Devious Maids


Devious Maids is an American comedy-drama and mystery television series created by Marc Cherry, produced by ABC Studios, and executive produced by Cherry, Sabrina Wind, Eva Longoria, Paul McGuigan, Larry Shuman, David Lonner, John Mass, Paul Presburger, and Michael Garcia. It is based on the Mexican series Ellas son... la alegría del hogar created by Eugenio Derbez. It originally aired on Lifetime for four seasons from June 23, 2013, to August 8, 2016.
Set in Beverly Hills, California, Devious Maids followed the lives of four Latina maids working for the area's wealthiest and most powerful families. The series featured an ensemble cast led by Ana Ortiz as Marisol Suarez, Dania Ramirez as Rosie Falta, Roselyn Sánchez as Carmen Luna, and Judy Reyes as Zoila Diaz. While working for Beverly Hills' most glamorous and powerful citizens, the maids are exposed to and often a part of secrets, mysteries and crimes hidden behind their employers' wealthy facade as well as the closed doors of their homes. Edy Ganem, Susan Lucci, Rebecca Wisocky, Tom Irwin, Brianna Brown, Brett Cullen, Grant Show, Drew Van Acker, and Nathan Owens feature in supporting roles throughout the series.
The series was originally in development to air on ABC, but was ultimately picked up by Lifetime. The first season was the subject of positive reviews from television critics. In September 2016, Lifetime announced that they were cancelling Devious Maids after four seasons, leaving the series to conclude on an unresolved cliffhanger. Despite online petitions from viewers who campaigned for the series to continue on another network or streaming service, it was confirmed that Devious Maids would not continue as options with the cast had expired.

Premise

The first season premiered on June 23, 2013, and introduces the four central characters of the show: Marisol Duarte, Rosie Falta, Carmen Luna and Zoila Diaz, as well as their rich employers in the town of Beverly Hills. The main mystery of the season is the sudden murder of fellow maid Flora Hernandez, and the involvement of her employers Evelyn and Adrian Powell in the events leading up to it. Once an English professor, Marisol takes a job as Taylor and Michael Stappord's maid in order to get close to Flora's old friends and prove her son's innocence of the crime; Rosie works for actors Peri and Spence Westmore, though eventually enters into an affair with the latter; Carmen takes a job for singer Alejandro Rubio in hopes of him making her a star while dodging the feelings of her co-worker, Sam ; and Zoila tries to prevent her daughter Valentina from being with her boss Genevieve Delatour's son, Remi.
The second season premiered on April 20, 2014, and its central mystery is that of Marisol's new fiancé Nicholas Deering, his mysterious maid Opal, and a fifteen-year-old secret. While Marisol works to solve the mystery of her new lover, Rosie takes on a new lover as well - Reggie - while working for his family, but works to expose him once learning he's embezzling his uncle's money. Carmen briefly acts as Alejandro's fiancé when word gets out that he's gay, but his sudden assassination leads to her taking a job working for Spence, who has lost both Peri and Rosie. Spence's nephew Ty later comes for an extended visit and develops an unhealthy obsession for Carmen. Zoila finally gives Valentina her space, but only after her husband Pablo leaves her. She soon takes on new lover Javier, while Valentina goes to work for the Powells and takes on new lover Ethan, who secretly takes part in a gang of teens who go around robbing houses. Due to one of these robberies, Adrian is left shaken and hires bodyguard Tony Bishara who Evelyn has an affair with. Meanwhile, Remi fights to win back Valentina, and his mother Genevieve learns that she's in need of a kidney transplant.
The third season premiered on June 1, 2015, and its central mystery revolves around the return of the Stappords, what they're hiding, and if it relates to the respective deaths of tennis pro Louie Becker and later maid Blanca Alvarez. Four months since Ty's drive-by shooting and Rosie wakes up from a coma, but she's unable to enjoy married life with Spence due to the return of her supposedly deceased husband, Ernesto. She later goes to work as the Stappords' new maid and unveils what they're hiding with the help of Marisol, who in the meantime has become a best-selling author and decided to open a placement agency for maids, leading her to finding love in young male-maid Jesse Morgan. Carmen finds work at the Powells and briefly acts as Adrian's dominatrix, while also continuing her affair with married man Sebastien Dussault whose wife she hopes can make her into a star. Zoila's relationship with Javier ends when she lies about him being the father of her unborn child, and her friendship with Genevieve falls apart due to her boss' new love, Dr. Neff. Meanwhile, a now engaged Valentina and Remi move to New York, and the Powells take in foster son, Deion.
The fourth and final season premiered on June 6, 2016, and its main mystery is the sudden murder of Peri Westmore, and the involvement of a cult known as "The Circle" in the events leading up to it. Rosie takes charge in the investigation when Spence is wrongly incarcerated for the crime while also working two jobs, one as Genevieve's new maid and the other as Peri and Spence's son's nanny when Peri's sister Shannon gets custody of him. Zoila has permanently quit being Genevieve's maid following the loss of her child when in labor, but due to the absence of her new employer she's able to masquerade as a Beverly Hills' socialite and land a new man - Kyle - who has an extremely close bond with his mother, the secret leader of "The Circle". Marisol's book is in the process of being made into a movie which leads her into the arms of studio head Peter Hudson, but continues to have lingering feelings for Jesse, who has a fling with Danni, Carmen's daughter that she gave away at birth and now is starting to build a relationship with. Meanwhile, Adrian goes to great lengths to try and win back Evelyn, who's moved in with and began working for Marisol, on her journey to getting a divorce.
Following the show's cancellation, executive producer Curtis Kheel revealed the answers to the show's cliffhangers and where the characters would have gone.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Ana Ortiz as Marisol Suarez, a former professor who goes undercover as a maid to prove her son's innocence of murder
  • Dania Ramirez as Rosie Falta, the maid of Peri and Spence Westmore, and an undocumented immigrant
  • Roselyn Sanchez as Carmen Luna, the maid of Alejandro Rubio, and an aspiring singer
  • Judy Reyes as Zoila Diaz, the maid of Genevieve Delatour and mother of Valentina
  • Edy Ganem as Valentina Diaz, Zoila's daughter and the second maid of Genevieve Delatour, who has a crush on her boss' son Remi
  • Rebecca Wisocky as Evelyn Powell, Adrian's cold and mysterious wife, employer of recently murdered maid Flora Hernandez
  • Tom Irwin as Adrian Powell, Evelyn's sinister husband who had an affair with the recently murdered maid
  • Brianna Brown as Taylor Stappord, Marisol's boss, and Michael's new wife
  • Brett Cullen as Michael Stappord, Marisol's boss, a lawyer and newlywed to Taylor
  • Mariana Klaveno as Peri Westmore, Rosie's boss, a budding film actress and Spence's wife
  • Grant Show as Spence Westmore, Rosie's boss, a soap opera star and Peri's husband
  • Drew Van Acker as Remi Delatour, Genevieve's son who moves home to care for his mother, and whom Valentina develops feelings for
  • Wolé Parks as Sam Alexander, Alejandro's butler, who has a crush on Carmen
  • Susan Lucci as Genevieve Delatour, Zoila and Valentina's airhead boss
  • Mark Deklin as Nicholas Deering, Marisol's fiancé and later husband, who has a history with the Powells
  • Joanna P. Adler as Opal Sinclair, Nicholas' mysterious maid with a grudge against Marisol
  • Dominic Adams as Tony Bishara, the Powells' bodyguard who has an affair with Evelyn
  • Colin Woodell as Ethan Sinclair, Opal's son and local poolboy
  • Gilles Marini as Sebastien Dussault, a married realtor who has an affair with Carmen
  • Cristián de la Fuente as Ernesto Falta, Rosie's first husband who she believed to be dead
  • Nathan Owens as Jesse Morgan, a male maid for Marisol's placement agency and later a personal trainer
  • Sol Rodriguez as Daniela Mercado, Carmen's daughter and an aspiring singer

