On February 18, Tim Allen, who had been attached to the potential series from the beginning, officially joined the project in the lead role. In January 2011, ABC green-lighted production of a pilot episode under the title Last Days of Man. Last Man Standing first appeared on ABC's development slate in late 2010 when writer Jack Burditt received a put pilot commitment from the network under the original title Man Up.
Flynn Morrison (Season 2-6) / Luke and Luke Kruntchev (Season 1) as Boyd Baxter.Molly Ephraim as Amanda 'Mandy' Baxter (Season 1-6).Amanda Fuller (Season 2-current) / Alexandra Krosney (Season 1) as Kristin Baxter.The series follows Mike Baxter, a senior executive and director of marketing for an outdoor sporting goods store chain based in Denver, Colorado, whose world is filled with his wife, three daughters, and grandson.