you Outdoor Man will be facing the repercussions of the economy. How did lockdown affect outdoor equipment use? How are they going to re-open? We will ask ourselves all those questions to see how lockdown affected all of that.”
Season nine of Last Man Standing is slated to premiere on FOX during the 2020-21 season.
What do you think? Are you a fan of Last Man Standing? Are you looking forward to the new season?
The show despitately need the original Mandy back.
So happy they were smart enough to renew Last Man Standing not stupid like CBS in canceling man with a plan for the most part the networks never cease to disappoint me in canceling the best shows Love Last Man Standing keep bringing it back Tim Allen is the best very uplifting we need this right now
Please keep it rolling!! I love the show! The cast! Great! Really!!
I love this series and can relate 110%. I love all the cast but in the last season I missed more of Eve and miss the old Mandy!!!!
Yes I am looking forward to the new season. When it gets to be aired
Love this show. Love the way they make it with current events. Never miss an episode.
I love it. Esp Mike Baxter.
LMS is the best show on t.v.
Love the new Last Man Standing!! With it’s divergent cast and valuing differences with respect. Please keep it coming!!!
I love this show but really hope they don’t focus too much on reliving this CV-19 lockdown. That would just be depressing and we need humor right now. I also agree that the original Mandy was more believable. Hope Hollywood is back to work soon so we don’t have to wait too long for more LMS.
Love the show! Watch reruns every night on CMT. Keep the show. Love it. Laughter is the best medicine and this show definitely make us laugh.
Thankful Look at MSN Standing has been renewed!
My family loves this show. This is the one show that we can turn on and know it’s TRUE to life and laugh till it hurts. I wish it was an hour long. We watch the reruns every night on CMT.
I love this show. Only show that makes sense. Close to actual truth going on. Fought to keep show on air.
I love LMS, and appreciate its authenticity. Will Fox allow the writers to take Mike down the rabbit hole of freedoms compromised that some feel have happened during this pandemic? I guess we’ll have to wait.
They’ll need to address BLM and White Privilege too, but it almost writes itself on this program.