“Desperate Housewives”: the cult series could return in a new version, says its creator

What if Wisteria Lane still had things to tell us? The legendary street from the series “Desperate Housewives” could well welcome new residents if we are to believe its creator, Marc Cherry, who gave an interview to People magazine this Wednesday, November 27. The screenwriter returned to his ambitions for a potential spin-off series, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the launch of the program, which landed in France a year later on Canal +.

“I would probably like to go back a decade earlier. Because the character I miss the most is actually Wisteria Lane,” he said, paving the way for a prequel. “It was the most fun playground in the history of television, because we had the whole street to ourselves.” A street that he claims to “know by heart”. “When there’s a commercial filmed in the old Wisteria Lane locations, I know it immediately, because I know all the houses,” he insisted.

“I loved my actors and I cherish these people”

So no more return of Susan, Lynette, Gabrielle or even Bree, despite the fact that the 62-year-old man is still in contact with a number of actors from the series with three Golden Globes and seven Emmy Awards. “I still meet a lot of people, including Marcia Cross (Bree Van de Kamp)which I saw when Eva Longoria (Gabrielle Solis) received his star on the Walk of Fame (in Los Angeles),” he says.

« Brenda Strong (Mary-Alice Young) and I have projects together. And Doug Savant’s brother (Tom Scavo) lives on my street, so I run into Doug from time to time. I loved my actors and I cherish these people. Every time I meet one of them, we find ourselves as if we had left each other the day before. »

The series “Desperate Housewives”, launched in September 2004 on the ABC channel in the United States, attracted an average of more than 24 million viewers during its first season, recounting the lives of the inhabitants of Wisteria Lane, a fictional street characteristic of wealthy suburbs. American. It continued for eight seasons before ending in 2012.