A housewife suddenly becomes a widow and starts a marijuana business in the suburbs.
Based on a common idea with Breaking Bad, it precedes it and evolves completely differently, Weeds' style being more satirical, sprinkled with comedy and absurdism, no matter how subtle it sometimes is. With a charismatic main character (who fits Mary-Louise Parker like a glove), Weeds manages to make the audience care about a motley dysfunctional family during 8 seasons of 10-15 short and effective episodes. The comical effect is genuine but sprinkled with drama and sometimes unbelievable elements, but the series keeps a homogeneous content that never disappoints up until the last scene.
Production: Showtime
With: Mary-Louise Parker, Justin Kirk, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould, Kevin Nealon, Elizabeth Perkins, Andy Milder, Demián Bichir, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Martin Donovan, Matthew Modine, Pablo Schreiber, Alanis Morissette, Mary-Kate Olsen, Julie Bowen
Rating: 9/10
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