The Cleaning Lady (American TV series)#Episodes
{{Short description|American crime drama TV series}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = The Cleaning Lady (American TV series) Title Card.png
| genre = Crime drama
| based_on = {{Based on|La chica que limpia}}
| developer = Miranda Kwok
| showrunner = {{Plainlist|
- Melissa Carter
- Miranda Kwok
- Jeannine Renshaw
- Daniel Cerone
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Élodie Yung
- Adan Canto
- Oliver Hudson
- Martha Millan
- Sebastien LaSalle
- Valentino LaSalle
- Sean Lew
- Faith Bryant
- Eva De Dominici
- Naveen Andrews
- Kate del Castillo
- Santiago Cabrera
- Khalen Roman Sanchez
}}
| theme_music_composer =
| music = {{Plainlist|
- Mark Isham
- Allison Cantor
- Diwa de Leon
}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 4
| num_episodes = 46
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Rose Marie Vega
- Paola Suárez
- Shay Mitchell
- David Dean Portelli
- Michael Offer
- Miranda Kwok
- Melissa Carter
- Timothy Busfield
- Jeannine Renshaw
- Daniel Cerone
- Eddie Serrano
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Stewart Lyons
- Joe Lotito
- Michael Notarile
- Hynndie Wali
- Élodie Yung
- Suzanne C. Geiger
}}
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
- Marshall Adams
- Vanessa Joy Smith
- Alan Caudillo
- Juergen Heinemann
- Ana Amortegui
- Paul Elliott
}}
| editor = {{Plainlist|
- Luyen Vu
- Diva Magpayo
- Dan Downer III
- Mats Abbott
- Lois Blumenthal
- Richard Glazerman
- Lane Baker
- Joshua Carrillo
- Shonnard Hedges
- Elena Maganini
}}
| camera =
| runtime = 43–45 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Shadow Dance Pictures
- Fox Entertainment
- Warner Bros. Television
- Amore+Vita
- Laughing Monkeys
}}
| budget =
| network = Fox
| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|1|3}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2025|6|3}}
| related =
}}
The Cleaning Lady is an American crime drama television series developed by Miranda Kwok, based on the 2017 Argentine television series La chica que limpia. The series premiered on Fox on January 3, 2022. In April 2022, it was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 19, 2022. In February 2023, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on March 5, 2024. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on March 25, 2025. In June 2025, the series was canceled after four seasons.
Premise
The Cleaning Lady centers on Thony De La Rosa, a Cambodian-Filipino former surgeon who is currently working and living in Las Vegas. She is in the US on an expired visa with her five-year-old son Luca, who has a rare and life-threatening medical disorder for which he needs a cutting-edge bone marrow treatment, which is only available in Las Vegas. In order to do so, Thony makes a living as a cleaning service worker alongside her sister-in-law, Fiona. After Thony witnesses a murder and is discovered by Arman Morales, the perpetrator, she is offered a job both as a cleaner and a doctor within Arman's criminal organization that could pay well enough to help her son and her family. As a result, Thony begins living a double life, keeping secrets from her family, while cleaning up crime scenes and evading the law.
Cast and characters
=Main=
- Élodie Yung as Thony De La Rosa, formerly a Cambodian-Filipino surgeon in one of Manila's best hospitals, now trapped in Las Vegas as an undocumented immigrant due to her visa expiring. She becomes a cleaner for the mob in order to gain the connections needed to procure treatment for her sick son.
- Adan Canto as Arman Morales (seasons 1–2), a gangster associated with a powerful Armenian crime family operating in Las Vegas. He agrees to protect Thony and help her son in exchange for her services as a cleaner.
- Oliver Hudson as Garrett Miller (seasons 1–2), an FBI agent who goes after Thony in his effort to bring down Arman
- Martha Millan as Fiona De La Rosa, Thony's sister-in-law and closest friend, with whom she and her son live.
- Sebastien and Valentino LaSalle (seasons 1–3) and Khalen Roman Sanchez (season 4) as Luca De La Rosa, Thony's son. He suffers from a rare autoimmune illness that forces Thony to keep him hidden from the outside world to protect him from contagion.
