Shameless: Season 4
2014 · 12 episodes · ★ 7.6
What Season 4 of Shameless
Season four opens with Frank recovering at home, his liver badly damaged, with his daughter Sammi and a grandson by his side. Fiona has a steady paycheck and is still in college, but the family chaos gives her no break, and she soon finds herself caught up in problems that put her studies at risk. Debbie discovers love and heartbreak, and Carl falls for a fellow criminal and goes AWOL. Lip feels lost between classes and work. In the middle of a Chicago winter, the Gallaghers have to scrape by and make it through.
Season 4 Episodes
4x01 Simple Pleasures
Frank returns, disrupting life; Lip attends college; Ian is missing; Fiona tries to connect with Debbie and Carl.
Directing: John Wells · Writing: John Wells · Starring: Dennis Cockrum, Joan Cusack, Michael Patrick McGill, Isidora Goreshter
4x02 My Oldest Daughter
Fiona begins to enjoy the perks of living life just above the poverty line. She uses her newly activated health benefits to take the kids for checkups. However, when a road rage incident damages the company car, Fiona tells a much bigger lie about how it happened. Meanwhile, Lip seems to have lost his mojo as he struggles in school and with the ladies.
Directing: Mimi Leder · Writing: Nancy M. Pimental · Starring: Michael Patrick McGill, Kerry O'Malley, Jake McDorman, Adam Cagley
4x03 Like Father, Like Daughter
Frank stalks his previously unseen daughter, Sammi, and is surprised to find out she has a son, Chuck. Meanwhile, Fiona and Mike are getting serious. Also, Carl begins stealing dogs and holding them for ransom so that he can earn some drug money for Frank. Sheila has her first successful online date with Native American cowboy Roger Running Tree.
Directing: Sanaa Hamri · Writing: Sheila Callaghan · Starring: Emily Bergl, Joan Cusack, Michael Patrick McGill, Jared Sandler
4x04 Strangers on a Train
Against her better judgment, Fiona continues her secret affair with Robbie. The situation nearly boils over when Mike shows up at Robbie’s apartment while Fiona is inside. Fiona is able to hide just in time before her infidelity can be exposed. Frank, in increasingly dire health straits due to liver disease, attempts to contrive an “accident” that will provide an ample insurance payout to cover the cost of a potential transplant.
Directing: Peter Segal · Writing: Etan Frankel · Starring: Dennis Cockrum, Emily Bergl, Michael Patrick McGill, Jim Hoffmaster
4x05 There's the Rub
Fiona's series of bad decisions involving Robbie finally boil over. Meanwhile, Frank and Sammi pursue a cure for Frank's liver trouble and try to catch up on missed father-daughter time; and Lip gets a surprise visit at college from Army investigators.
Directing: David Nutter · Writing: Davey Holmes · Starring: Emily Bergl, Joan Cusack, Michael Patrick McGill, Isidora Goreshter
4x06 Iron City
Fiona ends up in jail; the family waits for news about Liam; Frank wakes up in the emergency room.
Directing: James Ponsoldt · Writing: John Wells · Starring: Dennis Cockrum, Emily Bergl, Joan Cusack, Jake McDorman
4x07 A Jailbird, Invalid, Martyr, Cutter, Retard, and Parasitic Twin
Guardianship duties fall upon Lip - who gets some unexpected assistance.
Directing: Gary B. Goldman · Writing: Nancy M. Pimental · Starring: Emily Bergl, Michael Patrick McGill, Jim Hoffmaster, Isidora Goreshter
4x08 Hope Springs Paternal
To prepare for a visit from her probation officer, Fiona must remove all paraphernalia from the house; Ian is kicked out of Mickey's house.
Directing: Mimi Leder · Writing: Sheila Callaghan · Starring: Emily Bergl, Michael Patrick McGill, Jim Hoffmaster, Isidora Goreshter
4x09 The Legend of Bonnie and Carl
Carl connects with a girl in detention; Lip and Amanda grow closer; Sheila returns with big plans; Fiona searches for a job; Mickey spends time with Ian.
Directing: Mark Mylod · Writing: Etan Frankel · Starring: Emily Bergl, Joan Cusack, Michael Patrick McGill, Jim Hoffmaster
4x10 Liver, I Hardly Know Her
Fiona violates terms of her probation, sending the family into search party mode.
Directing: Christopher Chulack · Writing: Davey Holmes · Starring: Emily Bergl, Joan Cusack, Michael Patrick McGill, Jim Hoffmaster
4x11 Emily
Fiona is hauled off to a correctional facility. Amanda’s parents bribe Lip.
Directing: Anthony Hemingway · Writing: Nancy M. Pimental · Starring: Dennis Cockrum, Emily Bergl, Joan Cusack, Isidora Goreshter
4x12 Lazarus Season Finale
Fiona gets out of jail. Frank is feeling like his old self.
Directing: Mark Mylod · Writing: John Wells · Starring: Justin Chatwin, Emily Bergl, Joan Cusack, Michael Patrick McGill
Season 4 Cast
William H. MacyFrank Gallagher12 episodes
Jeremy Allen WhiteLip Gallagher12 episodes
Steve HoweyKevin Ball12 episodes
Michael Patrick McGillTommy10 episodes
James Allen McCuneMatty Baker10 episodes
Kellen MichaelChuckie Slott9 episodes
Adam CagleyRon Kuzner8 episodes
Sheldon BaileyKenyatta7 episodes
Jim HoffmasterKermit6 episodes
Nick GehlfussRobbie Pratt6 episodes
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Shameless season 4 have?
Season 4 of Shameless has 12 episodes.
When did season 4 of Shameless premiere?
Released January 12, 2014.
Where to watch Shameless season 4?
In Spain, on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total, HBO Max, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and HBO Max Amazon Channel.
What is the best episode of Season 4?
According to TMDB user ratings, episode 4x09, "The Legend of Bonnie and Carl," with a 8.0.