Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios, The Walt Disney Company's main television studio, and Cherry Productions. Executive producers, as of the upcoming fourth season, are Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W. Perkins, John Pardee and Joey Murphy.
The setting of the show is the street of Wisteria Lane in the fictional American town of Fairview. It follows the lives of a group women, seen through the eyes of their dead neighbour, as they work through domestic struggles and family life, while facing the secrets, crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their – at the surface – beautiful suburban neighbourhood. The show features an ensemble cast, headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge, Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis, and Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt. Brenda Strong narrates the show as the deceased Mary Alice Young.
Since its premiere on ABC on October 3, 2004, the show has been very well received by the critics as well as the audience. The show is a multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award winner, and in April 2007 it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with an audience of approximately 119 million viewers.
The setting of the show is the street of Wisteria Lane in the fictional American town of Fairview. It follows the lives of a group women, seen through the eyes of their dead neighbour, as they work through domestic struggles and family life, while facing the secrets, crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their – at the surface – beautiful suburban neighbourhood. The show features an ensemble cast, headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge, Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis, and Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt. Brenda Strong narrates the show as the deceased Mary Alice Young.
Since its premiere on ABC on October 3, 2004, the show has been very well received by the critics as well as the audience. The show is a multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award winner, and in April 2007 it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with an audience of approximately 119 million viewers.
SERIES SYNOPSIS
Season one began its original airing on October 3, 2004 and introduces the four central characters of the show: Susan Mayer, Bree Van De Kamp, Lynette Scavo and Gabrielle Solis, and their families and neighbours on Wisteria Lane. The main mystery of the season is the unexpected suicide of Mary Alice Young, and the involvment of her husband and teenage son in the events leading up to it. Meanwhile Bree tries to save her marriage, Lynette struggles to find time and energy to cope with her children, Susan fights with Edie for new neighbour Mike's affection, and Gabrielle tries to prevent her husband from find out about her affair with their underage gardener.
The second season began airing on September 25, 2005 and its central mystery is that of new neighbor Betty Applewhite, who moved in in the middle of the night. Throughout the season, Bree tries to cope with being a widow, unknowingly begins dating the man who poisoned her husband, fights alcoholism, and is unable to prevent the gap between her and her son to keep growing to extremes. Susan's love life gets even more complicated as her ex-husband gets engaged to Edie, Lynette goes back to her career in advertising and eventually becomes her husband's boss, and Gabrielle decides to be faithful to her husband, and begins preparations to have a child.
In season three, which began airing on September 24, 2006 Bree marries Orson Hodge, whose past and involvement with a recently discovered dead body becomes the main mystery for most of the season. Meanwhile, Lynette has to adjust to having another child around the house as an previously unknown daughter of her husband arrives, and both the Scavos leave their careers to start a pizzeria. Gabrielle goes through a violent divorce, but finally finds new love in Fairview's new mayor. Edie sees her chance to make her move on Mike, who's suffering from amnesia, and Susan moves onto a handsome englishman whose wife is in coma. And Edie's family relations are explored throughout the season.
The second season began airing on September 25, 2005 and its central mystery is that of new neighbor Betty Applewhite, who moved in in the middle of the night. Throughout the season, Bree tries to cope with being a widow, unknowingly begins dating the man who poisoned her husband, fights alcoholism, and is unable to prevent the gap between her and her son to keep growing to extremes. Susan's love life gets even more complicated as her ex-husband gets engaged to Edie, Lynette goes back to her career in advertising and eventually becomes her husband's boss, and Gabrielle decides to be faithful to her husband, and begins preparations to have a child.
In season three, which began airing on September 24, 2006 Bree marries Orson Hodge, whose past and involvement with a recently discovered dead body becomes the main mystery for most of the season. Meanwhile, Lynette has to adjust to having another child around the house as an previously unknown daughter of her husband arrives, and both the Scavos leave their careers to start a pizzeria. Gabrielle goes through a violent divorce, but finally finds new love in Fairview's new mayor. Edie sees her chance to make her move on Mike, who's suffering from amnesia, and Susan moves onto a handsome englishman whose wife is in coma. And Edie's family relations are explored throughout the season.
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