Main cast for Netflix’s The Residence – Images: Getty Images
Serves as Shondaland’s third major Netflix Original title The residence. Here’s the latest on everything we know about the upcoming Netflix adaptation.
As mentioned earlier, Netflix announced that it had acquired Kate Anderson Brower’s book rights in July 2018. It announced that it would continue adapting the series in March 2022.
Lawyer turned screenwriter Paul William Davies will serve as writer and showrunner for the series. His credits include projects like Scandal, CheatingAnd For the people. The residence will be part of Davies’ new overall deal with Netflix, where Shondaland also has an exclusive deal that was re-done after initially closing in 2018.
Pictured: Paul William Davies
The residence joins Shondaland’s portfolio of series on Netflix, including hit period drama Bridgerton, returns this month for a second season, the Queen Charlotte spin-off and recently released Rhimes limited series invent Anna.
Lisa Johnson (The last of us) directs four series episodes.
Here’s everything else we know about Netflix’s The residence:
What is the plot of The residence?
that of Netflix The residence will use Kate Andersen Brower’s book The Residence: In the private world of the White House as source material to turn it on its head and deliver a murder mystery in the vein of Agatha Christie’s Poirot.
By GoodReads, The residence book “offers an intimate account of White House service staff from the Kennedys to the Obamas.”
Here’s the official Netflix synopsis of the new series:
“132 rooms. 157 suspects. A body. A wildly eccentric detective. A disastrous state dinner. The Residence is a frenzied whodunnit set on the top, bottom and back steps of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world’s most famous mansion.’
Who is thrown in The residence?
Cast grid for Netflix’s The Residence
The cast for The Residence has been announced in two waves so far.
First, in January 2023, Netflix confirmed Orange is the new black star Uzo Aduba would lead the cast.
Subsequently, another 11 new cast members were announced in February 2023
Here is the current list of cast members as of March 2023:
- Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp, a DC detective
- Andrew Brewer as White House Chief Usher A. B. Wynter
- Edwina Findly as White House Butler, Sheila Cannon
- Molly Griggs as Lilly Schumacher, Social Secretary to President Morgan.
- Susan Kelechi Watson as Jasmine Haney, a young and up-and-coming White House aide Usher
- Jason Lee as Tripp Morgan, Perry Morgan’s younger brother
- Ken Marina as Harry Hollinger, the oldest friend of President Perry Morgan
- Al Mitchell as Rollie Bridgewater, head butler/maitre d’
- Dan Perrault as Colin Trask, head of the Secret Service presidential detail
- Bronson Pinchot as Didier Gotthard, White House Pastry Chef
- Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Larry Dokes, Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police Department
- Mary Wijsman as Marvella, White House chef
How many episodes will there be The residence?
Netflix has confirmed that The residence will contain eight episodes of approximately 60 minutes each. The series is listed as a “miniseries” in multiple locations, so don’t expect a season 2.
What is the production status of The residence?
that of Netflix The residence was in active development for most of 2022, meaning scripts were written and revised, then pre-production followed.
The series was shot in Los Angeles under the code name/working title of Falcon.
According to production sources, filming on the series will take place throughout much of 2023, with filming set to begin sometime in March 2023 and run through late September 2023.
What is the Netflix release date for The residence?
Netflix has not yet announced dates for The residencebut given the filming schedule, we expect it to launch around 2024.
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