Weeds the tv show

Weeds
Genre	Satire[1] Dark comedy[1][2] Comedy-drama[1][3]
Created by	Jenji Kohan
Written by	Jenji Kohan (22 episodes) Roberto Benabib (14 episodes) Matthew Salsberg (12 episodes) Victoria Morrow (10 episodes) Rolin Jones (9 episodes) Stephan Falk (9 episodes) Brendan Kelly (8 episodes) David Holstein (8 episodes) Carly Mensch (6 episodes) and others
Directed by	Craig Zisk (20 episodes) Scott Ellis (18 episodes) Michael Trim (11 episodes) and others
Starring	Mary-Louise Parker Elizabeth Perkins Justin Kirk Tonye Patano Romany Malco Indigo Hunter Parrish Alexander Gould Andy Milder Allie Grant Kevin Nealon
Opening theme	"Little Boxes" (episodes 1–38, 90-101 and briefly in 57)
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	102 (List of episodes)
Production
Executiveproducer(s)	Jenji Kohan Roberto Benabib (season 3-8) Craig Zisk (season 3-5) Matthew Salsberg (season 6-8) Mark A. Burley (season 7-8) Scott Ellis (season 8) Lisa I. Vinnecour (season 8)
Producer(s)	Leslie D. Waldman (season 6-8) Michael Trim Stephen Falk
Running time	26 minutes
Productioncompany(s)	Lionsgate Television Tilted Productions Showtime Networks
Broadcast
Original channel	Showtime
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original run	August 7, 2005 – September 16, 2012
External links
Website

Weeds is an American dark comedy-drama^[1][2][3] series created by Jenji Kohanand produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television.^[4] The central character is Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker), a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling cannabis to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a heart attack. Over the course of the show, she and her family become increasingly entangled in illegal activities.

The first three seasons take place primarily in the fictional town of Agrestic, California. During seasons four and five, the Botwins reside in the fictional beach side town of Ren Mar in San Diego County, California. In the sixth season, the family relocates to Seattle, Washington, and then Dearborn, Michigan. In between seasons six and seven, Nancy serves a prison sentence in Connecticut while her sons and brother-in-law live inCopenhagen, Denmark. At the beginning of season seven, Nancy moves into a halfway house in New York City where she reunites with her family. They live in Manhattan for the duration of the season, but relocate toConnecticut in the season seven finale and throughout season eight.

The show debuted on the Showtime cable network on August 7, 2005, earning the channel's highest ratings. The series ended with the eighth and final season^[5][6] on September 16, 2012. In 2012, TV Guide Network bought the airing rights, providing an edited version of the show free of charge.^[7]The show has received numerous awards, including two Satellite Awards, one Golden Globe Award, a Writers Guild of America Award, a Young Artist Award, and 2 Emmy Awards.