- Sean Lew as Chris,{{Cite web|url=https://thediasporatimes.com/2021/12/13/the-cleaning-lady-ups-sean-lew-and-faith-bryan-to-series-regulars-ivan-shaw-set-to-recur/|title='The Cleaning Lady' Ups Sean Lew and Faith Bryan to Series Regulars, Ivan Shaw Set to Recur|first=Sheila|last=East|website=DIASPORA|date=December 13, 2021|access-date=January 6, 2022}} Fiona's son
- Faith Bryant as Jaz, Fiona's daughter
- Eva De Dominici as Nadia Morales (seasons 2–3; recurring season 1), Arman's wife
- Naveen Andrews as Robert Kamdar (season 2)
- Kate del Castillo as Ramona Sanchez (seasons 3–4)
- Santiago Cabrera as Jorge Sanchez (seasons 3–4)
=Recurring=
- Navid Negahban as Hayak Barsamian (seasons 1–2), Arman's boss
- Ivan Shaw as Marco De La Rosa (seasons 1–2), Thony's abusive husband and Fiona's brother
- Jay Mohr as Councilman Eric Knight (season 1)
- Liza Weil as ASAC Katherine Russo (seasons 1–3; guest starring season 4), Garrett's boss at the FBI
- Shiva Negar as Isabel Barsamian (season 1; guest starring seasons 2–3), Hayak's daughter
- Chelsea Frei as Maya Campbell (season 2), an informant of Garrett
- Alberto Isaac as Jacinto "Lolo" De La Rosa (seasons 2–3), Fiona's father
- Princess Punzalan as Alma "Lola" De La Rosa (seasons 2–3), Fiona's mother
- K.C. Collins as Tyler Jefferson (season 2), an FBI colleague of Garrett
- Ryan Sands as JD Harris (seasons 2–4), Jaz's father
- JB Tadena as Paolo Belleza (season 3), Fiona's ex-boyfriend in Manila, who is revealed to be Chris' father
- Jacqueline Obradors as Teresa Morales (season 3), Arman's mother
- Jason Manuel Olazabal as Eduardo Morales (season 3), Arman's father
- Clayton Cardenas as Dante (season 3), Ramona's right-hand man
- Brandon Jay McLaren as Jeremy Dolan (season 3), an FBI agent who poses as a handyman in order to spy on Thony
- Alain Uy as Feng (season 4), an associate of the Sin Cara cartel
- Patricia De León as Chiqui (season 4), the prison leader who threatens Ramona
- Brian Norris as Cowboy Hat (season 4), Ramona's enforcer
- Yancey Arias as Neto (season 4), an old associate of Jorge
- Daniel Bonjour as Dr. Dupont (season 4), an attending physician who is Thony's boss at the clinic
- Rita Volk as Hunter Heller (season 4)
- Chau Long as Benny (season 4), the computer hacker that Thony rescued who now works with Fiona
- Robert Cicchini as Joel Herman (season 4), the assistant district attorney who is trying to cut Thony a deal
- John Pyper-Ferguson as Samuel Heller (season 4)
=Special guest stars=
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Joe Fabroa (season 1)
- Lea Salonga as Rose (season 4)
Episodes
=Series overview=
{{Series overview
| color1 = #C08B6A
| link1 = #Season 1 (2022)
| episodes1 = 10
| start1 = {{Start date|2022|1|3}}
| end1 = {{End date|2022|3|14}}
| color2 = #213A79
| link2 = #Season 2 (2022)
| episodes2 = 12
| start2 = {{Start date|2022|9|19}}
| end2 = {{End date|2022|12|12}}
| color3 = #714D36
| link3 = #Season 3 (2024)
| episodes3 = 12
| start3 = {{Start date|2024|3|5}}
| end3 = {{End date|2024|5|21}}
| color4 = #F6A209
| link4 = #Season 4 (2025)
| episodes4 = 12
| start4 = {{Start date|2025|3|25}}
| end4 = {{End date|2025|6|3}}
}}
=Season 1 (2022)=
{{Episode table |background=#C08B6A |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateT=Original airdate|country=U.S. |prodcode= |viewers= |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = TNT
|DirectedBy = Michael Offer
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Miranda Kwok}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|1|3}}
|ProdCode = T54.10002
|Viewers = 3.65{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-1-3-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Monday 1.3.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=January 5, 2022|access-date=January 5, 2022|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105202114/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-1-3-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}
|ShortSummary = While working as a cleaning woman, Thony De La Rosa witnesses mobsters killing her friend Theo, who failed to properly fix a cage match. After the mobsters discover her, a desperate Thony offers to erase all evidence of Theo's murder. Impressed, mobster Arman Morales later learns that Thony is an illegal immigrant whose son, Luca, needs expensive medical treatment. He leverages this information to get Thony to work for him as a professional cleaner. Thony's sister-in-law, Fiona, gets a job dealing ecstasy as a casino waitress; Thony objects, and Fiona angrily tells her to leave her house. Arman gets Thony to help him clean Theo's hideout when his body is discovered by the police; Arman's boss then informs him that a bomb has been planted to kill Thony, whom he regards as a liability. Arman eventually rescues her, but the explosion leaves shrapnel embedded in his leg. Thony cleans the wound and forces Arman to accept a new deal: he will protect her and treat her with respect. Meanwhile, Fiona quits her new job. She tells this to Thony, and they reconcile by building a new clean room so Luca can go outside. FBI agents are secretly monitoring Thony.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = The Lion's Den
|DirectedBy = Jon Amiel
|WrittenBy = Miranda Kwok & Melissa Carter
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|1|10}}
|ProdCode = T54.10102
|ShortSummary = FBI agent Garrett Miller is investigating Theo's death. Theo was working as an FBI informant and spying on Arman's boss, Hayak, and his illegal weapons operation. Garrett interrogates Thony and Fiona about the night Theo died. Thony denies knowing Arman and his men. However, Garrett, who has seen Thony with them, does not believe her. Fiona tells her son Chris that he was born in the Philippines and is also undocumented, like herself. Arman discovers that some of Hayak's gun shipments have gone missing. Luca becomes sick. Desperate for help, Thony brings him to the private club that Arman and his wife Nadia manage for Hayak. Arman takes Luca to Hayak's doctor, Dr. Sorayan, for treatment. Luca pulls through after receiving treatment for his infection. Hayak learns that Arman had brought Luca to Dr. Sorayan and that Thony is still alive. Before Hayak pulls the trigger to kill her, Thony says that while she was cleaning for Arman, she saw a man secretly unloading something from his trucks. Arman finds and kills the thief. As a reward for her information, Hayak allows Thony to continue working for them.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Legacy
