[NEWS] "Wisteria Lane" in development ("Desparate Housewives" spin-off/sequel)

Not a "reboot", but a new show with new characters set in the same place. Potentially it could be a semi-sequel if any of the original characters sign-up to appear.
     'Desperate Housewives' Offshoot 'Wisteria Lane' In Works At Onyx
     From Kerry Washington & Natalie Chaidez
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     One of the most famous streets in TV history is ready to welcome
     new residents. Wisteria Lane, a reimagining of the hit ABC mystery
     dramedy series Desperate Housewives, has been set up for
     development at Onyx Collective, Deadline has learned exclusively.
     It comes from Kerry Washington's Simpson Street and
     20th Television where the company is based.
     Written by Natalie Chaidez (The Flight Attendant), Wisteria Lane
     is described as a fun, sexy, darkly comedic soap/mystery in the
     vein of Desperate Housewives, set among a group of five very
     different friends and sometimes frenemies who all live on a
     picture-perfect cul de sac called "Wisteria Lane." On the surface,
     all the Wisteria neighbors are living the dream: beautiful homes,
     gorgeous families, shiny SUVs in the driveway. But behind those
     white-picket fences and smiling Insta posts are SECRETS.
     Desperate Housewives starred Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Felicity
     Huffman, Marcia Cross and, for the first five seasons, Nicollette
     Sheridan as five women - mostly friends - living on Wisteria Lane,
     who begin uncovering dark secrets after their neighbor Mary Alice
     Young kills herself.
     Chaidez executive produces Wisteria Lane alongside Washington and
     Pilar Savone via their Simpson Street as well as Stacey Sher (Into
     the Badlands) through her Shiny Penny. It is unclear whether
     Washington could potentially appear on the show. 20th TV, which
     recently absorbed Desperate Housewives studio ABC Studios'
     successor ABC Signature, is producing.
     Desperate Housewives creator/executive producer Marc Cherry was not
     part of the pitch but is aware of the project and could be involved
     in it in some capacity, sources said.
     I hear Wisteria Lane was pitched to both Onyx, whose shows stream
     on Hulu, and Hulu Originals. Washington and Savone have an existing
     relationship at both Disney units. Simpson Street is behind Onyx's
     most successful series to date, Reasonable Doubt, which has been
     renewed for a third season, as well as Onyx's comedy series
     UnPrisoned, starring Washington and Delroy Lindo, which ran for two
     seasons. At Hulu proper, Simpson Street produced with Hello
     Sunshine the Emmy-nominated limited series Little Fires Everywhere,
     which also starred Washington.
     Hulu already has two other series reboots in the work from 20th TV,
     Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Prison Break, both with pilot orders.
     Wisteria Lane's sale comes on the heels of Desperate Housewives'
     20th anniversary last October, which brought on a new wave of
     nostalgia and reboot talk.
     In November, Cherry admitted that "about 70,000 people" have asked
     him about a reboot as fans' passion about the show and interest in
     revisiting it remains strong 13 years after it ended its
     eight-season run on ABC. The cast have been fielding endless
     inquiries too, with Longoria saying earlier this month that she
     "would be the first person" to sign up for a Desperate Housewives
     reboot. There are no current plans for characters from the original
     series to appear on Wisteria Lane.
     While speculation about a potential Desperate Housewives follow-up
     - revival, reboot, sequel, spinoff or other offshoot - has been
     rampant for more than a decade, this marks the first real stab at
     expanding the franchise.
     Keeping the original series' iconic setting makes sense - while
     most series' outdoor locations use a mix of exteriors from
     different places, Wisteria Lane is a real street built on the
     Universal backlot. While the outdoor set had existed for decades
     as Colonial Street, it was extensively modified for Desperate
     Housewives and has since taken on a life of its own. Kept virtually
     the same as in the show, it has remained a top tourist attraction
     and part of the Universal Studios Tour and has been used for
     numerous shows and commercials since.
     While Wisteria Lane is expected to keep its fictional street locale,
     it has not been determined whether the potential series will film in
     Los Angeles where the original series' outdoor set is.
     In November, Cherry spoke about Wisteria Lane's significance to the
     show.
     "The character I miss writing the most is actually Wisteria Lane;
     that was the most fun playground anyone in the history of television
     has ever had," he told People at the time, noting that he would be
     interested in revisiting the street and its housewives in a
     different decade, notably the 1960s, for a follow-up to his
     original series.
     Launching the same season as fellow hit ABC series Lost and Grey's
     Anatomy, Desperate Housewives was an instant smash, becoming a
     pop-culture obsession and introducing an addictive new genre that
     mixes comedy and drama, mystery and soapy storytelling. The series
     also scored with critics and earned seven Emmy Awards throughout
     its run, including Lead Actress In a Comedy Series for Huffman.
     Later this spring, Simpson Street will begin production on the
     Apple TV+ limited series Imperfect Women, starring Washington,
     Elisabeth Moss and Kate Mara. In May, the company will theatrically
     release the action-thriller feature Shadow Force for Lionsgate,
     starring Washington alongside Omar Sy. The company is repped by
     CAA, Washington Square Arts and attorney Gretchen Rush.
     Prior to serving as executive producer and co-showrunner alongside
     developer Steve Yockey on Season 2 of Max's The Flight Attendant,
     whose mix of dark comedy-drama and mystery-thriller is similar to
     Desperate Housewives', Chaidez was an executive producer and
     showrunner on USA Network's crime drama Queen of the South. Her
     series credits also include Hunters, which she developed;
     12 Monkeys; In Plain Sight; Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles;
     and Heroes. She is repped by CAA and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
     In addition to the Buffy and Prison Break reboot pilots at Hulu,
     20th TV has a Malcolm In the Middle four-part sequel at Disney+,
     with efforts to get a Scrubs reboot off the ground also underway.
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