SHOWTIME(R) RELEASES OFFICIAL TRAILER AND NEW POSTER ART FOR "SHAMELESS" SEASON SEVEN

SHAMELESS Is Back For Seconds This Year, When The New Season Premieres On Sunday, October 2nd At 9 PM

NEW YORK - August 30, 2016 - Today, SHOWTIME released the new poster art and official trailer for season seven of its No. 1 comedy series SHAMELESS, premiering on Sunday, October 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. SHAMELESS stars Oscar(R) nominee and Emmy(R) winner William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher and Golden Globe(R) nominee Emmy Rossum as his daughter, Fiona. The series also stars Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney, Cameron Monaghan and Isidora Goreshter. To watch and share the official SHAMELESS season seven trailer, go to: https://youtu.be/ITsirWLf-W8

The seventh season picks up a month after last season's finale, with the Gallaghers ready for another sizzling summer on the South Side of Chicago. The Gallaghers have always scraped by, but this season finds some of them finally getting a leg up, with more changes than the currents of the Chicago River. When Frank (Macy) awakens from a coma to learn that his loved ones tossed him in the river, he declares war - Gallagher vs. Gallagher. But Fiona (Rossum) is too busy improving her own life to worry about Frank's. After last season's devastating betrayal, she's now moved on, a warrior, and nothing is getting in the way of her new life as manager of Patsy's - including her family. Gallagher Golden Boy Lip (White) finishes up his time in rehab, and emerges with a new outlook on alcoholism and a grim vision of his future, whereas the once-unstable Ian (Monaghan) is now thriving as an EMT and in a comfortable relationship. Debbie (Kenney) is still figuring out how to be a good mom to young Franny, while Carl (Cutkosky) has some big decisions to face as he enters manhood. With Fiona's new determination to make something of herself, will the rest of the Gallaghers fall apart without Fiona there to pick up the pieces?

Recently garnering an Emmy nomination for William H. Macy in the Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category, the new season features recurring special guest stars Sharon Lawrence, Tate Ellington, Ruby Modine, Arden Myrin, June Squibb and Alicia Coppola. Created by Paul Abbott, the series is produced by Bonanza Productions in association with John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television. SHAMELESS is executive produced by John Wells, Nancy M. Pimental, Christopher Chulack, Krista Vernoff, Etan Frankel and Sheila Callaghan. For more information about SHAMELESS, visit SHO.com, follow on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and join the conversation using #Shameless.