|DirectedBy = Marisol Adler
|WrittenBy = Denise Hahn
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|1|24}}
|ProdCode = T54.10103
|ShortSummary = Luca's recent infection has severely damaged his liver, which disqualifies him from participating in the stem cell treatment trial. He now needs a liver transplant to survive. Garrett tells Thony that he knows that she is lying about not knowing Arman and threatens to deport her unless she becomes his new informant. She initially refuses but after witnessing Arman's violent side, she agrees, in exchange for protection and his promise not to deport her. While helping Nadia at Hayak's daughter's wedding, Thony obtains a list of corrupt politicians and government officials who are working with Hayak. But instead of handing the list over to Garrett, she keeps it to herself. At her wedding reception, Hayak's daughter Isabel reminisces with Arman about their past romance and confesses she only broke off their relationship because her father forced her to. Meanwhile, Fiona consults an immigration lawyer to apply for legal status for her son Chris.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Kabayan
|DirectedBy = Lisa France
|WrittenBy = Raf Green
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|1|31}}
|ProdCode = T54.10104
|ShortSummary = To fix Luca's immune system, Thony and Fiona seek out Joe Fabroa, the one who originally agreed to donate bone marrow to Luca. He says that his estranged daughter signed him up as a donor. He never wanted to be involved, even for fellow Filipinos, and turns down Thony's request. Arman and his assistant Carlos kidnap Joe and try unsuccessfully to force him to agree. Thony asks Arman to let Joe go and personally drives him home. En route, Thony sings a Filipino lullaby to Luca, the same one Joe's wife used to sing to his daughter. Moved by the song and Thony's story about her father, Joe agrees to help Luca. Meanwhile, Garrett asks Thony to secretly record meetings between Arman and corrupt city councilor Eric Knight. When the FBI uses the recordings to execute a search warrant on the apartment of Knight's girlfriend, Arman asks Thony to pose as a maid and steal a laptop with information linking Arman to Knight from there. Thony evades the FBI agents at the apartment but not before losing her Buddha pendant at the scene, which Garrett finds and recognizes as hers.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = The Icebox
|DirectedBy = Milan Cheylov
|WrittenBy = Eddie Serrano
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|2|7}}
|ProdCode = T54.10105
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Mother's Mission
|DirectedBy = Marie Jamora
|WrittenBy = Michael Notarile
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|2|14}}
|ProdCode = T54.10106
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Our Father, Who Art in Vegas
|DirectedBy = Ken Biller
|WrittenBy = Denise Hahn & Celena Cipriaso
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|2|21}}
|ProdCode = T54.10107
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = C08B6A
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Full on Gangsta
|DirectedBy = Marisol Adler
|WrittenBy = Raf Green & Charli Engelhorn
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|2|28}}
|ProdCode = T54.10108
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Coming Home Again
|DirectedBy = Steven DePaul
|WrittenBy = Melissa Carter
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|3|7}}
|ProdCode = T54.10109
|ShortSummary = Nadia and Arman go into hiding after a failed attempt on Arman's life. Nadia urges Arman to take advantage of the incident to renew their marriage and cut Thony out of their lives. Arman suspects Hayak is behind the attack, even though the latter feigns ignorance when asked. Arman tells Hayak about the $6 million deal he has already arranged, hoping it would tempt Hayak to spare both his and Nadia's lives. Still stuck in Mexico, Thony reluctantly contacts Garrett to help get her back into the US. Without his supervisor's approval, Garrett drives to meet Thony in Mexico. She urges him to leave immediately so she can be reunited with her son. Garrett drives back to the border, with Thony hiding in the trunk of his car. She is discovered and arrested by Homeland Security, however, and now faces criminal charges and deportation. Nadia and Arman return home, only to find Carlos' corpse, delivered in a box as a warning.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = The Crown
|DirectedBy = Milan Cheylov
|WrittenBy = Miranda Kwok
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|3|14}}
|ProdCode = T54.10110
|ShortSummary = Arman and Thony come up with a plan to resolve their problems with Hayak and the FBI. With Arman's help, Garrett and the FBI arrest Hayak in the act of selling illegal weapons to Arman's buyer. The FBI confiscates the weapons, but the cryptocurrency used as payment is missing. Garrett realizes too late that Arman had Thony and Fiona, disguised as hotel maids, steal a thumb drive containing the money during the raid. Arman is sent to prison along with Hayak, despite Garrett's earlier promise not to arrest Arman. Thony, now responsible for protecting Arman's assets, purchases a dilapidated building, which she and Fiona intend to use as a front for a back-alley clinic to both provide employment for their friends and treat local residents who don't have insurance, while also selling drugs and laundering the profits. Marco wants Thony and Luca to return to the Philippines with him. When Thony refuses, Marco abducts Luca.
