It’s time to say goodbye to Weeds. The Mary-Louise Parker series has been cancelled by Showtime. The upcoming eighth season, which premieres next month, will be the show’s last.
The announcement doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Weeds’ future was looking uncertain before the show was renewed for season eight and many suspected that the upcoming 13 installments would be the TV series’ last.
Showtime entertainment president David Nevins tells EW, “There were two shows, Weeds and Dexter, that really got Showtime taken seriously for cutting-edge original programming… How they get brought home is really important. In this case, both for the sake of the two women behind the show [series creator Jenji Kohan and Golden Globe-winning star Mary-Louise Parker] and an audience that’s really invested in the show. TV fans love nothing better than to complain about how shows end and we really want to end this one the right way.”
Kohan says that she’s sad about the show coming to a close but appreciates the opportunity to wrap things up. She hasn’t decided how to end the series just yet, saying, “We wrack our brains every year for crazy cliffhangers and we’re trying to figure out how to top ourselves.”
She noted, “I’m so proud of what we do here and that it’s about a strong woman lead who’s really flawed… We get to do comedy right up against drama, which a lot of shows don’t get the opportunity to do.”
The final season of Weeds premieres on Sunday, July 1st, at 10pm. The assassination attempt cliffhanger will quickly be resolved and there will be a time jump and a return to the suburbs. What happens after that remains to be seen.
What do you think? Will you be sad to see Weeds go or has the series already been on too long?
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Jill should have been ******* executed. Andy is the man, ya gotta love him.
What the f is wrong with you??? Weeds is fabulous every time. Damn!!!!!!!!
Season 6 was a bit of a slump in the storyline in my opinion, but if the writers have more ideas of where to take the story I would with out a doubt continue watching. Or do a spin off show focusing more on Shane.. he has the best character development and I would love to keep watching him grow.
wtf? are u joking me.. this is bs.. are you guys really gonna do this to all your fans?
I agreeeeeeè!!!!!
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They shouldnt, It’s Big mistake to finish it like this.
MORE WEEEDS!!
So sad!!!
WHAT?! WHAT?! NO, I NEED MORE. THEY CAN’T END IT, THEY CAN’T. WHY WOULD THEY DO SUCH A THING? IT’S EVIL. PURE EVIL. I WANT MORE WEEDS.
It’s still ridiculously funny, I laugh like crazy every single episode. It’s still a very, very high standard show. I think it’s a very bad choice to cancel it.
this is so ******** we need more seasons this is one out of 3 shows i can sit down and watch allday. SHOWTIME we have a love hate relationship
I wanna see more series !!!!!!!
NOO this is sad. Im so pissed that i have watched all the seasons and now this will be the last.. how beat is that #depressing!
Wicked is right on, they fucked the storyline with the move away from the suburbs..
but since they decided to continue the show from there,
i wouldn’t mind seeing a season or two more, after this eight season..
They should have ended this show seasons ago. They had a really great storyline in the making after Majestic burned down and could have easily had Nancy follow Hela and company, but instead they fucked it up with the dumbass Mexican gangsta storyline. I for one say good riddance to ******** tv.