Devious Maids
Devious Maids | |
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Created by | Marc Cherry |
Based on | Ellas son…la Alegría del Hogar by Eugenio Derbez |
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Composer | Edward Shearmur |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 49 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers |
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Producers |
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Production locations | (Setting) |
Cinematography | Oliver Bokelberg |
Running time | 43 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | Lifetime |
Release | June 23, 2013 August 8, 2016 | –
Related | |
Desperate Housewives Ellas son…la Alegría del Hogar |
Devious Maids is an American television
Set in
The series was originally in development to air on ABC, but was ultimately picked up by Lifetime.[3] The first season was the subject of positive reviews from television critics.[4] In September 2016, Lifetime announced that they were cancelling Devious Maids after four seasons, leaving the series to conclude on an unresolved cliffhanger.[5] Despite online petitions from viewers who campaigned for the series to continue on another network or streaming service, it was confirmed that Devious Maids would not continue as options with the cast had expired.[6]
Premise
The
The
The third season premiered on June 1, 2015, and its central mystery revolves around the return of the Stappords, what they're hiding, and if it relates to the respective deaths of tennis pro Louie Becker (Eddie Mills) and later maid Blanca Alvarez (Naya Rivera). Four months since Ty's drive-by shooting and Rosie wakes up from a coma, but she's unable to enjoy married life with Spence due to the return of her supposedly deceased husband, Ernesto (Cristián de la Fuente). She later goes to work as the Stappords' new maid and unveils what they're hiding with the help of Marisol, who in the meantime has become a best-selling author and decided to open a placement agency for maids, leading her to finding love in young male-maid Jesse Morgan (Nathan Owens). Carmen finds work at the Powells and briefly acts as Adrian's dominatrix, while also continuing her affair with married man Sebastien Dussault (Gilles Marini) whose wife (Michelle Hurd) she hopes can make her into a star. Zoila's relationship with Javier ends when she lies about him being the father of her unborn child, and her friendship with Genevieve falls apart due to her boss' new love, Dr. Neff (John O'Hurley). Meanwhile, a now engaged Valentina and Remi move to New York, and the Powells take in foster son, Deion (Issac Ryan Brown).
The
Following the show's cancellation, executive producer Curtis Kheel revealed the answers to the show's cliffhangers and where the characters would have gone.[7][8][9]
Cast and characters
Main
- Marisol Suarez, a former professor who goes undercover as a maid to prove her son's innocence of murder
- undocumented immigrant
- Carmen Luna, the maid of Alejandro Rubio, and an aspiring singer
- Zoila Diaz, the maid of Genevieve Delatour and mother of Valentina
- Valentina Diaz(main, seasons 1-2; recurring, season 3), Zoila's daughter and the second maid of Genevieve Delatour, who has a crush on her boss' son Remi
- Evelyn Powell, Adrian's cold and mysterious wife, employer of recently murdered maid Flora Hernandez
- Tom Irwin as Adrian Powell, Evelyn's sinister husband who had an affair with the recently murdered maid
- Taylor Stappord(main, season 1 and 3; guest, season 2), Marisol's boss, and Michael's new wife
- Michael Stappord(seasons 1 and 3), Marisol's boss, a lawyer and newlywed to Taylor
- Peri Westmore(main, season 1; guest, seasons 2-4), Rosie's boss, a budding film actress and Spence's wife
- Spence Westmore, Rosie's boss, a soap opera star and Peri's husband
- Remi Delatour(main, seasons 1-2; recurring, season 3), Genevieve's son who moves home to care for his mother, and whom Valentina develops feelings for