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=Season 2 (2022)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Sins of the Father
|DirectedBy = Milan Cheylov
|WrittenBy = Melissa Carter
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|9|19}}
|ProdCode = T54.10201
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Lolo and Lola
|DirectedBy = Eric Dean Seaton
|WrittenBy = Miranda Kwok
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|9|26}}
|ProdCode = T54.10202
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = El Diablo Que Conoces
|DirectedBy = TJ Scott
|WrittenBy = Eddie Serrano
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|3}}
|ProdCode = T54.10203
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 14
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Bahala Na
|DirectedBy = Marie Jamora
|WrittenBy = Michael Notarile & Celena Cipriaso
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|10}}
|ProdCode = T54.10204
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 15
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = The Brit
|DirectedBy = Lou Diamond Phillips
|WrittenBy = Denise Hahn & Ross Knight
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|17}}
|ProdCode = T54.10205
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Paradise Lost
|DirectedBy = SJ Main Muñoz
|WrittenBy = Jen Klein & Charli Engelhorn
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|24}}
|ProdCode = T54.10206
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 17
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Truth or Consequences
|DirectedBy = Ben Hernandez Bray
|WrittenBy = Eddie Serrano & Sophie Hessekiel
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|7}}
|ProdCode = T54.10207
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 18
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Spousal Privilege
|DirectedBy = Chi-Yoon Chung
|WrittenBy = Michael Notarile
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|14}}
|ProdCode = T54.10208
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 19
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = The Ask
|DirectedBy = Loren Yaconelli
|WrittenBy = Denise Hahn
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|28}}
|ProdCode = T54.10209
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 20
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Trust
|DirectedBy = Tawnia McKiernan
|WrittenBy = Jen Klein
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|12|5}}
|ProdCode = T54.10210
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = 213A79
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 21
|EpisodeNumber2 = 11
|Title = Sanctuary
|DirectedBy = Timothy Busfield
|WrittenBy = Melissa Carter
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|12|12}}
|ProdCode = T54.10211
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 22
|EpisodeNumber2 = 12
|Title = At Long Last
|DirectedBy = Milan Cheylov
|WrittenBy = Miranda Kwok
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|12|12}}
|ProdCode = T54.10212
|ShortSummary =
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=Season 3 (2024)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 23
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Arman
|DirectedBy = Timothy Busfield
|WrittenBy = Miranda Kwok
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|5}}
|ProdCode = T54.10301
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 24
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = For My Son
|DirectedBy = Timothy Busfield
|WrittenBy = Denise Hahn & Celena Cipriaso
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|12}}
|ProdCode = T54.10302
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 25
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = El Camino del Diablo
|DirectedBy = Batán Silva
|WrittenBy = Jen Klein & Charli Engelhorn
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|19}}
|ProdCode = T54.10303
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 26
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Agua, Fuego, Tierra, Viento
|DirectedBy = Batán Silva
|WrittenBy = Eddie Serrano
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|26}}
|ProdCode = T54.10304
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 27
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = All of Me
|DirectedBy = Melissa Carter
|WrittenBy = Michael Notarile & Yael Zinkow
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|2}}
|ProdCode = T54.10305
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 28
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = El Reloj
|DirectedBy = Catriona McKenzie
|WrittenBy = Jeannine Renshaw
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|9}}
|ProdCode = T54.10306
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 29
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Velorio
|DirectedBy = Timothy Busfield
|WrittenBy = Jen Klein
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|16}}
|ProdCode = T54.10307
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 30
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Know Thy Enemy
|DirectedBy = Mo McRae
|WrittenBy = Eddie Serrano & Charli Engelhorn
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|30}}
|ProdCode = T54.10308
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 31
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = From the Ashes
|DirectedBy = Jennifer Phang
|WrittenBy = Yael Zinkow & Patrick Emralino
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|7}}
|ProdCode = T54.10309
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 32
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Smoke and Mirrors
|DirectedBy = Samir Rehem
|WrittenBy = Denise Hahn
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|14}}
|ProdCode = T54.10310
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 33
|EpisodeNumber2 = 11
|Title = Fight or Flight
|DirectedBy = Ramaa Mosley
|WrittenBy = Jeannine Renshaw
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|21}}
|ProdCode = T54.10311
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = 714D36
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 34
|EpisodeNumber2 = 12
|Title = House of Cards
|DirectedBy = Tawnia McKiernan
|WrittenBy = Miranda Kwok
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|21}}
|ProdCode = T54.10312
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = 714D36
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=Season 4 (2025)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 35
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = My Way
|DirectedBy = Timothy Busfield
|WrittenBy = Daniel Cerone
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|3|25}}