    Recurring

  • Paula Garcés as Flora Hernandez, the recently murdered maid of Evelyn and Adrian Powell
  • Matt Cedeño as Alejandro Rubio, Carmen's boss, a famous pop singer
  • Eddie Hassell as Eddie Suarez, Marisol's son, framed for Flora's murder
  • Melinda Page Hamilton as Odessa Burakov, Alejandro's house-manager
  • Valerie Mahaffey as Olivia Rice, Michael's unstable ex-wife
  • Maria Howell as Ida Hayes, Marisol's attorney
  • Alex Fernandez as Pablo Diaz, Zoila's husband
  • Stephen Collins as Philippe Delatour, Genevieve's ex-husband and Remi's father
  • Octavio Westwood and Alejandro Vera as Miguel Falta, Rosie's son
  • Reggie Austin as Reggie Miller, Rosie's immigration lawyer
  • Willie C. Carpenter as Kenneth Miller, Rosie's paraplegic boss, husband of Didi and father of Lucinda
  • Gideon Glick as Ty McKay, Spence's mentally disturbed nephew, part of a gang of robbers in Beverly Hills
  • Kimberly Hebert Gregory as Lucinda Miller, Kenneth's estranged daughter, an artist
  • Tiffany Hines as Didi Miller, Kenneth's second wife, a former stripper
  • Ivan Hernandez as Javier Mendoza, a professional chef who engages with Zoila after her separation from Pablo
  • Julie Claire as Gail Fleming, a Beverly Hills socialite and frienemy of Marisol and Evelyn
  • Grecia Merino as Katy Stappord, Taylor and Michael's adopted daughter with a mysterious past
  • John O'Hurley as Christopher Neff, Genevieve's doctor who confesses his love to her following her kidney transplant
  • James Denton as Peter Hudson, head of the studio producing the film adaptation of Marisol's book
  • Ryan McPartlin as Kyle, Zoila's new neighbor with an uncomfortably close relationship with his mother
  • Carlos Ponce as Benjamin Pacheco, Peri's associate and a member of The Circle
  • Stephanie Faracy as Frances, Kyle's mother and the leader of The Circle