Desperate Housewives (TV Series)
2004 · Series · 40 min. · United States
TV Series (2004-2012). 8 Seasons. 180 Episodes. A primetime soap with a truly contemporary take on "happily every after," this drama takes a darkly comedic look at suburbia, where the secret lives of housewives aren't always what they seem. Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) … it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V. Her small circle of girlfriends are wondering why one of their own would do something so rash… and so messy. There's Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), the divorcee and single mom who will go to extraordinary lengths for love; Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), the ex-career woman who traded the boardroom for boredom, mixed with moments of sheer panic as the mother of four unmanageable kids; Bree Van De Kamp (Marcia Cross), the Martha Stewart on steroids, whose family is about to mutiny; and Gabrielle Solis, the ex-model with everything she's every wanted – a rich husband, a big house – so what is she doing with John, the 17-year-old gardener (Jesse Metcalfe)? And there are her neighbors, including serial divorcee Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan), whose romantic conquests have everyone buzzing. Then there are the men: Hunky new neighbor Mike Delfino (James Denton), a supposedly widowed plumber who has Susan and Edie vying for his attention; Rex Van De Kamp (Steven Culp), who's just told Bree he wants a divorce; Gabrielle's better half, Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira), who figures he bought his wife a ,000 diamond necklace, so she should do whatever he tells her; as for Mary Alice's newly-widowed husband, Paul (Mark Moses), there must be a reason why he's acting so suspiciously – and why he's digging up the pool in the middle of the night! From her unique vantage point, Mary Alice sees more now than she ever did alive, and she's planning to share all the delicious secrets that hide behind every neighbor's closed door in this seemingly perfect American suburb. Marc Cherry is executive producer and writer. Michael Edelstein and Tom Spezialy are executive producers, and Charles Pratt Jr. is consulting producer of the series, from Touchstone Television.
Direction Marc Cherry · Larry Shaw · David Grossman · David Warren · Bethany Rooney · Arlene Sanford · Wendey Stanzler · Lonny Price · Jeffrey Melman · Fred Gerber · Charles McDougall · Tara Nicole Weyr · Robert Duncan McNeill · Matthew Diamond · Andrew Doerfer · Ken Whittingham
Cast Teri Hatcher · Felicity Huffman · Marcia Cross · Eva Longoria · Nicollette Sheridan · Ricardo Chavira · Steven Culp · Brenda Strong · James Denton · Dana Delany · Andrea Bowen · Doug Savant · Kyle MacLachlan · Jesse Metcalfe · Shawn Pyfrom · Alfre Woodard · Vanessa Williams · Neal McDonough · Drea de Matteo · Josh Henderson · Roger Bart · Joely Fisher · Gale Harold · Dougray Scott · Nathan Fillion · Lyndsy Fonseca · Rachel G. Fox · Madison De La Garza · Joy Jorgensen · Maiara Walsh · Cody Kasch · Andrea Parker · Becky Wu · Gail O'Grady · Christina Cindrich · Nikki Magnusson · Kevin Rahm · Maria Conchita Alonso · Max Carver
Soundtrack Steve Jablonsky · Steve Bartek · Danny Elfman
Screenplay Marc Cherry · Alexandra Cunningham · Joey Murphy · John Pardee · Bob Daily · Jenna Bans · Kevin Murphy · Tom Spezialy · Matthew Berry · Kevin Etten · Joshua Senter · Joe Keenan · Dahvi Waller · Jason Ganzel · David Flebotte · Jeff Greenstein · Susan Nirah Jaffe · Jamie Gorenberg · Chris Black · Lori Kirkland · Jordon Nardino · Sara Parriott · Marco Pennette · David Schladweiler · Josann McGibbon · Bruce Zimmerman
Cinematography Lowell Peterson · Eric Van Haren Noman · Richard M. Rawlings Jr. · Walt Fraser · David J. Miller · Michael Negrin
Original title Desperate Housewives (TV Series)
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