|ProdCode = T54.10401
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = F6A209
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 36
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Le Medecin
|DirectedBy = Timothy Busfield
|WrittenBy = Kelli Breslin
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|4|1}}
|ProdCode = T54.10402
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 37
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Mercy
|DirectedBy = Romeo Tirone
|WrittenBy = Eddie Serrano
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|4|8}}
|ProdCode = T54.10403
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 38
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Suspicious Minds
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Production
=Development=
On October 22, 2019, it was announced that Warner Bros. Television Studios had acquired the remake rights to the Spanish-language Argentine television series La Chica Que Limpia and was developing an English-language adaptation for Fox, with a script commitment attached. Miranda Kwok was set to write and develop the series adaptation, with Kwok also attached to executive produce with Melissa Carter and Shay Mitchell.{{cite web |title=Fox to Adapt Argentine Mob Drama 'The Cleaning Lady' from Miranda Kwok, Melissa Carter, Shay Mitchell & Warner Bros. TV |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/fox-to-adapt-argentinian-mob-drama-the-cleaning-lady-from-miranda-kwok-melissa-carter-shay-mitchell-warner-bros-1202765483/ |last=White |first=Peter |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=October 22, 2019 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804005243/https://deadline.com/2019/10/fox-to-adapt-argentinian-mob-drama-the-cleaning-lady-from-miranda-kwok-melissa-carter-shay-mitchell-warner-bros-1202765483/ |url-status=live }} On January 23, 2020, Fox gave the project a pilot order, the first for the network's 2020–21 television season, with Fox Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Studios set as co-production partners.{{cite web |title=Fox Orders Drama Pilot 'The Cleaning Lady' Based On Argentine Series |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/fox-orders-drama-pilot-the-cleaning-lady-based-argentine-series-1202838927/ |last=Petski |first=Denise |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 23, 2020 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226020646/https://deadline.com/2020/01/fox-orders-drama-pilot-the-cleaning-lady-based-argentine-series-1202838927/ |url-status=live }} The series was ultimately pushed back to the 2021–22 television season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Fox giving a series greenlight consisting of ten hour-long episodes on May 7, 2021. Carter was set as showrunner and executive producer along with Kwok, and Michael Offer was also announced as director and executive producer of the pilot.{{cite web |title=Fox Orders Drama Series 'The Cleaning Lady' Starring Elodie Yung |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/fox-the-cleaning-lady-elodie-young-2021-2022-broadcast-season-1234968753/ |last=Otterson |first=Joe |work=Variety |date=May 7, 2021 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508155029/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/fox-the-cleaning-lady-elodie-young-2021-2022-broadcast-season-1234968753/ |url-status=live }} On May 17, 2021, during Fox's Upfront presentation, it was confirmed the series would premiere as a midseason entry during the 2021–22 television season.{{cite web |title=Fox 2021-22 Schedule: 2 New Dramas, Morris Chestnut Tuesday in Fall, '9-1-1: Lone Star' Held for Midseason |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/fox-fall-2021-22-schedule-9-1-1-9-1-1-lone-star-morris-chestnut-the-big-leap-our-kind-of-people-1234758034/ |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 17, 2021 |access-date=May 22, 2021 |archive-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519181713/https://deadline.com/2021/05/fox-fall-2021-22-schedule-9-1-1-9-1-1-lone-star-morris-chestnut-the-big-leap-our-kind-of-people-1234758034/ |url-status=live }}
On April 7, 2022, Fox renewed the series for a second season.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-cleaning-lady-renewed-season-2-fox-1234995990/|title='The Cleaning Lady' Renewed for Season 2 by Fox|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=April 7, 2022|access-date=April 7, 2022}} On August 25, 2022, it was reported that Kwok was promoted to showrunner, alongside Carter, for the second season.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-cleaning-lady-creator-miranda-kwok-upped-showrunner-melissa-carter-1235100687/|title='The Cleaning Lady' Creator Miranda Kwok Upped to Showrunner Alongside Melissa Carter|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=August 25, 2022|access-date=August 25, 2022|archive-date=August 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825233801/https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-cleaning-lady-creator-miranda-kwok-upped-showrunner-melissa-carter-1235100687/|url-status=live}} On February 1, 2023, Fox renewed the series for a third season, and Jeannine Renshaw joined as an executive producer and co-showrunner.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-cleaning-lady-renewed-season-3-at-fox-jeannine-renshaw-ep-amp-showrunner-miranda-kwok-1235247255/|title='The Cleaning Lady' Renewed for Season 3 at Fox; Jeannine Renshaw Joins as EP & Co-Showrunner|work=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|date=February 1, 2023|access-date=February 1, 2023|archive-date=February 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201231318/https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-cleaning-lady-renewed-season-3-at-fox-jeannine-renshaw-ep-amp-showrunner-miranda-kwok-1235247255/|url-status=live}} The series was renewed for a 12-episode fourth season on May 12, 2024, with a new showrunner to be announced.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='The Cleaning Lady' Renewed for Season 4 by Fox with New Leadership|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/the-cleaning-lady-renewed-season-4-fox-showrunner-change-1235912258/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 12, 2024|access-date=May 12, 2024|archive-date=May 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512213142/https://deadline.com/2024/05/the-cleaning-lady-renewed-season-4-fox-showrunner-change-1235912258/|url-status=live}} On July 10, 2024, Daniel Cerone joined the series as an executive producer and the new showrunner for the fourth season.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/the-cleaning-lady-daniel-cerone-showrunner-season-4-1236006615/|title='The Cleaning Lady' Taps Daniel Cerone as Showrunner for Season 4|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=July 10, 2024|access-date=July 10, 2024|archive-date=July 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710225231/https://deadline.com/2024/07/the-cleaning-lady-daniel-cerone-showrunner-season-4-1236006615/|url-status=live}} On June 6, 2025, the series was canceled after four seasons.{{cite web|last=Nellie|first=Andreeva|date=June 6, 2025|title=Alert & The Cleaning Lady Canceled By Fox|url=https://deadline.com/2025/06/alert-missing-persosns-unit-the-cleaning-lady-canceled-fox-1236426292/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=June 6, 2025}}
