Desperate Housewives season 4
| Desperate Housewives Season 4 | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| File:Desperate titlethem.jpg | |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 30, 2007 – TBA |
| Season chronology | |
This article is about the upcoming fourth season of the American dramedy television series Desperate Housewives. The first of the 23 episodes of season four will air on ABC on September 30, 2007. [1]
Cast
For it's fourth season, Desperate Housewives has added Dana Delany to the opening credits and Lyndsy Fonseca to the 'Also Starring' portion of the credits. Nathan Fillion will be a recurring character as will be the new gay couple played by Tuc Watkins and Kevin Rahm.
Starring
- Teri Hatcher - Susan Mayer
- Felicity Huffman - Lynette Scavo
- Marcia Cross - Bree Hodge
- Eva Longoria - Gabrielle Solis
- Nicollette Sheridan - Edie Britt
- Dana Delany - Katherine Mayfair
- Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis
- Andrea Bowen - Julie Mayer
- Doug Savant - Tom Scavo
- Kyle MacLachlan - Orson Hodge
- Brenda Strong - Mary Alice Young
- James Denton - Mike Delfino
Also Starring
- Shawn Pyfrom - Andrew Van De Kamp
- Joy Lauren - Danielle Van De Kamp
- Lyndsy Fonseca - Dylan Mayfair
- Brent Kinsman - Preston Scavo
- Shane Kinsman - Porter Scavo
- Zane Huett - Parker Scavo
- Rachel Fox - Kayla Huntington
According to ABC Studios' press release for the fourth season, all of season three's main cast members will remain on the show for season four. Also listed as included in the main cast is season three guest star Rachel Fox (Kayla Huntington), as well as newcomers Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair and Lyndsy Fonseca as Dylan Mayfair.[2]
Actors to have been reported to join the cast in recurring roles include Nathan Fillion, as Katherine's husband Adam Luther,[3] [4] and Kevin Rahm and Tuc Watkins as gay couple Lee and Bob.[5] [6] So far, showrunner Marc Cherry has confirmed all three characters, as well as the casting of Fillion. [7] According to actress Andrea Bowen, Julie will get a new love intrest, which is yet to be cast.[8]
Production
Joe Keenan, one of the three executive producers during the third season, as well as writer of the critically acclaimed season episode "Bang", will not be returning for the season four.[9] Replacing Keenan, and joining Marc Cherry and George W. Perkins as executive producers, is season three writer and co-executive producer Bob Daily, whose previous work include sitcoms Frasier and Out of Practice, as well as cartoon series Rugrats, who will serve as Cherry's second-in-command for the next two years. Also joining as executives producers are writers and former co-executive producers John Pardee and Joey Murphy who have been on the show since it's first season.[10]
References
- ^ ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates, The Futon Critic, July 25, 2007
- ^ Desperate Housewives Season Four Lead Release, ABC Studios Medianet, Retrieved August 8, 2007
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie: 'Housewives' wed to Delany, Fillion, Fonseca, The Hollywood Reporter, July 3, 2007
- ^ Strachan, Alex: Canadian actor joins 'Desperate Housewives', CanWest News Service, July 30, 2007
- ^ Hernandez, Greg: Desperate Housewives to Add a Gay Couple, AfterElton.com, July 29, 2007
- ^ Ausiello, Michael: Exclusive: Housewives Casts First Gay Neighbors, TV Guide, Aug 14, 2007
- ^ Boedeker, Hal: Nicollette Sheridan to make "amazing" appearance on "Desperate Housewives" season opener; Dana Delany to rile Wisteria Lane, Orlando Sentinel, July 27, 2007
- ^ Topel, Fred: Andrea Bowen to Kink the Return of Desperate Housewives, CanMag, August 11, 2007
- ^ Schneider, Michael & Adalian, Josef: Keenan not 'Desperate' any more, Variety Magazine, March 29, 2007
- ^ Development Update: Week of June 11-15, The Futon Critic, June 15, 2007