Shameless is an American comedy-drama television series developed by John Wells which debuted on Showtime on January 9, 2011. It is an adaptation of Paul Abbott’s British series of the same name and features an ensemble cast led by William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum. With the premiere of the ninth season on September 9, 2018, Shameless became the longest-running original scripted series in Showtime’s history.
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Shameless is an American comedy-drama television series developed by John Wells which debuted on Showtime on January 9, 2011. It is an adaptation of Paul Abbott’s British series of the same name and features an ensemble cast led by William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum. The show is set in the South Side of Chicago and filmed throughout the city, as well as Los Angeles. With the premiere of the ninth season on September 9, 2018, Shameless became the longest-running original scripted series in Showtime’s history. In January 2020, the series was renewed for its eleventh and final season, which was scheduled to premiere in mid-2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it instead premiered on December 6, 2020. The series depicts the poor, dysfunctional family of Frank Gallagher, a neglectful single father of six. The Sheila Jackson character, first portrayed by Allison Janney in a pilot, was recast and Joan Cusack ended up playing Sheila for the aired episodes. On December 14, 2016, Rossum confirmed through Twitter that she would continue to work on the series, with production of an eighth season to begin in May 2017. In December 2016, it was reported that Rossum had requested that she be paid significantly less than her co-star William Macy.
The dispute came to an end on January 2, 2017, when Rossum and Warner Bros. Television Television Television announced that they had reached an agreement to make up for previous salary discrepancies in future seasons of the series. In April 2010, Showtime green-lit the series with a 12-episode order. A preview of the pilot aired on December 12, 2010, after the Season 5 finale of Dexter. The first season officially began airing on Showtime in January 2011. The third season premiered on January 13, 2013, and two weeks later on January 29,Shameless was Renewed for a fourth season. It premiered January 12, 2014. On February 18, 2014, the show was renewed to continue for a fifth season. On July 3, 2014 with the first episode table read, with initial shooting for the season beginning on July 8, 2014,. The series was renewing for a seventh season on October 2, 2016. Season 7 premiered on October 12, 2016 and Season 8 premiered on November 10, 2017. The eighth season was renewed on January 19, 2018. The ninth season was renewed on January 10, 2019.
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