Debbie weighs the pros and cons of a new career path. Frank uncovers the truth about Faye’s living situation. A miscommunication between Ian and Mickey has disastrous consequences and Lip and Tami disagree over who should be taking care of Fred.
Frank goes back in time to uncover his connection to Faye (recurring guest star ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ), as Debbie’s day with Claudia’s daughter goes awry. Carl takes extreme measures to toughen up his new group of cadets. Ian struggles to connect with Mickey after their blowup.
While an incident in the Tamietti family presents Lip (JEREMY ALLEN WHITE) and Tami with a new opportunity. Faye’s betrayal lands Frank in front of a judge.
Frank finds a cushy place to make his new home. Lip gets cold feet when Tami moves forward with a plan for their future. Ian sees a new side of Mickey, and Debbie’s love triangle reaches a breaking point.
In the season ten finale, Liam “out-Gallaghers” Frank, while Lip works to convince Tami to stay in Chicago with their baby. Meanwhile, Debbie turns over a new romantic leaf, and Kev’s new business takes off...but V wonders where the money is going.
In the eleventh season premiere, The Gallaghers adjust to life in the pandemic: Frank fears the loss of the Southside to gentrification, while bar pandemic closures force Kev and V to get creative at the Alibi. Sleep deprived Lip and Tami (series regular Kate Miner) work to make their new house a home as Carl finishes the police academy. Debbie becomes her own boss and deals with the repercussions of her statutory rape conviction of 17-year-old Julia. Ian and Mickey’s honeymoon phase is over as they have very different ideas about what married life would be.
It’s Franny’s birthday, and with Tami and Sandy’s help, Debbie prepares to throw Franny the best princess party Franny never wanted. Ian on the straight and narrow forces Mickey to get a real job. Frank the weed connoisseur helps Kev and V with their struggling pot business. Lip’s home renovations run him into some trouble with his new neighbors. Carl’s first day on the force is not the Dirty Harry fantasy he thought it would be. Liam (series star CHRISTIAN ISAIAH) profits from kids in lunch debt to a tyrannical lunch lady.
In a rush to get out of the house, Debbie loses track of Franny and has to balance her search for Franny and her handy-woman jobs, but Frank and Franny have a day of weed runs and adventure. Ian and Mickey question who is the "man" in their relationship. A delighted Carl gets a new Training Officer who loves to kick ass. When Brad (recurring guest star SCOTT MICHAEL CAMPBELL) and Cami learn about their newborn baby's health complications, Lip and Tami step in to help. Kev's newfound money and lack of modesty prove to be trouble.
The Milkoviches move in next door and wreak havoc, leading Frank, Kev and Liam to plot how to get rid of them. Mickey embarks on a new security gig for Kev and V, and drags Ian along against his will. V and Debbie turn into stage moms when Gemma and Franny compete in the Little Miss Southside beauty pageant. Lip gets a big surprise when he reluctantly agrees to go to brunch with Tami and her old high school music teacher. When Carl’s Training Officer is overly aggressive with people from the neighborhood, Carl is forced to choose between his job and his neighborhood.
Ian and Mickey get creative when the safety of their security gig comes into question. Dynamic duo Frank and Kev make a last-ditch effort to take down the Milkoviches. Meanwhile, V canvases to get Black people to the polls, but realizes that there are barely any Black people left on the Southside. Lip and Tami get surprising news about their house that forces them to look elsewhere. Then, when Debbie takes Franny to a comic book signing for her favorite wrestler, she realizes that she doesn’t know Sandy (recurring guest star ELISE EBERLE) like she thought she did. Lastly, Carl and Leesie’s differing approaches to policing comes to a head.
A surprising twist of fate has left the Milkoviches vulnerable, forcing Ian and Mickey to step in to help. Then, Frank’s day takes some unexpected turns, and Liam deals with inner turmoil after doing a bad thing. Meanwhile, Debbie confronts Sandy on their relationship, while Carl enjoys the spoils of his day off. Elsewhere, Lip and Brad seek revenge on the new BornFree owners all the while Lip is forced to figure out a plan for the future. Lastly, while Kev runs the bar, V acts as class parent at school – but elementary school looks a little different these days.
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