=Casting=
In March 2020, Shannyn Sossamon, Adan Canto, Ginger Gonzaga, and Vincent Piazza were cast in main roles for the pilot.{{cite web |title=Shannyn Sossamon to Headline 'The Cleaning Lady' Fox Drama Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/shannyn-sossamon-star-the-cleaning-lady-fox-drama-pilot-1202874293/ |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 4, 2020 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226143935/https://deadline.com/2020/03/shannyn-sossamon-star-the-cleaning-lady-fox-drama-pilot-1202874293/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Ginger Gonzaga Joins 'The Cleaning Lady' Fox Drama Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/ginger-gonzaga-the-cleaning-lady-fox-drama-pilot-1202875358/ |last=Petski |first=Denise |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 9, 2020 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226165241/https://deadline.com/2020/03/ginger-gonzaga-the-cleaning-lady-fox-drama-pilot-1202875358/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title='The Cleaning Lady': Vincent Piazza Joins Shannyn Sossamon in Fox Drama Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/the-cleaning-lady-vincent-piazza-shannyn-sossamon-fox-drama-pilot-1202877661/ |last=Petski |first=Denise |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 9, 2020 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226152343/https://deadline.com/2020/03/the-cleaning-lady-vincent-piazza-shannyn-sossamon-fox-drama-pilot-1202877661/ |url-status=live }} However, Sossamon exited the project after the pilot's initial table read.{{cite web |title=Shannyn Sossamon Exits 'The Cleaning Lady'; Lead of Fox Drama Pilot Is Being Recast |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/shannyn-sossamon-exits-the-cleaning-lady-lead-of-fox-drama-pilot-is-being-recast-1202879058/ |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 10, 2020 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227000324/https://deadline.com/2020/03/shannyn-sossamon-exits-the-cleaning-lady-lead-of-fox-drama-pilot-is-being-recast-1202879058/ |url-status=live }} On April 6, 2020, Élodie Yung was cast to replace Sossamon in the lead role. It was announced that the ethnicity of Yung's character would be changed to match Yung's Cambodian background, but that aspects of Filipino culture would still be integrated.{{cite web |title=Élodie Yung to Headline Fox Drama Pilot 'The Cleaning Lady' |url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/elodie-yung-headline-fox-drama-pilot-the-cleaning-lady-recasting-shannyn-sossamon-1202901861/ |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 6, 2020 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508031431/https://deadline.com/2020/04/elodie-yung-headline-fox-drama-pilot-the-cleaning-lady-recasting-shannyn-sossamon-1202901861/ |url-status=live }} On July 2, 2020, Fox extended the cast options for the pilot through September 30, with the previous option having expired on June 30.{{cite web |title=Fox Commits to Film All Six Pilots, Including Eliza Coupe's 'Pivoting' & Melissa Leo's 'Blood Relative', As 'Our Kind of People' Leads Off-Cycle Pilot Push |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/fox-commits-to-film-all-six-pilots-pivoting-blood-relative-our-kind-of-people-off-cycle-pilot-push-1202975801/ |last=White |first=Peter |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 2, 2020 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125231710/https://deadline.com/2020/07/fox-commits-to-film-all-six-pilots-pivoting-blood-relative-our-kind-of-people-off-cycle-pilot-push-1202975801/ |url-status=live }} Due to the pandemic, cast options were extended further on October 2, 2020.{{cite web |title=ABC, CBS, NBC & Fox Extend Pilot Cast Options; 'Jury Duty' Releases Actors But Remains in Contention |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/abc-cbs-nbc-fox-extent-pilot-cast-options-jury-duty-releases-actors-remains-in-contention-in-contention-1234590707/ |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=October 2, 2020 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501000410/https://deadline.com/2020/10/abc-cbs-nbc-fox-extent-pilot-cast-options-jury-duty-releases-actors-remains-in-contention-in-contention-1234590707/ |url-status=live }} Upon the series order announcement, it was publicized that Martha Millan had replaced Gonzaga in the series and that Piazza had dropped out. In addition, twins Sebastien and Valentino LaSalle were also cast in a shared starring role. On July 13, 2021, Oliver Hudson was cast to replace Piazza.{{cite web |title=The Cleaning Lady: Oliver Hudson Joins Fox Drama, Replacing Vincent Piazza |url=https://tvline.com/2021/07/13/the-cleaning-lady-oliver-hudson-replaces-vincent-piazza-fbi-agent/ |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |work=TVLine |date=July 13, 2021 |access-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713211859/https://tvline.com/2021/07/13/the-cleaning-lady-oliver-hudson-replaces-vincent-piazza-fbi-agent/ |url-status=live }} On September 21, 2021, Shiva Negar and Jay Mohr joined the cast in recurring roles.{{cite web |title='The Cleaning Lady': Shiva Negar & Jay Mohr Join Fox Drama Series As Recurring |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/the-cleaning-lady-shiva-negar-jay-mohr-fox-drama-series-recurring-1234833554/ |last=Petski |first=Denise |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=September 21, 2021 |access-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921235037/https://deadline.com/2021/09/the-cleaning-lady-shiva-negar-jay-mohr-fox-drama-series-recurring-1234833554/ |url-status=live }} On December 14, 2021, Liza Weil and Eva De Dominici were cast in recurring capacities.