During an appearance on The View Friday for her new movie with Omar Sy Shadow Force, Kerry Washington confirmed Deadline’s exclusive report from earlier this week about Wisteria Lane, a reimagining of the hit ABC mystery dramedy series Desperate Housewives, which is in development at Onyx Collective through Washington‘s Simpson Street production company.
When The View co-host Ana Navarro referred to the project as a “Desperate Housewives remake,” Washington tried to correct her, noting that “it’s inspired” by the popular 2004 series.
“I can’t say too much — it’s very newly announced, it’s in development,” Washington said. “The idea is that it’s new times, there’s new challenges, it’s like — what happens on that cul-de-sac now? It’s really exciting.”
When she was quizzed by Navarro whether Wisteria Lane would feature “new women, old women?,” meaning new or original characters, Washington was coy, shutting down the topic by saying that she couldn’t say anything more.
As Deadline reported, Wisteria Lane, written by Natalie Chaidez (The Flight Attendant), is described as a fun, sexy, darkly comedic soap/mystery in the vein of Desperate Housewives, set among a group of five very different friends and sometimes frenemies who all live on a picture-perfect cul de sac called “Wisteria Lane.” On the surface, all the Wisteria neighbors are living the dream: beautiful homes, gorgeous families, shiny SUVs in the driveway. But behind those white-picket fences and smiling Insta posts are SECRETS.
Chaidez executive produces Wisteria Lane alongside Washington and Pilar Savone via their Simpson Street as well as Stacey Sher via Shiny Penny. It is unclear whether Washington could potentially appear on the show. 20th TV is the studio.
Desperate Housewives creator/executive producer Marc Cherry was not part of the pitch but is aware of the project and could be involved in it in some capacity, sources said. There are no current plans for characters from the original series to appear on Wisteria Lane.
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