Fans have been questioning whether or not we will ever get a release date of Shameless season 12. Ever since the show ended, the audience has been missing the fun. The series has aired for ten years and has 11 seasons. The story is about the Gallagher family. Frank is the father, and his wife is dead. He has six children, and they are self-sufficient and also funny. However, the children’s lives are very hard since Frank becomes an alcoholic. Whenever Frank is not wasting his money on beer, he is usually passed out on the floor. Despite all these difficulties, the children find their way around to grow and mature with the support of Fiona, the eldest daughter.
People all around the world have given so much love to the show because the family in the series always sticks around. We get to witness some of the funniest scenes in television history and also some of the most emotional scenes. You feel connected to each character as you proceed to watch the seasons. Now, after having eleven successful seasons, fans are evidently asking for more. Are we getting Season 12 of Shameless? If yes, when? We have all the answers, so let us dive into them.
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What Is Shameless About?
The series is about the Gallaghers. They are an Irish American family who battles with their drunken father, Frank. In addition to always being drunk, he is always on the lookout for problematic situations. After the death of his wife, Frank is seen making some questionable decisions in life and also struggles with coping with the fact that his children are now growing apart.
Talking about the kids, Fiona, who is the eldest daughter in the family, takes up all the parental responsibilities for her five brothers and sisters. She manages to juggle her life and her responsibilities as a mother. We see with each episode a new wacky circumstance that one or more of the Gallaghers find themselves in. We go on a journey and witness their lives as they grow up and mature. It is a tragicomedy series that started in 2011. The series has had eleven seasons since it first premiered, and that makes it the longest-running scripted T.V program in television history.
Will Shameless Season 12 Ever Get A Release Date?
If you are a fan of the show, which is evident since you clicked on this article, you know the show premiered on Showtime, and Season 11 was released on December 6, 2020. It ended on April 11, 2021, and soon after, around October 2021, the show was made available on Netflix. Every episode is 45 to 59 minutes long.
Last call. ????#Shameless 11.
The FINAL season. pic.twitter.com/d9OlGgoZjA— Shameless (@SHO_Shameless) January 13, 2020
Now talking about Shameless Season 12, we don’t have a release date or any information on it because Season 11 was the last season of the series. So we might not know if we will get a release date of Shameless season 12. Even when the show’s eleventh season was announced, it was referred to as the ‘final call’. The show’s description also said it is the last season, and the Gallaghers are going out with a boom as no other family has ever done before. In the last season, the family has to either step up or hit the road when the changes come. However, we all know one thing for sure: the Gallaghers will never grow apart!
Are The Fans Getting A Possible Shameless Spin-Off?
So, good news for the fans. We might not be getting Season 12 of Shameless. However, Showtime has introduced ‘Shameless Hall of Shame’. It is six-episode limited series. The series will be a look back at what happened in the previous seasons. It includes new and original Shameless sequences and also a look back at each character’s path to make you feel nostalgic. It is indeed an ideal way to give the fans closure.
The entire cast of Shameless has offered Showtime viewers more laughter, tears, and happiness than any other series in the channel’s history. It is evident that the audience immensely loved the show and will surely enjoy the limited series. Talking about spin-offs, the series will undoubtedly be considered for it based on its characters and how popular the show is.
However, the creators of the show are not making any spin-offs as of now. The showrunner of the series John Wells said that he is not a huge fan of restoring or sustaining shows. In other words, he is not into making spin-offs. He also said that all shows have a natural ending, and John does not want to disparage anyone else’s efforts to bring things back. According to him, the show is popular, and spin-offs are a risk since they have a danger of distracting people from the actual concept of the show. The creators are extremely happy with what they have accomplished with Shameless and the stories they have told. As of now, they have not talked about spin-offs but never say never, right?
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