A primetime soap with truly contemporary take on "happy every after", this hit series take a darkly comedic look at suburbia, where the secret lives of housewives aren't always what they seem. Her circle of girlfriends on Wisteria Lane include Susan Mayer( Teri Hatcher), the divorcee and single mom who will go to extraordinary lengths for love; Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), who recently went from being a stay-at -home mother of four back to her fast track career in advertising; Bree Van De Kamp (Marcia Cross), Martha Stewart on steriods, whose recent widowhood has completely reeked havoc on her perfect life; and Gabrielle Solis, the ex-model with everything she's ever wanted - a rich husband, a big house, and now a baby to go with it all... the problem is she's not sure who the father is; and serial divorcee Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan), the free spirited real estate maven whose love life has everyone buzzing. Enter newcomer Betty Applewhite ( Alfre Woodard) and her handsome teenage son, Matthew (Mehcad Brooks), who mysteriously moved into a house they'd never seen in the middle of the night. 故事发生在美国一个虚构的郊外住宅区紫藤道,这里住户们富足幸福,生活平静祥和,但是这一切被一声枪响彻底击碎了,社区居民中最美丽可人的主妇玛丽-爱丽丝-杨(布兰达-斯壮饰)突然在她完美的家中饮弹自尽。不过这并不是玛丽的故事的结尾,死亡令她获得了从新的角度俯视生活的机会,玛丽的朋友和她们的家庭是否如同表面上的那么祥和完美, 是否会如同她曾经的生活,也潜藏着令人绝望和疯狂的暗流?