Shameless ( Season 8 ) - wikipedia Shameless ( Season 8 ) Shameless ( season 8 ) Promotional poster Country of origin United States No. of episodes 8 Release Original network Showtime Original release November 5, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 05 ) -- present ( present ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 7 List of Shameless ( U.S. TV series ) episodes The eighth season of Shameless, an American comedy - drama television series based on the British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, was announced on December 19, 2016, a day after the seventh season finale. The season, which premiered on November 5, 2017, will consist of a total of 12 episodes. Contents 1 Cast and characters 1.1 Main 1.2 Special Guest 1.3 Recurring 2 Episodes 3 Ratings 4 References 5 External links Cast and characters See also : List of Shameless ( U.S. TV series ) characters Main William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher Jeremy Allen White as Philip `` Lip '' Gallagher Ethan Cutkosky as Carl Gallagher Shanola Hampton as Veronica Fisher Steve Howey as Kevin Ball Emma Kenney as Deborah `` Debbie '' Gallagher Cameron Monaghan as Ian Gallagher Isidora Goreshter as Svetlana Fisher Special Guest Dermot Mulroney as Sean Pierce Recurring Christian Isaiah as Liam Gallagher Jim Hoffmaster as Kermit Michael Patrick McGill as Tommy Alan Rosenberg as Professor Youens Ruby Modine as Sierra Morton Zack Pearlman as Neil Elliot Fletcher as Trevor Alicia Coppola as Sue Scott Michael Campbell as Brad Levy Tran as Eddie Jessica Szohr as Nessa Chabon Perry Mattfeld as Mel David Brackett as Duran Richard Flood as Ford Faran Tahir as Adeeb Raffi Barsoumian as Bahir Sammi Hanratty as Kassidi Episodes Main article : List of Shameless ( U.S. TV series ) episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) 85 `` We Become What We... Frank ! '' Iain B. MacDonald John Wells November 5, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 05 ) 1.86 Fiona begins renovating and selling apartments in her new building. Frank returns from the monastery and begins to apologize to everyone he has wronged in the past. Lip tries to get his drinking problem under control while also trying to win back Sierra. Debbie gets a new job and begins night school where she 's learning to become a welder. Ian tries to win back the heart of Trevor by helping teens at the youth center. Carl begins selling the meth that Monica left him and his siblings before she passed away while also staying in shape for military school over the summer break. Liam is used by the faculty of his new school to show off the school 's diversity for prospective parents. Kevin learns some disturbing news about his health and Veronica tries to take back the Alibi from Svetlana. 86 `` Where 's My Meth ? '' Anthony Hemingway Nancy M. Pimental November 12, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 12 ) 1.37 Fiona grapples with evicting someone from the apartment building. Frank finds a job for the first time and tries to be a respectable citizen. Lip tries to sabotage Sierra 's relationship. Ian goes with Trevor to a chub bar in an effort to fix their relationship. Carl tries to sell Ian 's portion of Monica 's meth but makes a troubling discovery about her. Liam visits a rich friend 's house and is astonished by the luxury that others have. Kevin is sent off to a cancer support group and finds people he can relate to, trying to be ready for the operation that is coming. 87 `` God Bless Her Rotting Soul '' Michael Morris Krista Vernoff November 19, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 19 ) 1.34 While Kevin 's tumour is benign, he becomes obsessed with being healthy and, upon researching his genetics, discovers that he comes from an inbred community in Kentucky. Fiona 's evicted tenant destroys her room so Fiona attempts to find a new renter but comes into conflict with Nessa 's girlfriend, Mel. Neil breaks up with Debbie. Ian continues to struggle with Monica 's death. Lip tries to help Professor Yeouens deal with his alcoholism. Frank, now going by Francis, remains committed to becoming a better person. Svetlana tries to sell the Alibi, forcing Veronica to visit her in prison and make a deal, resulting in her release and partial - ownership of the bar. Monica 's partner threatens the Gallaghers and they dig up her body in order to retrieve the meth. 88 `` Fuck Paying It Forward '' Regina King Dominique Morisseau November 26, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 26 ) 1.59 Frank is helping as much as he can at Liam 's school, and meets a potential love interest amongst the mothers. Fiona is furious when Sean, now clean and married, returns to try and make amends. Lip is sex - crazed, and ends up sleeping with his co-worker, Eddie ( Levy Tran ). Ian lets a shelter girl of Trevor 's sleep over to help her out of a bad spot, and gets chewed out by Trevor for it, but later they make amends, and Ian promises to try and find a living situation for some of the shelter kids. Debbie has moved back in, and is sad to be missing Frannie 's growing up because of work. Carl attempts to catch a junkie breaking into houses on the block. Another black child join Liam 's school. Kevin and Veronica meet Kevin 's family ; Kev is overwrought with emotion, whereas Veronica fears his family is racist. 89 5 `` The ( Mis ) Education of Liam Fergus Beircheart Gallagher '' Iain B. MacDonald Sheila Callaghan December 3, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 03 ) 1.51 Fiona tries to raise the profile of the neighborhood ; Ian helps Trevor raise money for a youth shelter ; Carl loses his scholarship ; Lip stands up to a friend ; Frank teaches parents about the working class. 