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"Weeds is reportedly likely to return for an eighth season. The Showtime comedy-drama&amp;#039;s executive producer Roberto Benabib previously hinted that season seven could be the show&amp;#039;s final run, with the season finale providing &amp;quot;closure&amp;quot;. However, Showtime is now close to announcing a pick-up for another season, according to TV Line. While the eighth year is also being treated as the show&amp;#039;s last, Showtime is apparently keen to keep the door open for a potential ninth season as well. Weeds stars Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin, a single mother who begins dealing marijuana in order to support her upper middle-class lifestyle. Parker&amp;#039;s co-star Justin Kirk (Andy) previously denied that the seventh season of Weeds would be the show&amp;#039;s last, while Hunter Parrish (Silas) also admitted that he was hoping for an eighth run. The latest season of Weeds concluded on September 26. &amp;gt; Mary-Louise Parker in talks for R.I.P.D. Watch a clip from the Weeds season seven finale below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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