Shameless season 5
| Shameless | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 DVD Cover | |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Showtime |
| Original release | January 11 – April 5, 2015 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of Shameless, an American comedy-drama television series based on the British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, premiered on January 11, 2015 on the Showtime television network. Executive producers are John Wells, Paul Abbott and Andrew Stearn, and producer Michael Hissrich. Like all previous seasons, the season consisted of 12 episodes.[1][2][3]
Overview
The season picks up from the season 4 finale two to three months after the events of finding out Ian's bipolarity and Fiona's release from prison.[4][5][6] Fiona begins a new relationship with a skilled member of a rock 'n' roll band while juggling her new job at Patsy's Pies, where she has flirtatious encounters with her boss, Sean. Lip is home from college for the summer, and is torn between two worlds as his loyalty to the South Side is questioned while gentrification comes to the neighborhood. Ian's declining mental health raises the concerns of Mickey and the rest of the Gallaghers, yet he remains in denial of his condition. Debbie continues to struggle with the pains of adolescence and Carl begins a new business venture as a drug-dealer. Sammi becomes more involved in the lives of her half-brothers and sisters while Frank struggles with sobriety following his recent liver transplant.[7]
Cast and characters
Main
- William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher
- Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher Pfender
- Jeremy Allen White as Philip "Lip" Gallagher
- Ethan Cutkosky as Carl Gallagher
- Shanola Hampton as Veronica "V" Fisher
- Steve Howey as Kevin "Kev" Ball
- Emma Kenney as Debbie Gallagher
- Cameron Monaghan as Ian Gallagher
- Noel Fisher as Mickey Milkovich
- Emily Bergl as Samantha "Sammi" Slott
Special guest stars
- Joan Cusack as Sheila Gallagher
- Dermot Mulroney as Sean Pierce
- Steve Kazee as Gus Pfender
- Justin Chatwin as Jimmy Lishman/Steve
- Sasha Alexander as Helene Runyon Robinson
Recurring
- Kellen Michael as Chuckie Slott
- Bojana Novakovic as Bianca Samson
- Chloe Webb as Monica Gallagher
- Isidora Goreshter as Svetlana
- Nichole Bloom as Amanda
- Emma Greenwell as Mandy Milkovich
- Dichen Lachman as Angela
- Alessandra Balazs as Jackie Scabello
- Axle Whitehead as Davis
- Michael Patrick McGill as Tommy
- Patrick Fischler as Wade Shelton
- Stacy Edwards as Laura Shelton
- Michael Reilly Burke as Theo Wallace Robinson
- Luca Oriel as Derek Delgado
- Danika Yarosh as Holly Herkimer
- Vanessa Bell Calloway as Carol Fisher
- J. Michael Trautmann as Iggy Milkovich
- Shel Bailey as Kenyatta
- Stephen Rider as G-Dogg
- James Allen McCune as Matty
- Miguel Izaguirre as Paco
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | "Milk of the Gods" | Christopher Chulack | Nancy M. Pimental | January 11, 2015 | 1.77[8] |
| 50 | 2 | "I'm the Liver" | Sanaa Hamri | Krista Vernoff | January 18, 2015 | 1.76[9] |
| 51 | 3 | "The Two Lisas" | Peter Segal | Sheila Callaghan | January 25, 2015 | 1.96[10] |
| 52 | 4 | "A Night to Remem... Wait, What?" | Richie Keen | Davey Holmes | February 1, 2015 | 1.26[11] |
| 53 | 5 | "Rite of Passage" | Alex Graves | Etan Frankel | February 8, 2015 | 1.64[12] |
| 54 | 6 | "Crazy Love" | Anthony Hemingway | John Wells | February 15, 2015 | 1.26[13] |
| 55 | 7 | "Tell Me You Fucking Need Me" | William H. Macy | Nancy M. Pimental | March 1, 2015 | 1.44[14] |
| 56 | 8 | "Uncle Carl" | Wendey Stanzler | Krista Vernoff | March 8, 2015 | 1.60[15] |
| 57 | 9 | "Carl's First Sentencing" | Christopher Chulack | Etan Frankel | March 15, 2015 | 1.62[16] |
| 58 | 10 | "South Side Rules" | Michael Uppendahl | Sheila Callaghan | March 22, 2015 | 1.67[17] |
| 59 | 11 | "Drugs Actually" | Mimi Leder | Davey Holmes | March 29, 2015 | 1.43[18] |
| 60 | 12 | "Love Songs (In the Key of Gallagher)" | Christopher Chulack | John Wells | April 5, 2015 | 1.55[19] |
Development and production
On February 18, 2014, Showtime announced the series would be renewed for a fifth season.[3] Production on the first episode began on July 3, 2014 with the first table read,[20] with principal photography commencing on July 8, 2014.[21][22]
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