Desperate Housewives (2004)

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Secrets. Romance. Murder. All on one street

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.

• Released: 2004-10-03
• Genres: Mystery, Drama, Comedy
• Seasons: 8, 177 episodes
• Episode length: 42m
• Network: ABC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 2,139 votes

Created by Marc Cherry.

Top cast

• Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer
• Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo
• Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp
• Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis
• Ricardo Chavira as Carlos Solis
• Doug Savant as Tom Scavo
• James Denton as Mike Delfino
• Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young
• Vanessa Williams as Renee Perry

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Desperate Housewives

• United States: stream on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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