{{cite web |title=The Cleaning Lady: Fox Drama Adds HTGAWM's Liza Weil in Recurring Role |url=https://tvline.com/2021/12/14/the-cleaning-lady-liza-weil-recurring-fox-cast/ |last=Iannucci |first=Rebecca |work=TVLine |date=December 14, 2021 |access-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214160800/https://tvline.com/2021/12/14/the-cleaning-lady-liza-weil-recurring-fox-cast/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title='The Cleaning Lady': Eva De Dominici Joins Fox Drama Series As Recurring |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/the-cleaning-lady-eva-de-dominici-fox-drama-series-recurring-1234885725/ |last=Petski |first=Denise |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 14, 2021 |access-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214200754/https://deadline.com/2021/12/the-cleaning-lady-eva-de-dominici-fox-drama-series-recurring-1234885725/ |url-status=live }} In August 2022, De Dominici was promoted to a series regular, while Chelsea Frei was cast in a recurring role and Naveen Andrews joined as a series regular for the second season.{{cite web|title='The Cleaning Lady': Eva De Dominici Upped to Series Regular for Season 2 of Fox Series|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-cleaning-lady-eva-de-dominici-promoted-series-regular-season-2-fox-series-1235093767/|last=Behzadi|first=Sofia|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 16, 2022|access-date=August 16, 2022|archive-date=August 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816200236/https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-cleaning-lady-eva-de-dominici-promoted-series-regular-season-2-fox-series-1235093767/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title='The Cleaning Lady': Chelsea Frei Joins Season 2 As Recurring|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-cleaning-lady-chelsea-frei-season-2-recurring-1235097470/|last=Petski|first=Denise|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 22, 2022|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822191006/https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-cleaning-lady-chelsea-frei-season-2-recurring-1235097470/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title='The Cleaning Lady': Naveen Andrews Joins Season 2 Cast|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-cleaning-lady-naveen-andrews-season-2-cast-1235102221/|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 29, 2022|access-date=August 29, 2022|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829180415/https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-cleaning-lady-naveen-andrews-season-2-cast-1235102221/|url-status=live}} On September 27, 2022, K.C. Collins joined the cast in a recurring role for the second season.{{Cite web|title='The Cleaning Lady': K.C. Collins Joins Season 2 of Fox Series as Recurring|url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/the-cleaning-lady-k-c-collins-season-2-fox-series-recurring-1235127761/|last=Petski|first=Denise|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 27, 2022|access-date=September 27, 2022|archive-date=September 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927173640/https://deadline.com/2022/09/the-cleaning-lady-k-c-collins-season-2-fox-series-recurring-1235127761/|url-status=live}} In December 2023, Kate del Castillo, Santiago Cabrera, and Clayton Cardenas were cast as new series regulars for the third season.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/kate-del-castillo-santiago-cabrera-the-cleaning-lady-season-3-cast-1235836402/|title=Kate del Castillo, Santiago Cabrera Join Fox's 'The Cleaning Lady' Season 3 Cast|work=Variety|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=December 13, 2023|access-date=December 13, 2023|archive-date=December 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213202814/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/kate-del-castillo-santiago-cabrera-the-cleaning-lady-season-3-cast-1235836402/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/clayton-cardenas-cast-the-cleaning-lady-season-3-1235680978/|title='Mayans M.C.'s Clayton Cardenas to Star Opposite Kate Del Castillo in 'The Cleaning Lady' Season 3|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=December 22, 2023|access-date=December 22, 2023|archive-date=December 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222214201/https://deadline.com/2023/12/clayton-cardenas-cast-the-cleaning-lady-season-3-1235680978/|url-status=live}} The same month, Jacqueline Obradors and Jason Manuel Olazabal joined the cast in recurring roles for the third season.{{Cite web |last=Iannucci |first=Rebecca |date=December 29, 2023 |title=The Cleaning Lady Season 3 Photo: Meet Arman's Estranged Parents! — 2024 First Look (Exclusive) |url=https://tvline.com/features/the-cleaning-lady-season-3-arman-parents-spoilers-preview-photo-1235104370/ |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=TVLine}} Canto died on January 8, 2024, at the age of 42, from appendix cancer.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/adan-canto-dead-the-cleaning-lady-designated-survivor-1235700399/|title=Adan Canto Dies: 'The Cleaning Lady' & 'Designated Survivor' Star Was 42|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=January 9, 2024|access-date=January 9, 2024|archive-date=March 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306030617/https://deadline.com/2024/01/adan-canto-dead-the-cleaning-lady-designated-survivor-1235700399/|url-status=live}} On January 31, 2024, Brandon Jay McLaren and JB Tadena were cast in recurring capacities for the third season.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/the-cleaning-lady-brandon-jay-mclaren-jb-tadena-season-3-cast-1235810004/|title='The Cleaning Lady': Brandon Jay McLaren & JB Tadena Join Season 3 Cast|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=January 31, 2024|access-date=January 31, 2024|archive-date=January 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131195425/https://deadline.com/2024/01/the-cleaning-lady-brandon-jay-mclaren-jb-tadena-season-3-cast-1235810004/|url-status=live}} On November 11, 2024, Yancey Arias joined the cast in a recurring role, while Khalen Roman Sanchez came onboard as a new series regular in a recasting, replacing the LaSalle twins for the fourth season.{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/casting-news/the-cleaning-lady-yancey-arias-season-4-cast-1235375969/|title=The Cleaning Lady Taps Bosch{{'}}s Yancey Arias to Recur in Season 4 — Plus, Who's Getting Recast? (Exclusive)|website=TVLine|first=Rebecca|last=Iannucci|date=November 11, 2024|access-date=November 11, 2024}} On November 25, 2024, Daniel Bonjour and Alain Uy were cast in recurring capacities for the fourth season.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/the-cleaning-lady-cast-daniel-bonjour-alain-uy-1236186961/|title=Fox's 'The Cleaning Lady' Adds Daniel Bonjour & Alain Uy|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=November 25, 2024|access-date=November 25, 2024}} On March 18, 2025, Patricia De León and Robert Cicchini joined the cast in recurring roles, while Lea Salonga joined as a guest star for the fourth season.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/foxs-the-cleaning-lady-season-4-supporting-cast-1236329671/|title=Fox's 'The Cleaning Lady' Adds Patricia De Leon, Robert Cicchini & Lea Salonga to Season 4|website=Deadline Hollywod|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=March 18, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}
