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Jesse Metcalfe Says He Was Oblivious to Desperate Housewives Set Tensions

Focused on work over feuds, he remained unsure whether original cast members will appear in the planned reboot.

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Overview

  • Metcalfe made the comments at a Southfork Experience panel on August 9, reflecting on his role as the teenage gardener John Rowland.
  • He said he was so thrilled to land the part that he paid little attention to rumored conflicts among his female co-stars.
  • Metcalfe described himself as very grateful for the opportunity and credited the series with jump-starting his career.
  • Kerry Washington’s Onyx Collective has confirmed that Wisteria Lane, a reboot inspired by Desperate Housewives, is in development.
  • He said he does not know if any members of the original cast will return and has previously spoken about feeling typecast by the role.