Desperate Housewives

Right now you can watch Desperate Housewives in Australia on Disney Plus, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and Hulu — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. With 8 seasons behind it, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. With 2,092 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Teri Hatcher sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Start it on Disney Plus whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason Desperate Housewives keeps coming up in conversation. Desperate Housewives gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. 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. Teri Hatcher and Felicity Huffman lead a cast with the timing to make it work. The series ran for 8 seasons (2004–2012), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly. Desperate Housewives earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Desperate Housewives is a strong candidate. If you have already watched How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, Desperate Housewives is a natural next step. 8 seasons gives the story real room to develop. Teri Hatcher sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.

Desperate Housewives wrapped up in 2012, created by Marc Cherry — and 8 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.