Netflix's 'The Residence': Cast, plot, and release details
What's the story
Netflix's upcoming murder mystery series, The Residence, is all set to premiere on Thursday, March 20.
The eight-part series has been produced by Shonda Rhimes's Shondaland production and written by Paul William Davies.
The show follows Cordelia Cupp, a renowned detective played by Uzo Aduba, called to the White House to investigate a murder that happened during a state dinner.
Here's everything you need to know about the series.
Cast details
Aduba leads an ensemble cast in 'The Residence'
Aduba, famously known for Orange Is the New Black, stars as Detective Cupp.
She said about her character, "What makes Cordelia part of the catalog of Shondaland heroines is that she's strong, she doesn't mince words, she's unapologetically herself."
"While other characters in The Residence may think the mystery ahead is impossible to crack, Cordelia sees a puzzle worth putting together."
Series details
'The Residence' is a 'screwball whodunnit'
Speaking about the show, Davies said, "It's funny, it's suspenseful, it's clever, it's totally farcical in places, it's genuinely romantic in others."
"As a murder mystery, what I think really makes it fresh and unique is Cordelia Cupp. She's just special."
The official synopsis reads, "132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective. One disastrous State Dinner."
The plot is based on the book of the same name by Kate Anderson Brower.
Ensemble cast
'The Residence' ensemble cast and Shondaland's association with Netflix
Paul Fitzgerald, Randall Park, and Giancarlo Esposito play the roles of US President Perry Morgan, FBI Special Agent Edwin Park, and A.B. Wynter, the White House Chief Usher, respectively.
The Residence will be the latest addition to Shondaland's impressive library at Netflix, which also features Bridgerton, its Queen Charlotte spinoff, and the limited series Inventing Anna.