Weeds
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Weeds (2005) is a drama and comedy series from Paramount+ with Showtime. It has built a run of 102 episodes at roughly 30 minutes each. It premiered on August 7, 2005. Viewers rate it 7.9 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 8 seasons.
What Weeds Is About
Weeds is based around an american widow (Nancy Botwin) with 2 children who begins selling cannabis for financial gain after the death of her husband. Her family become involved in more and more illegal activities as the show progresses.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 30 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 102 episodes, spread across 8 seasons and it leans into its drama/comedy roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish and Alexander Gould to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould, Kevin Nealon, Justin Kirk and Elizabeth Perkins lead the cast.
Key roles include Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin; Hunter Parrish as Silas Botwin; Alexander Gould as Shane Botwin; Kevin Nealon as Doug Wilson; Justin Kirk as Andy Botwin.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of drama, comedy and crime have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Paramount+ with Showtime’s other originals, a 7.9/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2005 and carried by Paramount+ with Showtime with the series still ended, it lands hardest with drama and comedy viewers.
How Weeds Compares
If Weeds lands for you, the next stops are Breaking Bad, Firefly and The Wire, which share its drama/comedy lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Weeds comes from Paramount+ with Showtime. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Weeds is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Mary-Louise Parker and Hunter Parrish doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its drama/comedy roots, It has held up since 2005 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Weeds is a safe bet for anyone already inside the drama and comedy lane, at 102 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 7.9/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.9/10. Watch it if you want drama/comedy you can settle into.
