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The second season of Shane Gillis’ hit comedy series, Tires, debuted earlier this year, and now Netflix has finally addressed the future of the 55% Rotten Tomatoes series. Netflix has officially confirmed that Tires has been renewed for a third season, which is expected to begin streaming in 2026. This decision comes with little shock — the second season of Tires was far more successful than the first, earning stronger viewership and better scores from both critics and audiences on the world’s leading aggregate site. Tires Season 1 premiered with a “rotten” 40% from critics and an 87% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and Season 2 built upon this with a 71% critic's score and an 89% rating on the audience-driven Popcornmeter. The show also stars Steve Gerben.

In addition to starring in the show, Steve Gerben also created the series with Gillis and John McKeever, who has directed all 18 episodes to date. Spider-Man veteran Thomas Haden Church...

The second season of Tires keeps returning to a low-level conflict between Shane (Shane Gillis) and his manager/cousin Will (Steve Gerben). As Will jockeys for position in the tire chain they both work for, he reminds Shane that if Will is able to move up to general manager, their location will need to replace him. Will keeps trying to set Shane up to show he can do it: telling Shane he’s in charge when Will has to leave for a meeting; inviting him to participate in a training session by an outside Hr consultant. Shane spends most of the season refusing these opportunities, not wanting to get caught actually caring about, well, anything, but particularly not work. Based on the evidence on screen, however, Gillis has a lot more career ambition than his fictional avatar.

Tires, which Gillis co-created and self-funded before selling it to Netflix, is in...