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"Showtime has commissioned a US version of Shameless, with an initial run of twelve episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is based on the long-running Channel 4 series of the same name. Southland executive producer John Wells teamed up with original series creator Paul Abbot to shoot the pilot in December, with both producing. William H Macy and Emmy Rossum will star in the US version, with Allison Janney expected to recur. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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