| Weeds | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
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| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Showtime |
| Original release | August 8 – October 10, 2005 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of Weeds, an American dark comedy-drama television series created by Jenji Kohan, premiered on August 8, 2005, on the premium cable network Showtime. The principal cast consisted of Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Tonye Patano, Romany Malco, Justin Kirk, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould, and Kevin Nealon. The season had ten episodes, and its initial airing concluded on October 10, 2005. Season one focuses on Nancy Botwin (Parker), a single mother living in the suburban town of Agrestic, who begins dealing marijuana in an effort to maintain her family's upper middle class lifestyle following the death of her husband.