| "Pilot" | |
|---|---|
| Devious Maids episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Paul McGuigan |
| Written by | Marc Cherry |
| Original air date | June 23, 2013 |
| Guest appearances | |
| Paula Garcés as Flora Hernandez Matt Cedeño as Alejandro Rubio Melinda Page Hamilton as Odessa Burakov Andrea Parker as Brenda Colfax (uncredited) Valerie Mahaffey as Olivia Rice Michael Patrick McGill as Detective Mike Gomez as Priest Eddie Haskell as Eddie | |
"Pilot" is the series premiere to the Lifetime series Devious Maids. The pilot had been ordered by ABC on January 31, 2012, and cast during the following two months. Filming began in March. ABC declined to pick up the pilot on May 14, but Lifetime did so on June 22, ordering 13 episodes. Although most of the cast had been selected by this time three additional regular supporting characters were added in November 2012 for inclusion in the pilot and the continuing series.
The episode revolves around the murder of a Latina maid in Beverly Hills and the introduction of her cadre of associates who are also Latina maids. The maids are shown in their employment surroundings with their upper class employers who play supporting roles. The main character is not actually a maid but rather the mother of the primary murder subject who poses as a maid to gain entrance into the world where she might find clues to prove her son's innocence.
The pilot episode was released online in both Spanish and English on June 9, 2013, before its television debut on June 23.[1] The episode, which was written by series creator Marc Cherry and directed by Paul McGuigan, debuted with a 1.99 rating.[2] The episode was the first episode of any television series with an all Latina leading cast, but the roles as maids was controversial due to its presentation of Latinas in stereotypical roles.[3] Nonetheless, critical feedback was generally positive.