Weeds
The neighborhood has gone green.
Weeds (2005-2012)
Seasons: 8,
episodes: 102
Average rating:
7.9/10
140 049
Production
Status
Completed
Creators
Jenji Kohan
Scenario
Jenji Kohan
Composer
John Dragonetti
Producer
Lisa Vinnecour
Actors
Mary-Louise Parker
Nancy Botwin
Elizabeth Perkins
Celia Hodes
Allie Grant
Isabelle Hodes
Tonye Patano
Heylia James
Romany Malco
Conrad Shepard
Justin Kirk
Andy Botwin
Hunter Parrish
Silas Botwin
Alexander Gould
Shane Botwin
Short description
After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
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Season 1 The first season of Weeds premiered on August 8, 2005, and consisted of 10 episodes.
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10 | 2005-08-07 | 7.5 |
Season 2 The second season of Weeds premiered on August 14, 2006, and consisted of 12 episodes.
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12 | 2006-08-14 | 7.4 |
Season 3 The third season of Weeds premiered on August 13, 2007, and consisted of 15 episodes.
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15 | 2007-08-13 | 7.7 |
Season 4 On November 5, 2007, Showtime ordered 13 new episodes for a fourth season of Weeds. It started on Monday, June 16, 2008 and concluded on Monday, September 15, 2008.
The season opener "Mother Thinks the Birds are After Her" was the last episode with "Little Boxes" as the theme song. The opening c…
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13 | 2008-06-16 | 7.8 |
Season 5 The fifth season of Weeds consisted of 13 episodes. Its debut, on June 8, 2009, attracted 1.2 million viewers, with a rerun on the same night adding another 500,000 viewers for a cumulative 1.7 million. The season finale episode premiered on Monday, August 31, 2009, averaging 1.3 million viewers,…
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13 | 2009-06-08 | 7.4 |
Season 6 The sixth season of Weeds premiered on Monday, August 16, 2010 at 10ET/PT on the television cable network Showtime, and consisted of 13 episodes.
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13 | 2010-08-16 | 7.4 |
Season 7 The seventh season of Weeds premiered on June 27, 2011 at 10 E/9 C on the television cable network Showtime, and consisted of 13 episodes. As the season picks up, Nancy has spent three years in prison and now lives in a strictly monitored halfway house in New York City, where the family meet afte…
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13 | 2011-06-27 | 7.3 |
Season 8 The eighth and final season of Weeds premiered on July 1, 2012, and featured 13 episodes, bringing the series total to 102. It marks the return of the show's theme song, "Little Boxes". Creator Jenji Kohan revealed that cover versions of the song would be used during the opening credits and confi…
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13 | 2012-07-01 | 7.2 |
What's left behind the scenes
- It was originally intended that Chatwin would join the permanent cast as Nancy's partner; however, he was constantly occupied with other projects, so another actor had to be found for the role. The role of the partner went to Justin Kirk.
- It was originally intended that the character named Doug would only appear in the pilot episode, but the producers liked actor Kevin Nealon so much that the role was significantly expanded.
- In the DVD commentary, series creator Jenji Kohan discusses how certain genres or specific directors she admires—or thought of while writing—influenced the season finales. The first season finale was a tribute to Francis Ford Coppola's gangster saga The Godfather (1972), which is where the episode's title comes from; the second season finale was inspired by Quentin Tarantino, hence the numerous characters holding each other at gunpoint; the third season finale was a tribute to Robert Altman (1925-2006) and his many intersecting plotlines; the fourth season finale is dedicated to Sergio Leone (1929-1989) and his spaghetti westerns, featuring many close-ups; the fifth season finale is a nod to Pedro Almodóvar, which is reflected in the episode's title; and the sixth season finale is dedicated to the memory of Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), which is why Kohan herself makes a silent cameo appearance.
- Gengis Cohen once mentioned that for many years she wanted to bring Justin Chatwin back to the series as Josh Wilson, but he was always busy. Eventually, she sent the actor a text message asking him to appear at least in the final episode. As a result, Chatwin only appears in the first and last episodes.
- According to Gengis Cohen, twin sisters Amanda and Rachel Pace were somewhat envious of each other because one had to perform in makeup and a wig while the other did not, so they occasionally swapped roles.
- Jennifer Jason Leigh was absent for a significant part of the seventh season because she could not leave New York, where she was performing on stage; consequently, a plot device was created where her character communicates with other characters via video call. She filmed her scenes at home during breaks between her stage performances.
- While working on the fourth and fifth seasons, the screenwriters noticed the blossoming feelings between Mary Louise Parker and Justin Kirk and increased the number of scenes in which they played together.
- Alanis Morissette, a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and a huge fan of the series, approached the producers to ask if she could have a role in the show. Screenwriter and producer Gengis Cohen happened to be thinking about introducing a character named Audra (based on Cohen's friend, who was also named Audra), so she offered the role to Morissette.
- Traditionally, the opening credits of each episode of the series feature the song 'Little Boxes,' performed either by its author Malvina Reynolds or by other famous musicians. At the end of the third season finale, 'Little Boxes' is performed by Pete Seeger. In the opening credits of the 12th episode of the third season, the song was performed almost entirely in Russian by Angelina Moysova.
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