William H. Macy Gets Shameless On Showtime In January 2011

Showtime announced the premiere dates for some of the series they have on deck for the new year (2011) and among them is the new drama series starring William H. Macy titled Shameless.

From Showtime’s description of the series (below), it seems Macy’s new role will put him in line with all of other lead characters on the pay-cable channel in terms of his morally questionable behavior. If he really does fit in among the likes of Dexter, Nancy Botwin and Hank Moody, then we’re destined to love him despite his flaws.

“SHAMELESS, a new drama series from John Wells (ER, The West Wing, Southland) and Paul Abbott (State of Play, Touching Evil) is based on the long-running hit UK series and stars Emmy® Award winner and Oscar® nominee William H. Macy (Fargo, Pleasantville, The Cooler) and Emmy Rossum (The Phantom of the Opera, Mystic River). Macy plays a far-from-stellar working class patriarch of an unconventional Chicago brood of six motley kids (headed by eldest sibling Rossum) who keep the home afloat while he’s out drinking and carousing. SHAMELESS is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Wells and Abbott are executive producers; Andrew Stearn (The West Wing, Southland) is co-executive producer.”

Shameless premieres Sunday, January 9th at 10pm on Showtime.