The name  Elmo (Bill) s â¦ erves as a nickname whereas the name  Guglielmo (William) may function as a given or middle  name. The pronunciations will be EL-mo and goo-LYEL-mo in  Italian. .
Shameless will begin production on Season 8 in May 2017 for a fall premiere. The season will have 12 episodes. The renewal comes a day after Shameless aired its Season 7 finale, which had a post-credits scene imploring viewers to come back next year..
Critical acclaim and early renewal. Season 6 of Shameless premiered in the US on Showtime on Sunday, January 10, 2016 and it will contain twelve episodes. Just like it happened last year, the day after the premiere episode was aired, the network officially announced the renewal of the dramedy series for another round.