“Shameless” (U.S.) was primarily filmed in Los Angeles on studio sets and surrounding streets, with key exterior shots filmed on the South Side of Chicago, especially around the real-life Gallagher house at 2119 S Homan Ave.

Main filming cities

  • The bulk of production took place in Los Angeles, using studio backlots and local locations for interiors and many street scenes.
  • Exterior neighborhood shots, including the Gallagher, Milkovich, and Sheila houses, were filmed on location in Chicago, Illinois.

Iconic Chicago locations

  • Gallagher House: 2119 S Homan Ave, Chicago, shown as the Gallagher family home.
  • Kevin & Veronica’s House: 2113 S Homan Ave, just a few doors down from the Gallagher house.
  • Sheila’s House: 1937 S Spaulding Ave, used throughout the series.

Los Angeles and studio sets

  • Many interiors and recurring sets, including parts of the Alibi Room, were built and filmed on the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank, California.
  • Additional scenes used various Los Angeles streets, churches, hotels, and shops to stand in for other parts of the characters’ world.

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