- Wolé Parks as Sam Alexander (season 1), Alejandro's butler, who has a crush on Carmen
- Genevieve Delatour, Zoila and Valentina's airhead boss
- Mark Deklin as Nicholas Deering (season 2), Marisol's fiancé and later husband, who has a history with the Powells
- Joanna P. Adler as Opal Sinclair(season 2), Nicholas' mysterious maid with a grudge against Marisol
- Dominic Adams as Tony Bishara (season 2), the Powells' bodyguard who has an affair with Evelyn
- Colin Woodell as Ethan Sinclair (season 2), Opal's son and local poolboy
- Gilles Marini as Sebastien Dussault (main, season 3; guest, season 2), a married realtor who has an affair with Carmen
- Cristián de la Fuente as Ernesto Falta (season 3), Rosie's first husband who she believed to be dead
- Nathan Owens as Jesse Morgan (seasons 3-4), a male maid for Marisol's placement agency and later a personal trainer
- Sol Rodriguez as Daniela Mercado(season 4), Carmen's daughter and an aspiring singer
Recurring
- Paula Garcés as Flora Hernandez (season 1), the recently murdered maid of Evelyn and Adrian Powell
- Matt Cedeño as Alejandro Rubio (seasons 1-2), Carmen's boss, a famous pop singer
- Eddie Hassell as Eddie Suarez (season 1), Marisol's son, framed for Flora's murder
- Melinda Page Hamilton as Odessa Burakov (seasons 1-2), Alejandro's house-manager
- Valerie Mahaffey as Olivia Rice (seasons 1 and 3), Michael's unstable ex-wife
- Maria Howell as Ida Hayes (season 1), Marisol's attorney
- Alex Fernandez as Pablo Diaz (seasons 1-3), Zoila's husband
- Stephen Collins as Philippe Delatour (season 1), Genevieve's ex-husband and Remi's father
- Octavio Westwood (seasons 1-2) and Alejandro Vera (seasons 3-4) as Miguel Falta, Rosie's son
- Reggie Austin as Reggie Miller (season 2), Rosie's immigration lawyer
- Willie C. Carpenter as Kenneth Miller (season 2), Rosie's paraplegic boss, husband of Didi and father of Lucinda
- Gideon Glick as Ty McKay (season 2), Spence's mentally disturbed nephew, part of a gang of robbers in Beverly Hills
- Kimberly Hebert Gregory as Lucinda Miller(season 2), Kenneth's estranged daughter, an artist
- Tiffany Hines as Didi Miller (season 2), Kenneth's second wife, a former stripper
- Ivan Hernandez as Javier Mendoza (seasons 2-3), a professional chef who engages with Zoila after her separation from Pablo
- Julie Claire as Gail Fleming (seasons 3-4), a Beverly Hills socialite and frienemy of Marisol and Evelyn
- Grecia Merino as Katy Stappord (season 3), Taylor and Michael's adopted daughter with a mysterious past
- John O'Hurley as Christopher Neff (season 3), Genevieve's doctor who confesses his love to her following her kidney transplant
- James Denton as Peter Hudson (season 4), head of the studio producing the film adaptation of Marisol's book
- Ryan McPartlin as Kyle (season 4), Zoila's new neighbor with an uncomfortably close relationship with his mother
- Carlos Ponce as Benjamin Pacheco (season 4), Peri's associate and a member of The Circle
- Stephanie Faracy as Frances (season 4), Kyle's mother and the leader of The Circle
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 13 | June 23, 2013 | September 22, 2013 | |
2 | 13 | April 20, 2014 | July 13, 2014 | |
3 | 13 | June 1, 2015 | August 24, 2015 | |
4 | 10 | June 6, 2016 | August 8, 2016 |
Production
Development
The plot is based on the Mexican
On May 14, 2012, the pilot was not picked up by ABC for the 2012–13 United States network schedule.[14] However, on June 22, 2012, Lifetime picked up the pilot with a thirteen-episode order.[15][16] In May 2012, Roselyn Sánchez made a cameo appearance in the final episode of Desperate Housewives, "Finishing the Hat", as her character Carmen Luna.
After a series of constant cliffhangers and ongoing drama, the season 1 finale became its highest-rated episode, with 3 million viewers. Season 2, on the other hand, averaged 1.8 million total viewers per episode. The premiere episode of season 3 drew in 1.5 million viewers.
