6.059 minSeason 11 • Episode 12
LatestIan and Mickey shop for furniture for their new place and Kev and V look for a buyer for the Alibi. While Lip settles for a new job, Carl finally finds his calling in a new role on the police force. Debbie plunges into a treacherous world when she meets someone new. Frank comes to terms with his own mortality.
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.
Acting
William H. Macy's Frank is Shakespearean in his depravity.
Writing
Balances genuine warmth with soul-crushing bleakness perfectly.
Production
South Chicago becomes a character—gritty, specific, alive.
Creators
John Wells, Paul Abbott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The UK original was bleaker; the US version kept the poverty but Americanized the optimism. Paul Abbott reportedly found the remake 'too sentimental' at first.
Jeremy Allen White trained as a dancer before acting, which explains Lip's physicality in drunk scenes. Emmy Rossum almost didn't return for Season 8 over pay equity.
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