By the time Weeds season 8 rolled around, audiences were less interested in the Botwin family, and Showtime cancelled it. What was once a highly rated show for premium cable saw viewership fall, with season 7 averaging just , viewers according to Nielsen. Once charming and easily digestible, Weeds became downright confusing after season 3. Then Nancy was caught up with outlaw bikers and Mexican dealers, and a conflict there led to an arson which destroyed just about every square inch of Agrestic.
The following seasons were dragged down by significant time jumps and increasingly crazy storylines, including moving the Botwins to Mexico, murder via a croquet mallet, a pregnancy, and an assassination attempt. For many, Weeds, the once smart satire, had become ridiculous. Nancy, its protagonist, was arguably wholly unlikable. There were now two shows about average people delving into the illegal drug trade on the air. And, as luck would have it, they soon became direct competitors on Sunday nights.
All this leading up to Weeds season 8 being its last. The show will reportedly pick up a decade after Weeds season 8 ended. A premiere date for the new series is not known at this time. Log in. Weeds has been licensed to Netflix US since April which means its five-year license should come to an end in March Expect to see Weeds listed as scheduled to leave in Spring next year.
Jacob joined What's on Netflix in and serves as one of the lead writers here on What's on Netflix. Jacob covers all things Netflix movies and TV shows but specializes in covering anime and K-dramas. Resides in the United Kingdom. Netflix News. Coming Soon to Netflix. Share Tweet Pin. By season three, the satire about a suburban LA mum and dealer had been through so many time jumps and location changes it had left its audience feeling dazed and confused.
Given the recent legalisation of marijuana in California, and the popularity of programmes such as Breaking Bad and Narcos, the premise of Weeds seems antiquated.
Weeds was at its best in the first three seasons, which poked fun at the claustrophobia and hypocrisy of suburbia, with theme song Little Boxes emphasising the stifling conformity. But there was at least an attempt at verisimilitude, plus comic relief in the form of nosy neighbour Celia Hodes Elizabeth Perkins in a lifetime best performance. Things went south at the end of season three, when Nancy locked horns with a new supplier and paid a local gang to protect her.
The storylines became increasingly dark and cartoonish in the five seasons that followed.
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