Desperate Housewives (2004)
Suburban secrets unravel with darkly comic wit as a deceased narrator exposes her friends' scandalous lives.
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.
How intense is Desperate Housewives?
Desperate Housewives has no gore and some violence. Emotionally it is heavy. The pace is measured, and it is a comfort watch and fine in the background. The humor runs dry and dark. Rated TV-14.
What Desperate Housewives feels like
- Tone
- suspensefuldarkly comiccampysatirical
- Pace
- Measured
- Humor
- dry and witty, dark and satirical
- Best for
- Comfort watchBackgroundFull attention
Where to stream Desperate Housewives
US availability via TMDB, last checked Sep 15, 2026. The app filters picks to the services you actually have.
Is Desperate Housewives for you?
Is Desperate Housewives scary?
No. Desperate Housewives is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is Desperate Housewives gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is Desperate Housewives sad or heavy?
It is emotionally heavy (2 of 3). Expect it to land.
Is Desperate Housewives OK for kids?
It is rated TV-14. Intensity: scare 0, gore 0, violence 1, each out of 3. Your call for older kids.
How long is Desperate Housewives?
Episodes run about 42m.
Where can I stream Desperate Housewives?
Desperate Housewives is streaming on Prime Video and Hulu.
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