A primetime soap with a truly contemporary take on the "happily ever after," DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES takes a darkly comedic look at suburbia, where the secret lives of housewives aren't always what they seem. The series begins with Mary Alice Young leaving her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, and ending it all. Now she takes us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.