Netflix quietly adds 'best show ever' as 'obsessed' fans cancel their weekend plans

Netflix subscribers have confessed they're scrapping their weekend arrangements to binge-watch a cherished series that's just landed on the platform.

US comedy-drama Shameless originally premiered in 2011, based on Paul Abbott's British programme of the same title. The American adaptation, located in Chicago's South Side, Illinois, lasted for 11 seasons before concluding in 2021.

The show centres on the troubled Gallagher clan, headed by Frank, a negligent alcoholic dad to six children. Whilst he wastes his days jobless, getting intoxicated and high, his offspring Fiona, Phillip, Ian, Debbie, Carl and Liam battle to earn money, resorting to cons, relationships and criminal activity to get by.

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Despite tackling gritty themes including serious problems and family dysfunction, supporters have labelled it "hilariously genius" and have started rewatching the programme once more.

The cast features William H Macy as Frank, plus Emmy Rossum, Jeremy Allen White, Cameron Monaghan, Ethan Cutkosky and Emma Kenney, reports the Express.

The programme boasts an average Rotten Tomatoes score of 82%, with multiple seasons achieving flawless ratings individually.

One viewer gushed: "I can talk about this show 24/7 when I started the first episode nothing could stop me for watching it I stayed up all night all day infront of my laptop watching this masterpiece."

Another commented: "Seriously Shameless is the best show I have ever watched."

A third posted: "Shameless is the best series ever created, I'm not kidding. the only series that talks about important issues without making them boring or too heavy."

"I can't believe it's taken this long for me to get obsessed with this show. It's amazing-the type you can't miss for a quick bathroom break or you'll miss the storyline. Every individual character was cast so well and each one is unbelievable and grows on you in a hilariously genius way," someone else praised.

"This is probably one of the most raw and impressively jarring dramedies on television. From its witty humor to its exposure of deep human emotions, Shameless is a masterpiece of intelligent screen writing and chaos," another echoed.

Upon hearing it had landed on Netflix, some devotees even went as far as scrapping their weekend arrangements.

One person declared: "Shameless is now on Netflix, weekend plans cancelled."

Another penned: "Proud to say every season of Shameless is now on Netflix, I'll be rejoining the Gallagher family soon."

"All 11 seasons of Shameless are on Netflix. Nature is healing. What a perfect time to be on sick leave man," someone else remarked.

The programme left supporters heartbroken when it concluded in 2021 following an 11th series, with showrunner John Wells subsequently discussing how various plotlines remained unresolved and the possibility of a future spin-off.

When quizzed about a potential comeback, he told The Hollywood Reporter: "There is nothing planned. But never say never. It's a crazy world out there with people reviving shows and characters.

"But we get to tell a lot of great stories with these people and wonderful actors, writers and directors. If we never tell another story with them, I think we did a lot that I'm proud of and that we're all proud of.

"You never know. But we're surely not planning anything."

Shameless can be streamed on Netflix