Marc Cherry, the mastermind behind Desperate Housewives, is cooking up something juicier than Bree Van de Kamp’s pot roast. That’s right—a prequel! And it’s set to take us all the way back to 1966, where hairspray and scandal were in equal supply.
Let’s rewind for a second: Desperate Housewives, the iconic drama starring Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, and Eva Longoria, reigned supreme from 2004 to 2012. With its twisty plots and enough drama to make a soap opera blush, it was the TV show equivalent of sneaking a third glass of wine on a Tuesday night. The story, narrated by their dearly departed friend (yes, suicide and sass in the first episode—Marc Cherry did not come to play), centered on the picturesque yet chaos-filled Wisteria Lane.
Now, fast forward to the present day, where Marc Cherry is feeling nostalgic—not for the housewives, mind you, but for Wisteria Lane itself. “I miss writing the street,” Cherry confessed in an interview with People. “That street was like my personal Disneyland. Except, you know, with more adultery and fewer churros.”
And Marc isn’t just fantasizing about the Lane in its 2000s glory—oh no, he wants to crank back the clock to 1966. Imagine it: bouffant hairstyles, rotary phones, and housewives navigating Cold War-era suburbia with their perfectly lined eyes and secrets thicker than grandma’s gravy. “I know that street like the back of my hand,” Marc declared, proving that while some people miss their childhood home, he’s pining for his set designer’s masterpiece.
So, what would 1966 Wisteria Lane look like? Probably something like Mad Men meets The Stepford Wives, but with a lot more blackmail. Picture Donna Reed hiding bodies in the backyard while her husband tries to figure out why the toaster keeps short-circuiting. Honestly, it’s what the 1960s deserve.
Marc, who also gave us Devious Maids and Why Women Kill (he’s clearly got a thing for house drama and homicide), says people won’t stop begging him for a reboot. “About 70,000 people have asked,” he joked, though that number might be a slight exaggeration. Or not. This is the man who made millions of us deeply suspicious of our neighbors’ hedges.
Still, Marc’s not rushing into it. “If you do a reboot, you need a good artistic reason,” he explained, proving he’s not just here for a quick cash grab. “At some point, I’ll sit down and say, ‘OK, is there enough fresh dirt to dig up?’” Spoiler alert: it’s Wisteria Lane. Of course, there is.
So, will we see a prequel where 1966 housewives fight over who has the best Jell-O mold while also burying bodies under their meticulously raked leaves? Only time will tell. But one thing’s for sure: if Marc Cherry decides to bring back the drama, we’re all grabbing our popcorn—and maybe some pearls to clutch.
