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Churning out 22 episodes a season may not appeal to today’s up and coming writers but there’s always been an upside to working on a broadcast TV show, insists uber-producer John Wells: it helps to create well-trained showrunners.

Molly Smith Metzler was first handed a copy of Stephanie Land’s book Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive during her time in the Shameless writers’ room.

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max has ordered a pilot of Ke Nui Road, a lifeguard drama from John Wells and Animal Kingdom writer Matt Kester.

Emmy Rossum‘s return to Shameless was unfortunately nixed by the pandemic.

Before the stars of Shameless go their separate ways after the series finale, Showtime will bring the Gallagher family back home one last time.

coronavirus outbreak that delayed the taping of “Shameless” is woven into the 11th and final season of the Gallagher saga. It seems inevitable, given the outsized share of hardships the family has met and, sometimes, overcome.It also reflects executive producer John Wells' intention that the series give full weight to the toll that poverty takes in ways big and small — and to keep it darkly funny, even when a pandemic barges in.Showtime's “Shameless” is lead by William H.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVWhen executive producer John Wells was working on the final season of “The West Wing” in 2006 he recalls having a very “easy” end point because the show began with the first year of Jed Bartlett’s presidential administration and, seven years later, it would be poetic to end with him leaving the office and a new president (Matt Santos) sworn in.

EXCLUSIVE: TNT’s Animal Kingdom has added Anthony Konechny to the cast in a recurring role.

Mark David About 15 months ago, veteran television titan John Wells, creator of the hit HBO series “Shameless,” just one among many notable shows for which he’s hovered up six Emmys (and 19 more nominations), shelled out a small amount more than $7 million for a stately English Tudor residence in L.A.’s wealthy Hancock Park neighborhood that, after some quick gussy-ups, he’s flipped back on the market at $10.25 million.Designed by L.G.

By Nellie Andreeva

By Mark David

If Shameless executive producer John Wells has his way, there will be a Gallagher family reunion for the show's final season.

By Nellie Andreeva

The Gallagher saga is coming to an end—Shameless is ending after season 11.