User blog comment:Lynettefan2626/Current Main Cast/@comment-5066566-20101222183147/@comment-392210-20101223005938

Well, thanks for that. :)

Brenda Strong and the leading four ladies have all signed on for seven seasons, and rumor has it they are all currently in negotiations to star in 1-2 more seasons.

Series creator Marc Cherry was also signed on as show runner for 7 seasons, which has always been as far as he was willing to commit to the show in that position. He is currently working on a new pilot titled "Hallellujah", and if it gets picked up next fall, he'll quit as show runner and give that role to his second-in-command Bob Daily (who's been on the show's production team since season three and has written or co-written some of its greatest episodes since). Cherry will still remain a creative force from afar, as a regular executive producer. At least that's what he's saying right now.

This'll come in handy because Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria have always expressed interest in staying with the show just as long as Cherry runs it, and the notion that he'll still be a key player in the production of the series and that the new show runner is someone they know and admire too, then those five central ladies will all likely stay.

This could turn out to be a great thing for the show, particularly because Marc Cherry has always created the seasonal mysteries, and we all know they've been running out of steam in the latest years... if Bob Daily starts coming up with those, he might have some refreshing ideas.

But of course, things change. Hopefully, there will be 1-2 more seasons. I can't picture life without new DH shows...