=Filming=
The pilot originally started filming on March 10, 2020, in New Mexico, but production was suspended three days later due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: As Almost All Broadcast Pilots Shut Down, Who's Left, What's Next & Will Bubble Shows Get a Boost? |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/coronavirus-broadcast-pilots-shut-down-whats-next-bubble-series-boost-pilot-season-1202882995/ |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 13, 2020 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=November 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122135710/https://deadline.com/2020/03/coronavirus-broadcast-pilots-shut-down-whats-next-bubble-series-boost-pilot-season-1202882995/ |url-status=live }} By July 2020, Fox had committed to filming the pilot alongside the network's five other pilots ordered for the 2020–21 television season, with production set to resume that summer. However, filming was delayed again to October 5, 2020, and again to February 2021.{{cite web |title=The Cleaning Lady |url=https://productionlist.com/production/the-cleaning-lady/ |work=Production List |date=September 7, 2020 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510155736/https://productionlist.com/production/the-cleaning-lady/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Pilot Season 2021: What to Expect Amid the Pandemic & Status of All Leftover 2020 Broadcast Pilots |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/pilot-season-2021-what-to-expect-covid-pandemic-status-2020-broadcast-pilots-1234666959/ |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 8, 2021 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108230327/https://deadline.com/2021/01/pilot-season-2021-what-to-expect-covid-pandemic-status-2020-broadcast-pilots-1234666959/ |url-status=live }}
Broadcast
The first season of The Cleaning Lady premiered on January 3, 2022, and concluded on March 14, 2022, on Fox.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/fox-winter-premiere-dates-2022-monarch-cleaning-lady-911-lone-star-the-resident-i-can-see-your-voice-1234870045/|title=Fox Midseason Premiere Dates: '9-1-1 Lone Star' Season Bow, 'Joe Millionaire' Return, New 'Monarch' & 'Cleaning Lady' & More|date=November 8, 2021|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=November 8, 2021|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202211855/https://deadline.com/2021/11/fox-winter-premiere-dates-2022-monarch-cleaning-lady-911-lone-star-the-resident-i-can-see-your-voice-1234870045/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2022/03/14/the-cleaning-lady-renewed-cancelled-season-1-finale-explained/|title=The Cleaning Lady EPs Unpack the Finale's Very Last Scene — Plus, the Latest on a Potential Season 2 Pickup|work=TVLine|first=Rebecca|last=Iannucci|date=March 14, 2022|access-date=February 1, 2023}} The second season debuted on September 19, 2022, and concluded on December 12, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2022/06/06/fox-fall-schedule-premiere-dates-2022/|title=Fox Sets Fall Schedule, Premiere Dates for 9-1-1, Cleaning Lady and Others — Fantasy Island Held for Midseason|work=TVLine|first=Matt Webb|last=Mitovich|date=June 6, 2022|access-date=June 6, 2022|archive-date=July 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705180740/https://tvline.com/2022/06/06/fox-fall-schedule-premiere-dates-2022/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/the-cleaning-lady-bosses-season-2-finale-thony/|title=The Cleaning Lady bosses on the price Thony's family pays in the finale and the complicated journey ahead|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Alamin|last=Yohannes|date=December 12, 2022|access-date=February 1, 2023}} The third season premiered on March 5, 2024, and concluded on May 21, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/fox-midseason-premiere-dates-schedule-1235633107/|title=Fox Midseason Premiere Dates: 'The Cleaning Lady', 'Alert' & 'Animal Control' Set March Return as 'Family Guy' Moves to Midweek Slot|work=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Peter|first2=Denise|last1=White|last2=Petski|date=November 21, 2023|access-date=November 21, 2023|archive-date=December 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202165216/https://deadline.com/2023/11/fox-midseason-premiere-dates-schedule-1235633107/|url-status=live}} The fourth season premiered on March 25, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/news/the-cleaning-lady-season-4-premiere-date-fox-1235405749/|title=The Cleaning Lady and Alert: Missing Persons Unit Returning to Fox in March|work=TVLine|first=Ryan|last=Schwartz|date=February 4, 2025|access-date=February 5, 2025}} The series is available to stream on Max.{{cite web|title=The Cleaning Lady |url=https://www.max.com/shows/cleaning-lady/f429e875-5171-44ab-9ec4-27ee2dc8d691 |website=max.com |access-date=March 23, 2025}}
Reception
=Critical response=
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 60% approval rating based on 15 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Elodie Yung is winning as a resourceful protagonist in over her head, but The Cleaning Lady needs to polish its clichés into something more substantial if it wants to truly sparkle."{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=the_cleaning_lady|title=The Cleaning Lady|type=tv|season=1|access-date=March 1, 2022}}{{cbignore}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 53 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{Cite Metacritic|id=the-cleaning-lady|title=The Cleaning Lady|type=tv|season=1|access-date=March 1, 2022}}{{cbignore}}
=Ratings=
==Overall==
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==Season 3==
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Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.fox.com/the-cleaning-lady/ The Cleaning Lady] on Fox
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