90 6 `` Icarus Fell And Rusty Ate Him '' Zetna Fuentes Mark Steilen December 10, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 10 ) 1.52 After she discovers one of her tenants dead, Fiona is forced to reflect on her own life, as the rift between her and Ian grows deeper. Meanwhile, Lip enlists Carl 's help to search for his AA sponsor, Brad, after he started drinking again. After having sex with Duran, Debbie has a pregnancy scare and tries to get a morning - after pill. Frank enjoys having his first - ever credit card, while Kev and V are making discoveries about their sexualities. 91 7 `` Occupy Fiona '' Iain B. MacDonald Molly Smith Metzler December 17, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 17 ) 1.58 Ian keeps testing Fiona 's patience, and starts a `` Occupy Fiona '' movement right to her front door. With the support of Brad, Lip tries to help Youens for his DUI trial, after the latter 's fifth drunk driving. Meanwhile, a now unemployed Frank goes on a job hunt, while Debbie is facing a rude doctor at her own work. Carl gets close to Kassidi, one of his rehab clients, who comes up with a plan to get him easy money. An unsure Kev is learning how to seuxally dominate V. 92 8 `` Frank 's Northern Southern Express '' Emmy Rossum Nancy M. Pimental December 31, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 31 ) TBD Fiona considers moving into one of her apartments, while she tries to get closer to Ford. Frank starts an import - export business, by smuggling muslim people and drugs through the US - Canada border. Meanwhile, Lip interviews new AA sponsors, and discovers something about Charlie, Sierra 's boyfriend. Ian confronts a pastor preaching gay conversion, as Carl tries to conciliate his job and Kassidi, his new problematic girlfriend. As she tries to find a new job and some money, Debbie thinks she is pregnant again. Kev starts showing his dominating side against Svetlana at work, to the pleasure of V. 93 9 `` The Fugees '' Jeffrey Reiner Dominique Morisseau January 7, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 07 ) TBD 94 10 `` Church of Gay Jesus '' TBA TBA January 14, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 14 ) TBD 95 11 `` A Gallagher Pedicure '' TBA TBA January 21, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 21 ) TBD 96 12 `` Sleepwalking '' TBA TBA January 28, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 28 ) TBD Ratings No. Title Air date Rating / share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` We Become What We... Frank ! '' November 5, 2017 0.7 1.86 0.5 1.16 1.2 3.02 `` Where 's My Meth ? '' November 12, 2017 0.5 1.37 N / A N / A N / A N / A `` God Bless Her Rotting Soul '' November 19, 2017 0.5 1.34 N / A N / A N / A N / A `` Fuck Paying It Forward '' November 26, 2017 0.6 1.59 0.6 1.26 1.2 2.86 5 `` The ( Mis ) Education of Liam Fergus Beircheart Gallagher '' December 3, 2017 0.6 1.51 0.5 1.42 1.1 2.93 6 `` Icarus Fell And Rusty Ate Him '' December 10, 2017 0.5 1.52 0.6 1.40 1.1 2.92 7 `` Occupy Fiona '' December 17, 2017 0.5 1.58 TBD TBD TBD TBD References Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( December 19, 2016 ). `` ' Shameless ' Renewed For Season 8 By Showtime ''. Deadline. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Jade, Saura ( August 7, 2017 ). `` TVLine Items : Shameless Return Date, DC 's Legends Hails Caesar and More ''. TVLine. Retrieved August 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Showtime ( R ) Picks Up Eighth Season of Its Hit Series `` Shameless '' ``. The Futon Critic. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Goldberg, Lesley ( December 14, 2016 ). `` ' Shameless ' : Emmy Rossum Resolves Salary Standoff, Paving Way for Season 8 ''. hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Callaghan, Shelia ( June 21, 2017 ). `` we 're back, babies ! ''. Twitter. Retrieved June 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Hampton, Shanola ( June 21, 2017 ). `` When you get an email with your first table read of SEASON 8 on a show you 've been on since the pilot, you ca n't help but give God praise ! ! ! ''. Twitter. Retrieved May 25, 2017. Jump up ^ Paolo, Lyn ( June 21, 2017 ). `` @ cameronmonaghan See you soon... '' Twitter. Retrieved May 24, 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/891863-shameless-season-8-trailer-and-poster#/slide/1 Jump up ^ Modine, Ruby ( June 26, 2017 ). `` First table read ''. Instagram. Retrieved June 7, 2017. 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Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( December 21, 2017 ). `` ' Top Chef ' premiere more than doubles in cable Live + 7 ratings for Dec. 4 - 10 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 21, 2017. External links Official website List of Shameless episodes on IMDb Shameless Original version Episodes Characters Frank Gallagher Carl Gallagher Ian Gallagher Jamie Maguire Karen Maguire Mimi Maguire Shane Maguire Mickey Maguire U.S. adaptation Episodes 5 6 7 8 Characters Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shameless_(season_8)&oldid=818245060 '' Categories : Shameless ( U.S. TV series ) 2017 American television seasons Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from July 2017 Official website not in Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 2 January 2018, at 12 : 49. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays liam in season 8 of shameless
Answer: Christian Isaiah