Cherry, who later created Lifetime's series Devious Maids, said he has "a couple of ideas to do it," but if he recreates Wisteria Lane in the 1960s, the 20- and 30-something characters fans knew in the original wouldn't be born yet — or at least not old enough to make more trouble than needing a lot of diaper changes.

ABC’s Desperate Housewives ran for eight seasons from 2004 to 2012, and won multiple Emmys. The show’s ensemble cast included Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria, and told the stories of Wisteria Lane, a street in the fictional town of Fairview, in fictional Eagle State.

After 20 years, Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry is ready to return to the Wisteria Lane of another era.

Looking back on the early days, "that first season especially, it all kind of worked out," Cherry remembers. "And I'm very proud of it. It's funny — I have a very clear memory o

Marc Cherry teases potential Desperate Housewives prequel set in the 1960s, revisiting the Wisteria Lane neighborhood

Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry revealed he has “a couple of ideas” for a reboot of the iconic series, which starred Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria and Marcia Cross.

"Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry has put some thought into a spinoff of the ABC hit set in 1966. While talking with People in an interview published Wednesday, Cherry admitted mulling over a number of ways he could continue telling stories on Wisteria Lane - which he said he missed writing about as much as any of the characters.