Summary

  • The Shameless cast reunion during the SAG-AFTRA strike highlights the importance of recognizable faces onscreen and their collective power in the industry.
  • The photo serves as a reminder of Jeremy Allen White's success in The Bear and the cast's continued talents in other projects.
  • The Shameless reunion is one of many exciting moments captured during the SAG-AFTRA strike, showcasing solidarity among familiar faces in the industry and spreading their message for fair compensation worldwide.

Jeremy Allen White reunited with his former Shameless co-stars on the picket lines. The actor is currently the star of the buzzy Hulu series The Bear, which was recently nominated for 13 Emmys. However, before that, he played Lip Gallagher on the long-running series Shameless, an adaptation of the UK dysfunctional family comedy of the same name, which ran for 11 seasons between 2011 and 2021.

On Instagram, SAG-AFTRA strike.

The photo, which bore the caption "Reunited! #SAGStrong #SAGStrike #WGAstrong #FOREVERFamily" showed Hampton picketing with quite a few of the Shameless cast. This included White, Noel Fisher (who played Mickey Milkovich), Steve Howey (who played Kevin Ball), Isidora Goreshter (who played Svetlana Yevgenivna), and Zach McGowan (who played Jody Silverman).

How The Shameless Reunion Helps The SAG-AFTRA Strike

Lip, Jimmy, Fiona, and Ian in the kitchen in Shameless

This Shameless reunion is more than just a fun photo opportunity. It's a reminder of how important the recognizable faces onscreen are to the popularity and continuation of a television series. As the actors strike alongside writers during the fight for fair compensation, proper streaming residuals, and regulation of the use of AI, reminding the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers of their collective power is a key bargaining chip.

This photo serves as a reminder not only of White's recent success in The Bear, but of the cast as a whole's continued power in the industry. Everyone pictured in the image has gone on to lend their talents to other projects after Shameless went off the air. This includes Howey, who took over Arnold Schwarzenegger's role as Harry Tasker on the True Lies TV reboot, and Fisher, who held an important role in Peacock's The Calling.

The Shameless cast reunion is just one of the many exciting moments that have been captured during the first full week of the SAG-AFTRA strike. Other moments have included cast reunions for the series Two and a Half Men and This Is Us. As familiar faces congregate in solidarity with their unions, more and more fans around the world will be exposed to their message as the battle for fair compensation rages on.

Source: Shanola Hampton/Instagram