The American dark comedy-drama series Weeds was created by Jenji Kohan and aired on premium cable channel Showtime.
Mary-Louise Parker stars as Nancy Botwin, a suburban widow who begins selling marijuana to support her family.
[1] The show follows a serialized format and details Nancy's progressively deeper involvement in illegal activity as she takes care of her family.
"[3] However, halfway through the seventh-season run, Showtime Entertainment president David Nevins remarked that he is "optimistic" that the show will be renewed.
[14] Season four premiered to 1.3 million live viewers to become what was at the time "Showtime's most-watched single original telecast in at least four years.