7 Shows to Watch After ‘Devious Maids’ That Nail the Same Addictive Blend of Scandal and Dark Comedy

If you finished ‘Devious Maids’ and immediately found yourself refreshing streaming platforms at midnight hoping for more, you are absolutely not alone. The show built its identity around female friendship, murder mystery, and a rich Latinx-led cast navigating wealth, secrets, and betrayal in ways that felt genuinely electric, and that specific combination is surprisingly hard to replicate.

‘Devious Maids’ ran from 2013 to 2016 across four seasons and 49 episodes, with Marc Cherry at the helm, and Eva Longoria on board as a producer. The result was a show that felt entirely its own, even as it shared creative DNA with some of television’s most beloved guilty pleasures. These seven picks come closest to matching that irreplaceable energy.

The Ultimate ‘Devious Maids’ Alternative for ‘Desperate Housewives’ Fans

‘Desperate Housewives’ weaves a darkly comic tale of mystery, intrigue, and domestic dysfunction in the idyllic suburban neighborhood of Wisteria Lane, featuring an ensemble cast including Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, and Eva Longoria navigating the highs and lows of their seemingly perfect lives. It is the most natural starting point for anyone coming off ‘Devious Maids’.

‘Devious Maids’ is in many ways a direct spiritual successor to ‘Desperate Housewives’, not only because both follow women entangled in thorny suburban intrigue, but also because both share the same creator in Marc Cherry. The Beverly Hills setting of ‘Devious Maids’ simply flips the lens, trading the suburban homeowner’s point of view for the perspective of the staff who see everything.

At just four seasons and 49 episodes, ‘Devious Maids’ is often a more taut and unrelenting watch, where the fever-pitch intensity of the drama never lets up, but ‘Desperate Housewives’ rewards with eight full seasons of rich storytelling for viewers ready to go deep.

Why ‘Why Women Kill’ Is the Logical Next Step

‘Why Women Kill’ is an American dark comedy anthology series also created by Marc Cherry, exploring the lives of three women living in three different decades, each dealing with infidelity in their marriages. If the Marc Cherry signature style is what you loved about ‘Devious Maids’, this is an unmissable continuation of that creative voice.

The show stars Lucy Liu, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste as the central figures of their respective storylines, whose circumstances, though varied by era, resound with thematic echoes of love, betrayal, and ultimately, murder. The period-hopping structure adds a layer of theatrical flair that sets the show apart from anything else on streaming.

The Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus describes it as darkly soapy and stylish, noting that fans of Marc Cherry and his impressive cast will find much to like. Those who stick with the series through its early episodes tend to become its most passionate advocates.

Strong Female Leads and Class Tension in ‘Good Girls’

‘Good Girls’ is an American crime comedy drama that follows the lives of three suburban mothers who resort to robbing a supermarket and get involved with a crime boss and the FBI, created by Jenna Bans and airing for four seasons on NBC from 2018 to 2021. It takes the female ensemble dynamic of ‘Devious Maids’ and propels it headfirst into crime thriller territory.

‘Good Girls’ follows three suburban mothers played by Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman, who find themselves in desperate circumstances and decide to stop playing it safe, getting tangled with a store manager and a dangerous crime lord. The class undertones that made ‘Devious Maids’ so compelling are alive and well here.

The show has been described as less ‘Breaking Bad’ and more Guy Ritchie-style heist meets ‘The Good Wife’, rich with farcical comedy while also exposing some of the dark realities of American motherhood. It is one of those rare shows that earns genuine emotional investment without ever sacrificing its sense of fun.

The Upstairs-Downstairs Drama of ‘Grand Hotel’

‘Grand Hotel’ is a bold, provocative upstairs-and-downstairs drama set at the last family-owned hotel in multicultural Miami Beach, where wealthy and beautiful guests bask in luxury while scandals, escalating debt, and explosive secrets hide beneath the picture-perfect exterior. For viewers who loved the class-divide tension at the heart of ‘Devious Maids’, this ABC series hits almost exactly the same notes.

The setting swaps Beverly Hills mansions for a glamorous Miami beachfront property, but the formula of secrets bubbling beneath a polished surface remains completely intact. The show carries a telenovela-inspired energy that gives it a warmth and velocity fans of ‘Devious Maids’ will instantly recognise.

‘Grand Hotel’ consistently appears on recommendation lists alongside ‘Devious Maids’ for its combination of Latinx representation, romantic entanglements, and storylines built on wealth, betrayal, and hidden identities. It is criminally underrated and well worth the discovery.

Dark Twists and Revenge in ‘Revenge’ and ‘Dead to Me’

‘Revenge’ stands as an excellent alternative for fans of high-society drama, following the story of a young woman who infiltrates elite circles with the sole purpose of destroying the family that betrayed her, unraveling the hidden lives and secrets of its affluent characters. The Hamptons setting drips with the same polished menace that made Beverly Hills feel so sinister in ‘Devious Maids’.

‘Dead to Me’ centers on the unlikely friendship between Jen, played by Christina Applegate, a tightly wound widow, and Judy, portrayed by Linda Cardellini, an eccentric optimist with a dark secret, as they navigate grief, loss, and a quest for closure following a hit-and-run. The Netflix series is a masterclass in balancing genuine heartbreak with genuine comedy.

‘Dead to Me’ has garnered critical acclaim and earned multiple Emmy nominations for its sharp writing and standout performances across three gripping seasons. Both ‘Revenge’ and ‘Dead to Me’ scratch the itch for a female-led story where the emotional stakes feel genuinely life-or-death.

‘Jane the Virgin’ for Fans Who Want Heart With Their Drama

‘Jane the Virgin’ is a comedy-drama following a chaste young woman who is accidentally impregnated via artificial insemination as she struggles to inform her devoutly religious family and make the right choices concerning the child, based on the telenovela ‘Juana la Virgen’. It shares ‘Devious Maids’ Latinx heritage and telenovela sensibility while bringing its own distinct emotional register to the table.

The show’s self-aware humor, romantic complications, and layered family dynamics make it a natural companion to ‘Devious Maids’ for viewers who love their drama served with genuine warmth. Both series understand the specific pleasure of storytelling that never apologizes for being delightfully over the top.

‘Jane the Virgin’ regularly features alongside ‘Devious Maids’ in recommendation lists built around the themes of female protagonists, Latinx leads, and storylines where love, deception, and unexpected plot twists collide at full speed. It is one of the most rewatchable shows of the past decade.

‘Devious Maids’ occupied a very specific space in the television landscape, and while nothing can perfectly replace it, this list gets as close as television currently allows. Whether you are drawn to the campy wit of ‘Why Women Kill’, the crime-laden mayhem of ‘Good Girls’, or the glossy scandal-soaked world of ‘Revenge’, there is something here for every kind of ‘Devious Maids’ devotee. Which of these has already made it to the top of your watchlist, and is there a hidden gem you think belongs on this list?