Shameless Genre Comedy-drama Black comedy Created by Paul Abbott Based on Shameless by Paul Abbott Developed by John Wells Starring William H. Macy Emmy Rossum Justin Chatwin Ethan Cutkosky Shanola Hampton Steve Howey Emma Kenney Cameron Monaghan Jeremy Allen White Joan Cusack Laura Slade Wiggins Emma Greenwell Zach McGowan Noel Fisher Jake McDorman Emily Bergl Isidora Goreshter Opening theme "The Luck You Got" by The High Strung Composer(s) iZLER Country of origin United States Original language(s) English No. of seasons 8 No. of episodes 96 (list of episodes) Production Executive producer(s) John Wells Mark Mylod (seasons 1–4) Paul Abbott (pilot) Andrew Stearn Etan Frankel Krista Vernoff Davey Holmes Nancy M. Pimental Christopher Chulack Producer(s) Michael Hissrich (seasons 1–3) Terri Murphy Location(s) Chicago, Illinois Los Angeles, California Cinematography Rodney Charters Kevin McKnight Running time 45–59 minutes Production company(s) John Wells Productions Warner Bros. Television Showtime Networks Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution Release Original network Showtime Picture format HDTV 1080i Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1 Original release January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09) – present Chronology Related shows Shameless (UK) External links Website