Prolific screenwriter and producer Jenji Kohan is not on board with Paramount+ With Showtime’s long-rumored Weeds sequel, calling the idea a “money grab.” Kohan served as the creator and showrunner of the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds , which aired from August 8, 2005, to September 16, 2012. The series centers on Mary-Louise Parker ‘s Nancy Botwin, a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family.
Speaking at the Seriesly Berlin TV conference in Germany, the Emmy-winning writer questioned the relevancy of Weeds now that marijuana has been legalized in almost 40 states. “I don’t really know if there’s more story to tell,” she said, per Deadline . “I think Weeds was done, and I think [a sequel] be a money grab.
” She continued, “They can do what they want, but this wouldn’t be associated with the team that made [the original series]. And I think there are many other stories to be told. I think Weeds was of its time and it’s not as relevant anymore.
” A Weeds sequel was first put into development at Starz in 2019, with Parker attached as star and executive producer. However, movement on the project slowed until four years later when Deadline reported that the revival was now in development at Showtime. News on the potential series has gone quiet again in recent years.
Kohan wrote on shows such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , Gilmore Girls , Sex and the City , and Friends and also created the hit Netflix comedy-drama .