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From the producing brain of Bridgerton's Shonda Rhimes comes The Residence – a comedic murder mystery set in The White House and starring Orange Is The New Black legend Uzo Aduba. The basic premise is this: when a dead body is found during a State Dinner, the question is, obviously who did it?
And even better, Kylie Minogue will be making a cameo as herself.
What comes after the end?
Uzo has described the series as “a different take and spin on the house that we all know — it’s a peek inside a world that we don’t often get to see”. She also compared its DNA to that of Orange Is The New Black: “The show begs the question, ‘Who runs the house?’ And the answer is not what we think it is.”
Here's everything we know so far about Netflix's The Residence.
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The Residence plot
According to Netflix, "The Residence is a screwball whodunnit set in the upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world’s most famous mansion. Uzo Aduba stars as Cordelia Cupp, a consulting detective for the Metropolitan Police Department.
“Known for her wry humour, relentless pursuit of truth, and sharp eye for human behaviour, Cupp is the most sought-after detective in the world — and an avid birder to boot. Joining her is Randall Park as Special Agent Edwin Park of the FBI, who is tasked with partnering with Cupp during a high-stakes State Dinner. While Park harbours scepticism about Cupp’s unconventional methods, their dynamic promises to be as intriguing as the mystery they seek to unravel.”
The Residence cast
Joining Uzo and Kylie Minogue will be Randall Park, Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul, The Gentleman), Al Franken, Andrew Friedman, Julian McMahon, Edwina Findley (The Wire), Molly Griggs, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Al Mitchell (Stranger Things), Dan Perrault, Bronson Pinchot, Susan Kelechi Watson (This Is Us), Isiah Whitlock Jr, Mary Wiseman, Spencer Garrett, Jane Curtin, James Babson, Eliza Coupe, Izzy Diaz, High Potential's Taran Killam, Paul Fitzgerald, Ros Gentle, Chris Grace, Juliette Jeffers, Sumalee Montano, Nathan Lovejoy (The Good Place), Julieth Restrepo, Mel Rodriguez, Brett Tucker and Rebecca Field.
Uzo had nothing but kind words to say about working with the entire cast of The Residence. “We have an amazing group of phenomenally talented, good, good, good human beings who are generous, thoughtful, fun, gifted, talented, just awesome," she told Netflix's TUDUM.
"It was straight jams every day with our cast… We loved coming to work every day.”
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The Residence release date
All eight episodes of The Residence will drop on Netflix on 20 March.
The Residence trailer
We get a taster of the mystery coming our way in the trailer. The best line? When Uzo's Detective Cordelia says: “I'm trying to solve a murder and I've got the FBI, the President of the United States and Kylie Minogue breathing down my neck.” Iconic.
