Desperate Housewives
Secrets. Romance. Murder. All on one street
Created by Marc Cherry
On ABC
A serialized mystery-comedy about suburban secrets and female friendship, balancing dark subject matter with soap-opera melodrama and genuine affection among its core cast.
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.
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Questions people ask
Is Desperate Housewives scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Is Desperate Housewives easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 61% of series.
Is Desperate Housewives sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Desperate Housewives violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Desperate Housewives leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Everything like Desperate Housewives, and what each one shares →
Like Desperate Housewives
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Desperate Housewives
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Desperate Housewives, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Desperate Housewives, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Desperate Housewives, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
