?Desperate Housewives? star Eva Longoria is headed back to ABC with ? wait for it ? another soapy drama. The Disney-owned network has placed a pilot order for Longoria?s ?Grand Hotel.?
Set against the backdrop of a Miami Beach hotel, ?Grand Hotel? centers around the family who owns the titular business, the staff who run it, and the explosive secrets they hide under the perfect exterior.
?Devious Maids? and ?Desperate Housewives? scribe Brian Tanen will pen the script and executive produce along with Eva Longoria and Ben Spector under their UnbeliEVAble banner, and Oliver Bachert and Christian Gockel for Beta. The project hails from ABC Studios and is based on a Spanish format.