Desperate Housewives
Secrets. Romance. Murder. All on one street
Overview
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... 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.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Mary Alice Young, a seemingly perfect housewife commits suicide, fearing that a dark secret, involving her, her husband, and their son would be exposed.
Season 2
The seemingly perfect lives in the suburban neighborhood of Fairview are shaken by the arrival of the mysterious Betty Applewhite.
Season 3
The residents of Fairview deal with the arrival of the mysterious Orson Hodge.
Season 4
Katherine Mayfair and her family are introduced as the center of the season's mystery.
Season 5
The season's mystery is centered around Edie Britt's third husband Dave Williams.
Season 6
Angie Bolen and her family are the focus of this season's mystery.
Season 7
After losing both her husband and her business, Bree slowly begins the process of rebuilding her life, first by telling her friend Gabrielle a secret that could end their friendship, and then by starting up a romance with her much younger contractor Keith Watson. In the meantime, the Solises discover that their daughter Juanita was swapped at birth, and Lynette is visited by her old college roommate Renee Perry (Vanessa Williams), who later moves to the lane permanently. Bob and Lee find their way back to one another, and Susan and Mike's financial situations lead them to move to an apartment in the city and to take on jobs they don't want to endure through, whereas Paul Young, Mary Alice's widower, moves back to Wisteria Lane to wreak havoc.
Season 8
The housewives deal with covering up the murder of Gabrielle's stepfather Alejandro Perez.
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Cast & Crew
Teri Hatcher
Susan Mayer
Felicity Huffman
Lynette Scavo
Marcia Cross
Bree Van de Kamp
Eva Longoria
Gabrielle Solis
Ricardo Chavira
Carlos Solis
James Denton
Mike Delfino
Brenda Strong
Mary Alice Young
Doug Savant
Tom Scavo
Nicollette Sheridan
Edie Britt
Shawn Pyfrom
Andrew Van de Kamp
Andrea Bowen
Julie Mayer
Kyle MacLachlan
Orson Hodge
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Frequently Asked Questions
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest...
Desperate Housewives has 8 seasons with 179 episodes.
Desperate Housewives premiered on October 3, 2004.
No, Desperate Housewives has ended. The final episode aired on May 13, 2012.
Desperate Housewives originally aired on ABC. Check your local streaming services for availability.
Desperate Housewives was created by Marc Cherry.
Desperate Housewives has a rating of 7.9/10 based on user reviews.
Desperate Housewives is classified as Mystery, Drama, Comedy.