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?
I can’t place my finger on the exact moment in season eight when Weeds jumped the shark, but it did and needs to end before things get worse.
I cannot believe the Weeds will not continue for another season.. very dissapointing.
I am not only sad but also mad! I love this show and didnt want it to end i dont see how they are going to wrap it up in one episode
Please don’t take away weeds its the best show ever.. everyone would be lost without it.. just one more season at least please
Im from Finland and i love weeds, you gotta make the 9th season! The way that the last episode ended got me like “WTF o.0”. Gotta see some more! It cant be the end of Weeds!
We enjoyed watching Weeds and having been watching since Season 1. I find it hard to believe that the ratings are so low that this show should be cancelled. Stick with a good thing. Another season, please???
Please don’t take my favorite series away!!!
Weeds has been one of my all time favorite shows and it is very sad to see it on it’s way out, there are still so many possibilities and more chemistry to be made. I just wish the creators and showtime could see that. But I also want to thank them for bringing it to my life. If there is any hope they will change their minds and bring it back more powerful then ever.
This is the best little show ever . I can’t believe its’s over and to end season 8 the way they did; there needs to be a season 9. I figured that weeds was going to be one of those awesome shows that stayed around forever like Fox with the Simpson family the adults and Showtime have the Botwins!
So sad to see the series go! We love it and hope it will make a reappearance. We got hooked after seeing the first episode on netflix and watched all the seasons up to season 6 in 4 days. Please don’t cancel the show!
I can’t believe it’s ending! I just started watching about a yr ago when I saw the first episode on netflix n became addicted!! I watched the first 5 seasons in a week and a half during which time my fam (dad, step mom, step sis n 14yr old step bro) became hooked as well. Only after episode 10 of this season did I find out that the series is ending and I am heart broken. Deff gonna have to buy all the seasons on dvd
same ezact thing for me now my fam likez it too PLEASE MORE!!!
I am in the UK and absolutely loved the series, totally hooked. Such a shame it had to end. I will have to find another intelligent/funny USA show to watch, thanx Showtime.
Weeds is such a great and creative show. It should keep going with so many possibilities to keep it fresh and original. Bring it back!
i think its a shame that weeds is ending. i just hope we are not left hanging. when u are left guessing its just wrong.
i think weeds should keep going there are way more things they can do like go from state to state come on she started off in cali and went to mexico and the to renmark and then to pirson then to big ny and now upstate so i think they should keep it going i hate to see it go off the air and i cant wait to see how they going to end it i love the show im a big fan i have all seasons on dvd cant wait for this one to end so i can get… Read more »