2004 – 2012 · Series · 42m · TV-14

Desperate Housewives

Name: Desperate Housewives
Director: Arlene Sanford, Bethany Rooney, Charles McDougall, David Grossman, Fred Gerber, James Hayman, Jeff Greenstein, Jeff Melman, Jennifer Getzinger, John David Coles, Ken Whittingham, Larry Shaw, Lonny Price, Matthew Diamond, Pam Thomas, Randall Zisk, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ron Underwood, Sanaa Hamri, Scott Ellis, Stephen Cragg, Tara Nicole Weyr, Tom Cherones, Tony Plana, Wendey Stanzler, David Warren, Andrew Doerfer, Jay Torres
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Comedy
Released: 2004
Cast: Darryl Alan Reed, Felicity Huffman, Stephen Ramsey, Teri Hatcher, Tiffany Thornton

Critics

Audience

After a shocking death in a picture-perfect suburb, a mysterious narrator observes the lives of four close friends and their neighbors. Beneath polished homes and orderly routines, they navigate romance, family pressures, secrets, betrayal, and the surprising complications of everyday life.

My take

You’ll enjoy this if you like witty ensemble dramas blending romance, mystery, and messy family life, with the playful warmth of Gilmore Girls; Not for you if you dislike melodrama or suburban satire.

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Cast

Darryl Alan ReedFelicity HuffmanStephen RamseyTeri HatcherTiffany ThorntonBrie MattsonEric ColtonStephanie Jones

Directors

Arlene SanfordBethany RooneyCharles McDougallDavid GrossmanFred GerberJames HaymanJeff GreensteinJeff MelmanJennifer GetzingerJohn David ColesKen WhittinghamLarry ShawLonny PriceMatthew DiamondPam ThomasRandall ZiskRobert Duncan McNeillRon UnderwoodSanaa HamriScott Ellis

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