The Residence is a mystery-drama streaming television series created by Paul William Davies for Netflix. Inspired by The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower, the series revolves around a fictional murder scandal involving the staff of the White House. Produced by Shondaland, the series is set to launch globally on the streaming platform.
Premise
Set in "upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs" of the White House, Cordelia Cupp, an eccentric detective, arrives on the premise in order to solve a murder case happened during the state dinner. During the investigation, interpersonal conflicts between 157 personnel of the residence start to unfold.
Cast
Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp
Andre Braugher as A.B. Wynter
Susan Kelechi Watson as Jasmine Haney
Jason Lee as Tripp Morgan
Ken Marino as Harry Hollinger
Edwina Findley as Sheila Cannon
Randall Park as Edwin Park
Molly Griggs as Lilly Schumacher
Al Mitchell as Rollie Bridgewater
Dan Perrault as Colin Trask
Spencer Garrett as Wally Glick
Bronson Pinchot as Didier Gotthard
Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Larry Dokes
Mary Wiseman as Marvella
Matt Oberg as Nick Simms
E.L. Losada as St. Pierre
Alexandra Siegel as Valentina Motta
Ryan Farrell as Lorenzo Motta
Barrett Foa as Elliot Morgan
Production
Development
On July 20, 2018, Netflix announced The Residence as a part of nine-figure deal between the streamer and Shondaland, with both of them acquiring the rights to adapt the non-fiction book it based upon, The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, written by Kate Andersen Brower. On March 7, 2022, It was unveiled that The Residence would consists of eight-one hour episodes with Paul William Davies, writer of Scandal and creator of For the People, serving as the executive producer and showrunner of the series as a part of his overall deal with Netflix. Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers of Shondaland would also join Davies as executive producers. On February 27, 2023, Liza Johnson was announced as the director for the series first four episodes.
Casting
On February 1, 2023, Uzo Aduba was announced as the lead character of the series. More casts were revealed on February 27, 2023, with Andre Braugher, Susan Kelechi Watson, Ken Marino, Jason Lee, Bronson Pinchot, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Al Mitchell, Dan Perrault and Mary Wiseman joining Aduba in supporting roles. On March 7, 2023, Randall Park and Spencer Garrett were revealed to have joined the cast in a main and a recurring role respectively. The next day, four more casts are announced which consists of E.L. Losada, Matt Oberg, Ryan Farrell, and Alexandra Siegel. On March 30, 2023, Barrett Foa joined the main cast in a recurring capacity.
Filming
On July 18, 2022, It was revealed that the series received tax credits from California Film Office worth US$13,95 million.