“Desperate Housewives” captivated audiences as a major hit on ABC, running successfully from 2004 until 2012.
Today, a new generation is discovering the charm of “Desperate Housewives,” as the show finds fresh viewers.
Over its eight-season run, the series garnered notable acclaim, earning 38 nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards and securing seven wins.
The series turned its cast into international stars, with Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, and Brenda Strong becoming household names.
Recently, On The Red Carpet caught up with Brenda Strong, who narrated the series as Mary Alice Young. Alongside her were cast members Steven Culp, known for his role as Rex Van de Kamp, and Max Carver, who played a young Preston Scavo. This reunion took place at a special event on Wisteria Lane, the iconic filming location of the series.
“‘Desperate Housewives’ was my first job ever. I’d never acted before anything. So the whole experience for me was a trip. But this is actually, the first time I was ever on camera was running through this door,” said Carver as he stood outside the Scavo home on Wisteria Lane.
We also caught up with show creator Marc Cherry.
“When we premiered, there was not another show with ‘Housewives’ in the title,” he said. “There was something about the title ‘Desperate Housewives’ which must have appealed to a lot of people in the country because we were the number one show in the county the week we premiered and we got a lot of attention.
“I think it was a life-changing experience for all of us,” said Strong. “I think it kind of took all of us by surprise. I mean you’re never surprised when you read good writing, you go ‘oh, I hope this goes.’ But I think the velocity that it became this behemoth really surprised all of us.”
Culp noted that the show was a trendsetter in terms of tone.
“You can still see it in the way this sort of interesting mixture of comedy and drama and mystery that at that time nobody else was doing,” he said. “And when we started filming it in season one, it was a real task to find the tone of the series. And we realized when we were finding the right tone, it was very exhilarating.”
Now, thanks to streaming, “Desperate Housewives” is captivating a new audience and still thrilling the original fans.
“It’s nice to know that people are still enjoying the show this many years after the premiere. We’re coming up on 22 years since the show premiered and I’m really proud of the fact that we made such an impact and that we still have our fans,” he said.
All eight seasons of “Desperate Housewives” are streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of Hulu and this ABC station.
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