Legendary drama series set to 'return' but not in the way you might think

Desperate Housewives, the hit show of the noughties, aired for eight seasons from 2004 to 2012 and fans have been eagerly awaiting its return.

Show creator Marc Cherry has provided a crucial update on the possibility of a series revival - but with a twist.

He is exploring the idea of a prequel series rather than a direct comeback of Desperate Housewives as audiences remember it.

Speaking to People, he revealed: "I would probably want to do the idea maybe in an earlier decade. Because the character I miss writing the most is actually Wisteria Lane.

"That was the most fun playground anyone in the history of television has ever had, because we owned the whole street."

The Mirror reports how Cherry expressed nostalgia and curiosity about revisiting the iconic setting, saying, "And there's times when I go, 'You know what? I wonder if I could write Wisteria Lane in like, 1966.'"

Despite being asked "thousands of times" about a reboot, Cherry commented: "The truth of the matter is that I have a couple of ideas to do it.

"I feel like if I ever got a chance to do that show again, I'd be better at the job. I learned so much."

Highlighting the careful consideration needed for such a project, he mentioned: "If you do a reboot, you have to have a really good artistic reason to do it. And at some point, I'll sit down with someone and go, 'Okay, let's talk about if there's a good enough 'why' to do it,'."

The original Desperate Housewives debuted in 2004 featuring stars like Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria, Nicollette Sheridan, and, eventually, Vanessa Williams.

The series was set on a fictional street named Wisteria Lane, chronicling the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their friend