The Best Dark Comedy TV Shows on Showtime

What it's about: Weeds is an American dark comedy-drama series created by Jenji Kohan. The central character is Nancy Botwin, a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling cannabis to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a heart attack. Over the course of the show, she and her family become increasingly entangled in illegal activities.

Where to Watch: 2 episodes (2%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix & Showtime). 1 episodes (1%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Showtime). 103 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: In the early 1990s, a recently widowed, impoverished Orlando water park employee schemes and cons her way up the ranks of the multi-billion dollar pyramid scheme which ruined her financially in the first place.

Where to Watch: 1 episodes (10%) are available to watch free online (Showtime). 10 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Showtime). 10 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Showtime).

What it's about: Thom Payne is a 44 year-old man whose world is thrown into disarray when his 25 year-old "wunderkind" boss arrives, saying things like "digital," "social" and "viral." Is he in need of a "rebranding," or does he just have a "low joy ceiling?" Maybe pursuing happiness is a fool's errand? Happiness after all is pretty high bar. In a world as absurd as ours, maybe the best anyone can hope for is happyish.

Where to Watch: 10 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix & Showtime). 10 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Showtime). 10 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $0.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).