Shameless season 11

The eleventh and final season of Shameless, an American comedy-drama television series based on the British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, premiered on Showtime on December 6, 2020. Showtime announced the series' final season renewal on January 13, 2020.

Plot
After a decade of chaos, the Gallaghers begin to face serious and dire economic struggles brought on by the COVID-19 Pandemic which leads to life-altering changes not only to their personal lives, but their professional lives as well that finds themselves considering leaving the South Side and maybe even Chicago. Carl becomes a cop, Fiona doesn't come back, Debbie gets into a happy relationship, Ian moves to the westside in a luxury side condo with Mickey, Lip sells the Gallagher house for 75k$, Liam moves in with Lip, Frank dies from a heroin overdose after an attempted suicide, Kevin and Veronica have finally made their relationship legally binding.

Main

 * William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher
 * Jeremy Allen White as Philip "Lip" Gallagher
 * Ethan Cutkosky as Carl Gallagher
 * Shanola Hampton as Veronica Fisher
 * Steve Howey as Kevin "Kev" Ball
 * Emma Kenney as Deborah "Debbie" Gallagher
 * Cameron Monaghan as Ian Gallagher
 * Noel Fisher as Mickey Milkovich
 * Christian Isaiah as Liam Gallagher
 * Kate Miner as Tami Tamietti

Recurring

 * Paris Newton as Franny Gallagher
 * Brooklyn Regans as Gemma
 * London Regans as Amy
 * Michael Patrick McGill as Tommy
 * Jim Hoffmaster as Kermit
 * Elise Eberle as Sandy Milkovich
 * Joshua Malina as Arthur Tipping
 * Toks Olagundoye as Leesie Janes
 * Scott Michael Campbell as Brad
 * Dennis Cockrum as Terry Milkovich
 * Orson Ford as Timmy Milkovich
 * Steve Luna as Joey Milkovich
 * Jesse Saler as Sammy Milkovich
 * Chelsea Alden as Tish
 * Paula Andrea Placido as Chris
 * Vanessa Bell Calloway as Carol Fisher
 * Kimleigh Smith as Sgt. Stamps
 * Patrick Sabongui as Martin
 * Shakira Barrera as Heidi Cronch

Guest

 * Gary Busey as Frank's Father (Hall of Shame)
 * Dan Lauria as Maurice "Mo" White (Hall of Shame)
 * Melissa Paladino as Cami Tamietti
 * Lou Taylor Pucci as Lou Milkovich
 * Tara Buck as Letty
 * James Earl as Detective Hightower
 * David Clayton Rogers as Detective Young
 * Richard Portnow as Johnny Boxcars
 * Virginia Kull as Nancy Lamper
 * Crystal Coney as Claire Arnett

Production
In January 2020, the series was renewed for its eleventh and final season to consist of 12 episodes and was scheduled to premiere in summer 2020. Filming and the premiere date were pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and filming instead began in September 2020.

On December 14, 2020, Showtime announced a six-episode limited series retrospective that would air during season 11 called Shameless Hall of Shame; it contains new and original Shameless scenes juxtaposed with a retrospective look at each character's journey during the prior 10 seasons:


 * Episode 1: Ian & Mickey: Daddy Issues (aired December 27, 2020)
 * Episode 2: Kev & V: God Doesn't Give with Both Hands (aired January 3, 2021)
 * Episode 3: Lip: Once Upon a Phillip Gallagher (aired January 17, 2021)
 * Episode 4: Debbie, Carl & Liam: They Grow Up So Fast (aired January 24, 2021)
 * Episode 5: Fiona: Go Fiona On Them (aired February 21, 2021)
 * Episode 6: Frank: Ghosts of Gallagher Past (aired February 28, 2021)

Critical response
The eleventh season of Shameless has received average reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a 70% approval rating with an average score of 5.10 out of 10 based on 10 reviews.