Weeds: Small deals between neighbors when mom deals weed – Series

Weeds is perhaps the best-known stoner series ever. A single mother suddenly starts dealing weed to make ends meet and suburban life is turned completely upside down. Between family chaos, drug deals and moral border crossings, one of the cleverest and most provocative series of its time develops. Mary-Louise Parker shines as Nancy Botwin and makes Weeds a must-see for anyone who likes humor with attitude. Back to overview: Top stoner series.

Weeds: Suburban mom deals weed

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Nancy Botwin lives in a fashionable suburb until her husband dies. Suddenly she finds herself without an income and sells cannabis to feed her family. The series shows how a well-behaved mother slowly develops into an unscrupulous dealer. Sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic – but always with a joint in her pocket.

5 facts about the series Weeds

1. Start: 2005 on Showtime, 8 seasons
2. Inventor: Jenji Kohan (also known from “Orange Is the New Black“)
3. Location: Agrestic – fictional suburb in California
4. Mix of satire, drama & stoner humor
5. Golden Globe for leading actress Mary-Louise Parker

The highlights of the series at a glance

From the first weed delivery to risky deals with cartels: “Weeds” offers suspense and humor at the same time. The series strikes a chord between black humor and social criticism.

Official trailer for the series

Suburbia meets the drug trade: Weeds tells the story of a housewife who becomes a drug dealer.

How is Weeds? Rating

Here is our rating for Weeds:

• Humor ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Story ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Cult ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Leading actors: Mary-Louise Parker & Co.

The actors make “Weeds” special. Mary-Louise Parker perfectly embodies Nancy between suburban stress and drug deals. The surrounding cast is also top-notch.

1. Mary-Louise Parker
2. Justin Kirk

Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin

Nancy(Mary-Louise Parker) is smart, tough and sometimes unscrupulous. Parker manages to play her as lovable and dangerous at the same time. Her character makes the series a cult show.

• Golden Globe winner
• Iconic series role

Leading actress speaks plainly: The real reason behind the chaos

Here Nancy explains why she made the decision to become a dealer.

Justin Kirk as Andy Botwin

Nancy’s brother-in-law Andy(Justin Kirk) is lazy, quirky and often the comedy part. His stoner logic makes for some of the best dialog.

• Master of stupid ideas
• Brings lightness to serious topics

Fun facts about the series

Mary-Louise Parker wore a body double in some scenes in season 1 because she was expecting her real baby. The series is based on true events: in California in the early 2000s, there were actually several suburban moms who started selling cannabis. The series also featured many well-known stars in guest roles, including Zooey Deschanel, Alanis Morissette, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Guillermo Díaz.

• Main actress in season 1 actually pregnant
• Series based on true events
• Well-known actors in guest roles

Continuation of Weeds 4.20: New chapter for dealer Nancy?

What happened to Nancy and her family? The new series will pick up on this – with a new setting and old problems. “Weeds 4.20” will show how legalization affects Nancy’s business. Fans can look forward to it.

• Mary-Louise Parker is back
• Produced by Lionsgate TV
• Reboot story after legalization

Similar stoner series & movies

Did you like “Weeds”? Then these series and movies might be right up your alley too:

Family Business: Weed instead of butchery

French humor meets start-up vibes in the series Family Business. A family rebuilds their lives – with cannabis instead of roast veal. While Weeds focuses on bitter US suburban humor and moral abysses, Family Business remains lighter, more playful and shows the stoner chaos with French charm and a lot of heart.

• French Netflix series
• A lot of heart & crazy ideas
• To the series: Family Business

Pineapple Express: weed, gangsters & a car chase

Pineapple Express is a mixture of action and stoner humor. Seth Rogen and James Franco get caught up in a gangster hunt – for a special strain of weed. The movie is loud, fast and packed with action – Weeds, on the other hand, tells an increasingly dark and satirical story over eight seasons, in which the stoner lifestyle is not just funny, but also dangerous.

• Movie with Seth Rogen and James Franco
• Stoner comedy with lots of action
• To the movie: Pineapple Express

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