Series: Devious Maids add more shenanigans

17 July 2015 - 02:03 By Rea Khoabane

Our favourite madams and domestics return in Devious Maids, with the show's third instalment of drama, secrets and unexpected developments. The comedy focuses on Latina women in America who cross the border to find work in the States, but end up stealing the attention of rich Beverly Hills husbands away from their stuck-up and over-pampered wives.Needless to say, the depictions are problematically stereotypical - the maids portrayed as demonically opportunistic, with a scandalous effect on the white-dominated society in which they work.Season three starts dramatically, with a plot line that gets more intense as the story unfolds.Season two ended with Spence, one of the rich husbands, leaving his wife and marrying former maid Rosie.The latest season's first episode introduces a new maid called Blanca, while the home of protagonists Adrian and Evelyn Powell maintains its notorious reputation as murder central.The first season of Devious Maids kicked off with their domestic's body found dead in their living room, while in the middle of season two one of their best friends is murdered - he falls into their pool and drowns during a house party.Susan Lucci, renowned for her portrayal of diva Erica Kane on All My Children , makes an appearance . Her beautiful house has a revolving door through which the next rich man is invited to enter and keep her maintained in the style to which she is accustomed.The co-executive producers of the programme are Marc Cherry and Eva Longoria of Desperate Housewives fame, so it's no surprise that it feels a lot like their old show.The series stars Ana Ortiz, Dania Ramirez, Roselyn Sánchez, Judy Reyes, Edy Ganem, Rebecca Wisocky, Tom Irwin, Brianna Brown, Brett Cullen, Mariana Klaveno, Grant Show and Drew van Acker.Season three of Devious Maids aired in SA this week. Catch it on Vusu Amp, channel 114, on a Monday, 8pm..

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