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Marc Cherry's 'Devious Maids' to Lifetime

By April MacIntyre Jun 22, 2012, 21:08 GMT

Marc Cherry - 64th Annual Writers Guild of America West Coast Awards - Arrivals - Hollywood Palladium - Hollywood, CA, USA © Emiley Schweich / PR Photos

Lifetime will air "Devious Maids" from executive producer Marc Cherry and ABC Studios with a 13 episode order for a 2013 launch, it was announced today by Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President, Programming, of Lifetime Networks. 

Devious Maids will star Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty), Judy Reyes (The Pregnancy Project), Dania Ramirez (Entourage), Roselyn Sanchez (Without a Trace), Edy Ganem (Livin’ Loud), Grant Show (Swing Town), Brianna Brown (Homeland), Rebecca Wisocky (American Horror Story), Tom Irwin (Grey’s Anatomy), Mariana Klaveno (True Blood), Brett Cullen (Damages), Drew Van Acker (Pretty LittleLiars) and television icon Susan Lucci (All My Children).

“Marc Cherry is a visionary, and we are honored to share his newest inspiration, Devious Maids, with Lifetime,” said Barry Jossen, Executive Vice President of Creative and Production, ABC Studios.  “Devious Maids is a perfect series for ABC Studios to continue its successful collaboration with the incredibly talented team at Lifetime.”

Based on the hit Mexican telenovela Ellas son la Alegría del Hogar and produced by ABC Studios, Devious Maids will be executive produced by Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives), Sabrina Wind (Desperate Housewives), Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), Paul McGuigan (Scandal), Larry Shuman (Kissing Miranda), David Lonner, John Mass, Paul Presburger and Michael Garcia.