My Husband Made Me Watch This Bonkers Murder Mystery Series and Now I Can't Stop Bingeing
It's trashy, over-the-top and right up my alley


As a big fan of Desperate Housewives, I've had Marc Cherry's other soapy show, Devious Maids, on my radar for years. The four season series originally premiered on Lifetime back in 2013 and has since landed over at Hulu. And after my partner made me watch the first episode with him (he's currently on his second viewing of the show), I realized I'd found my newest trash TV obsession—and I mean "trash TV" in the best way possible.
Devious Maids follows four maids who work for some of the richest and most powerful people in Beverly Hills. And when one of their fellow maids is murdered, Ana Ortiz's Marisol takes it upon herself to solve the murder (and free her son who is accused of committing it).
Like Desperate Housewives, the show is campy, sexy, silly, over-the-top and just plain fun to watch. Plus, who doesn't love a murder mystery?

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