Shameless season 7
| Shameless | |
|---|---|
| Season 7 | |
 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Showtime |
| Original release | October 2 – December 18, 2016 |
| Season chronology | |
The seventh season of Shameless, based on the British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, is an American comedy-drama television series with executive producers John Wells, Christopher Chulack, Krista Vernoff, Etan Frankel, Nancy M. Pimental and Sheila Callaghan.[1] The season premiered on October 2, 2016, the first time the series has debuted in autumn.[2] Showtime premiered a free preview of the season premiere online on September 23, 2016, ahead of the October 2 broadcast.
Overview
In this season, Frank starts a successful homeless shelter, but later gets kicked out despite owning the property. He later finds out that Monica has terminal brain damage. The two try to make the best of Monica's last days. Fiona struggles with owning two separate properties, and is happy being single. She begins to use Tinder to find one night stands to "save energy" on other things. Carl is uncircumcised and tries to keep his girlfriend whose father greatly disapproves of him. He later forms a bond with her father and leaves for military school. Lip dates Sierra, who works at Patsy's Pies, and struggles to stay sober. Ian refuses to take his medication and meets a new boyfriend named Trevor. He later finds out Mickey is out of prison. Debbie struggles to raise and keep Franny as she gets kidnapped by Derek's family. Kev and Veronica continue their "thrupple" with Svetlana until they find out Svetlana lied and betrayed them.
Cast
Main
- William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher[1]
- Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher[1]
- Jeremy Allen White as Philip "Lip" Gallagher[1]
- Ethan Cutkosky as Carl Gallagher[1]
- Shanola Hampton as Veronica Fisher[1]
- Steve Howey as Kevin "Kev" Ball[1]
- Emma Kenney as Debbie Gallagher[1]
- Cameron Monaghan as Ian Gallagher[1]
- Isidora Goreshter as Svetlana Milkovich[1]
Special guest stars
- Noel Fisher as Mickey Milkovich[3]
- Chloe Webb as Monica Gallagher
- Sasha Alexander as Helene Runyon
- June Squibb as Etta[4]
Recurring
- Brendan and Brandon Sims as Liam Gallagher
- Alan Rosenberg as Professor Youens
- Jeff Pierre as Caleb
- Jaylen Barron as Dominique Winslow
- Rebecca Metz as Melinda
- Jim Hoffmaster as Kermit
- Michael Patrick McGill as Tommy
- Tate Ellington as Chad
- Abena Ansah as Jolayemi
- John Hennigan as Cody
- Peter Macon as Sergeant Winslow
- Pasha Lychnikoff as Yvon[5]
- Sharon Lawrence as Margo Mierzejewski[6]
- Alicia Coppola as Sue[5]
- Arden Myrin as New Monica/Delores[5]
- Ruby Modine as Sierra[5]
- Zack Pearlman as Neil
- Elliot Fletcher as Trevor
- José Julián as Joaquin
- Chet Hanks as Charlie
- Barry Sloane as Ryan
- Scott Michael Campbell as Brad
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 1 | "Hiraeth" | Christopher Chulack | John Wells | September 23, 2016 (online) October 2, 2016 (Showtime) | 1.24[7] |
| 74 | 2 | "Swipe, Fuck, Leave" | Rob Hardy | Nancy M. Pimental | October 9, 2016 | 1.11[8] |
| 75 | 3 | "Home Sweet Homeless Shelter" | Iain B. MacDonald | Krista Vernoff | October 16, 2016 | 1.44[9] |
| 76 | 4 | "I Am a Storm" | Emmy Rossum | Sheila Callaghan | October 23, 2016 | 1.38[10] |
| 77 | 5 | "Own Your Shit" | Christopher Chulack | Dominique Morisseau | October 30, 2016 | 1.20[11] |
| 78 | 6 | "The Defenestration of Frank" | David Nutter | Etan Frankel | November 6, 2016 | 1.44[12] |
| 79 | 7 | "You'll Never Ever Get a Chicken in Your Whole Entire Life" | John Wells | Nancy M. Pimental | November 13, 2016 | 1.33[13] |
| 80 | 8 | "You Sold Me the Laundromat, Remember?" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Krista Vernoff | November 20, 2016 | 1.40[14] |
| 81 | 9 | "Ouroboros" | Christopher Chulack | Sheila Callaghan | November 27, 2016 | 1.56[15] |
| 82 | 10 | "Ride or Die" | Zetna Fuentes | Dominique Morisseau | December 4, 2016 | 1.60[16] |
| 83 | 11 | "Happily Ever After" | John M. Valerio | Etan Frankel | December 11, 2016 | 1.58[17] |
| 84 | 12 | "Requiem for a Slut" | John Wells | John Wells | December 18, 2016 | 1.72[18] |
Production
Recurring actress Isidora Goreshter has been promoted to series regular with the commencement of the season.[19] Star Emmy Rossum made her directorial debut with the fourth episode, "I Am A Storm".[20][21]
References
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- ^ Gelman, Vlada (October 20, 2016). "Shameless: Noel Fisher to Return as Ian's Ex Mickey in Season 7". TV Line. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 18, 2016). "'Shameless' Enlists June Squibb for Season 7". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Petski, Denise (July 29, 2016). "'Shameless' Adds Four To Cast & Reveals The Scoop On Season 7". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (July 13, 2016). "Shameless' Enlists Sharon Lawrence for Key Season 7 Role (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Rick (October 4, 2016). "'Westworld' opens pretty well for HBO, 'Fear the Walking Dead' tops Sunday cable ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
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- ^ Porter, Rick (October 25, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'The Walking Dead' premiere kills it with second-highest ratings ever". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Rick (November 1, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'The Walking Dead' takes a bigger-than-usual hit in episode 2". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Rick (November 8, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Walking Dead' down but stays on top, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' returns lower". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Rick (November 15, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Westworld' ticks up as 'Walking Dead' slips a little more". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
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- ^ Porter, Rick (November 30, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'The Walking Dead' hits a 4-year low". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Rick (December 6, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Westworld' ends with season highs, 'Walking Dead' stops 5-week slide". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 13, 2016). "Top 150 Sunday cable originals network finals 12 11 2016". Showbuzzdaily. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 20, 2016). "Showbuzzdaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.18.2016". Showbuzzdaily. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 1, 2016). "'The Americans' Ups Brandon J. Dirden To Regular; 'Shameless' Promotes Isidora Goreshter". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (July 6, 2016). "'Shameless' Star Emmy Rossum to Make Directorial Debut With Showtime Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ "#News #Shameless 7x04 is titled "I am a storm", written by @sheilacalla and directed by @emmyrossum". Twitter. July 13, 2016.