A first-look at the new Liam on ‘Shameless’
Photo Credit: Showtime, Acquired from Showtime Press Site
To honor National Selfie Day, Steve Howey posted a ‘Shameless’ cast selfie on Twitter that included the new young actor playing the role of Liam.
We learned a few weeks ago that Liam Gallagher would be recast this season on Showtime’s Shameless. A post on Instagram revealed that Brenden and Brandon Sims, who share the role of Liam Gallagher on the show, will not be filming Season 8.
Brenden and Brandon’s mother, who runs the Instagram account, posted a cast photo from Season 7 and wrote “Thank you guys for everything. The boys will miss you all. Wish everyone great success for season 8.”
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There had been no other reports of who had been cast to play Liam, but many fans speculated that the reason he had been recast was because the show would jump a few years into the future.
Showtime has not officially released any information about a time jump in Season 8, but it does make sense to have Carl get through military school and to have Debbie’s daughter be a few years older when the series returns (not to mention, many fans are hoping this means Mickey could find his way back to Chicago.)
Other than commenting on the Instagram post above, no other cast members had posted about a new Liam Gallagher… until today. Steve Howey posted a photo on Twitter to participate in National Selfie Day, and in the photo you can clearly see a new boy in Liam’s school uniform. Howey also wrote the #liam hashtag in the tweet.
Check out the photo of the new Liam below:
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We also love that we got to see Fiona, V, Kev, Carl, Ian and Lip together on set! What do you think of the possibility of a time jump? Does Liam look that much older? Let us know what you think about Shameless Season 8 in the comments below!