Casting
Dania Ramirez was the first lead cast member to be cast, being announced on February 15.[17] Ana Ortiz joined the cast as the central character on February 17.[18] On February 23, both Sanchez and Judy Reyes were added to the cast.[19][20] When Edy Ganem was announced in the cast on March 2 the show was still described as centering on the other four maids (Ortiz, Reyes, Sanchez, and Ramirez; Ortiz's character was later changed to a professor who posed as a maid).[21]
Rebecca Wisocky joined the cast on February 23.[22][23] Most of the other supporting roles were filled in during March: Brianna Brown (March 6);[24] Susan Lucci,[25][26] Drew Van Acker and Brett Cullen (all March 9);[27][28] Mariana Klaveno and Grant Show (both March 12);[29] and Tom Irwin (March 16).[30]
After the pilot episode was picked to series by Lifetime, Wolé Parks was added to the cast in a regular role on November 21.[31] Melinda Page Hamilton and Matt Cedeño were added to the cast in recurring roles with the promise of promotion if the show got picked up for a second season on November 26. Both were expected to appear in the pilot episode.[32] Valerie Mahaffey also made cameo in pilot, and later had recurring role as Olivia Rice.[33] Several actors from Desperate Housewives had roles in Devious Maids. Richard Burgi, Andrea Parker, Jolie Jenkins, Patrika Darbo, Dakin Matthews, Liz Torres who previously appeared in Desperate Housewives, have guest roles in this series.
For the second season, four new series regular actors were added for the show.
For the third season, Gilles Marini was upped to series regular after appearing in the season two finale.[40][41] Season one star Brianna Brown was announced to make her return to the series for its third season, as a series regular,[42] with Brett Cullen also returning to play her husband.[43] Valerie Mahaffey recurred as Olivia Rice for a few episodes. In February 2015, it was reported that Glee actress Naya Rivera had joined the season in the recurring role of Blanca; a maid to a seemingly ideal family, who learns of a life altering secret.[44] Later that month, Days of Our Lives actor Nathan Owens was cast in the regular role of Jesse, a recently returned home military man.[45] Cristián de la Fuente was also cast as a series regular in the role of Rosie's long-lost husband, Ernesto Falta, who had been believed to be dead.[46] Actor Alec Mapa announced on a tweet in February his debut on the show in the recurring role of Jerry.[47] In April 2015, it was reported the previous regulars Drew Van Acker and Edy Ganem (who had previously been one of the central characters, on the show) were demoted to recurring roles for the third season. They both appeared in the first two episodes of the season and then departed as their characters left for New York.[48]
For the fourth season, filming started January 14, 2016 and episode titles will be cleaning puns. Brianna Brown, Brett Cullen, and Gilles Marini will not return as series regulars. In January 2016, it was announced the executive producer Eva Longoria would guest star in season 4 while Longoria's former Desperate Housewives costar James Denton had been tapped for the recurring role of Peter. Ryan McPartlin will make a debut this season by playing Kyle who is a sweet, sexy — and, most importantly, filthy rich — newcomer who falls for one of the core maids. However, he has an unusually close relationship with his mother, Frances who is played by Stephanie Faracy. Also, Julie Claire who was recurring as Gail Fleming in Season 3 will return in Season 4. In early February, Carlos Ponce was announced to play Ben who is the manager of a famous movie star, but also a dangerous-yet-handsome thirty-something who specializes in manipulating people. He's also described as charming and mysterious. Carter Birchwell was assigned to play Spence and Peri's son Tucker. Katherine LaNasa will play Shannon Greene, Peri's older sister. In addition, Argentinian actress Sol Rodríguez would recur as Daniela while Nathan Owens has been promoted as a series regular.[49]
Filming
The pilot episode for ABC was filmed in Los Angeles. After Lifetime picked Devious Maids to series, filming moved to Atlanta, Georgia.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
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2014 | NAMIC Vision Awards | Comedy | Devious Maids | Nominated |
Imagen Awards[53] | Best Actress - Television | Ana Ortiz | Won | |
Dania Ramirez | Nominated | |||
Judy Reyes | Nominated | |||
Roselyn Sánchez | Nominated | |||
Edy Ganem | Nominated | |||
2015 | Prism Awards[54]
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Drama Series Episode - Substance Use | "You Can't Take It With You" | Nominated |
Imagen Awards | Best Actress - Television | Ana Ortiz | Nominated | |
Dania Ramirez | Nominated | |||
Judy Reyes | Nominated | |||
Roselyn Sánchez | Nominated |
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External links
- Official website Archived 2014-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Devious Maids at IMDb
- Devious Maids at Metacritic
- Devious Maids at Rotten Tomatoes