10 Reasons to Watch Devious Maids
There are a few truly awesome shows coming out this summer—we’ve already discussed my rabid excitement for Orange Is the New Black—and Devious Maids is definitely the most deliciously scandalous of the bunch. You’d expect nothing less from the creator of Desperate Housewives, but you might not expect that I actually liked this pilot even better than the first episode of that show (which was such a sensation back in the day. Remember this Vanity Fair cover and ensuing catfight-filled story? Man, those were the days.)
Lucky for us, those days are here again—but in a happily 2.0 fashion. I haven’t yet heard of any bad blood between the Maids cast, but they’re certainly going to have made a huge splash by the time we all wake up on Monday morning. Here’s why you need to set your DVR for this drama ASAP (this Sunday, 10/9 central, Lifetime):
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It’s the first show outside of Spanish-speaking programming to star five Latina actresses as the lead. (Edy Ganem, second from right, is a supporting player—Judy’s daughter.)
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Judy Reyes is back!
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Susan Lucci is fabulous as an unstable rich lady whose candid sound bites spice up the stuffy world of the superrich.
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The house porn is predictably out of control.
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The central mystery (not gonna spoil a thing) grabs you immediately, and when you find out who’ll be driving the investigation into it, you’ll be hooked on the show for good. (In other words, they waste no time getting to the twists and turns.)
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Dania Ramirez gets to be wily and emotional and generally do a heck of a lot more than stand behind Turtle giving updates on tequila launches. Step aside, Entourage, and let the lady work.
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PLL’s Drew Van Acker and Edy have the cutest forbidden romance going.
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Roselyn Sanchez is impeccably cast as a conniving, aspiring singer trying to kiss up to the famous musician she’s working for.
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Oh, I should probably back up and intro the guys in the last photo, right? Yeah, they’re Matt Cedeno (at left, the aforementioned singer) and Wole Parks (another member of his staff), and if I ran the world, we’d all get to sashay around with one on each arm like Roselyn does.
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Perpetual badass Eva Longoria is executive-producing. Need I say more?
Are you guys going to watch Devious Maids? P.S. Check our our July issue (on stands now) for more on all the things we cannot wait to watch, read, and listen to this summer.
Photo: Lifetime
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