 Producer Scott Dunlop said that it was originally planned to be set in a single gated community in Coto de Caza, California.The show was inspired by scripted soap operas "Desperate Housewives" and "Peyton Place", and would document the lives of upper-class women who "lead glamorous lives in a Southern California gated community where the average home has a $1.6 million price tag and residents include CEOs and retired professional athletes.