Drea de Matteo Moving Into Wisteria Lane

Drea de Matteo is joining Desperate Housewives this season. De Matteo has been cast in a series regular role, offsetting the loss of Nicollette Sheridan’s Edie, who perished toward the end of Season 5. De Matteo’s Bronx-bred Wisteria Lane newcomer arrives in town with a husband and 19-year-old son in tow.

De Matteo’s character is a fish out of water, having traded the noise and grime of New York City for a serene picket-fenced life on Wisteria Lane. De Matteo’s on-screen family has yet to be cast, but it appears that the son will attempt to strike a spark with one of the neighborhood girls.

With Edie (Nicollette Sheridan) dead and another housewife getting married, executive producer Marc Cherry needed to infuse Fairview with some new blood before the women start playing old maid instead of poker. Desperate Housewives’ sixth season premieres September 24.