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SHAMELESS

COMEDY / DRAMA  

USA

2011-2021

SHAMELESS is an American comedy-drama television series developed by John Wells that aired on Showtime from January 9, 2011 to April 11, 2021. It is an adaptation of Paul Abbott's British series of the same name. SHAMELESS consists of 221 episodes of 1 hour. SHAMELESS consists of 134 episodes of 1 hour. 

STORY: The series depicts the poor, dysfunctional family of Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy), a neglectful single father of six children: Fiona (Emmy Rossum), Lip (Jeremy Allen White), Ian (Cameron Monaghan), Debbie (Emmy Kenney), Carl (Ethan Cutkosky), and Liam (Christian Isaiah). He spends his days drunk or looking for misadventures. His children learn to take care of themselves.

GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Mickey (Noel Fisher) is introduced as the neighbourhood thug, violent and homophobic, but as the series progresses, it is revealed to the public that he is secretly gay. This was noticed when he initially fights with Ian (Cameron Monaghan), but they end up having sex. The pair embark on a secret affair behind the backs of his girlfriend Mandy (Emma Greenwell) and his father. In season seven Mickey returns  for two episodes and his love for Ian rekindles. At that moment, he is chased by the FBI and had to flee to Mexico. Ian left his job as a paramedic - to follow him to Mexico, but eventually didn't cross the border when he realized he didn't want to go through life as fugitive, even though he really wanted to stay with Mickey.

Ian Gallagher (Cameron Monaghan) & Mickey Milkovich (Noel Fisher)





CAMERON MONAGHAN (2011-2021) August 16, 1993, Santa Monica, CA, USA 





NOEL FISHER (2011-2021) March 13, 1984, Vancouver, Canada

SPECIAL: Mickey is a complex character and quickly shows many different facets of his personality. He seems to have physical violence in general. As the seasons progress, Mickey begins to care more and more for Ian.

AWARDS: ‘SHAMELESS’ won 4 Primetime Emmys. 16 wins & 69 nominations

8.5 IMDB