Shameless Boss Explains the Surprising and Open-Ended Series Finale
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Showrunner John Wells talks with The Hollywood Reporter about the ways the pandemic changed the series finale and how travel challenges prevented one long-awaited reunion from happening.
[This story contains spoilers from the series finale of Showtime s
Shameless.]
After 11 seasons and 134 episodes, Showtime s
Shameless wrapped its run Sunday with a series finale that was directly impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic in two key ways.
Ultimately, Frank s (William H. Macy) past catches up with him as a combination of COVID-19 and the effects of alcoholic dementia prove to be more than he can handle and the character dies alone in a hospital.