Netflix has released the first teaser for the murder mystery series “The Residence.”
The Shondaland series will premiere on Netflix on March 20. Uzo Aduba stars as detective Cordelia Cupp, who must investigate a murder at the White House. It is inspired by the book of the same name by Kate Andersen Brower. It will consist of eight episodes.
Watch the teaser below.
The official logline for the show states, “132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective. One disastrous State Dinner. 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.”
Along with Aduba, the ensemble cast of the series include: Giancarlo Esposito as A.B. Wynter), Edwina Findley as Sheila Cannon, Molly Griggs as Lilly Schumacher, Jason Lee as Tripp Morgan, Ken Marino as Harry Hollinger), Al Mitchell as Rollie Bridgewater, Randall Park as FBI agent Edwin Park, Dan Perrault as Colin Trask, Bronson Pinchot as Didier Gotthard, Julieth Restrepo as Elsyie Chayle, Mel Rodriguez as Bruce Geller, Susan Kelechi Watson as Jasmine Haney, Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Larry Dokes, and Mary Wiseman as Marvella.
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Paul William Davies is the showrunner and executive producer on “The Residence.” Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers executive produce on behalf of Shondaland via the company’s Netflix overall deal. Davies is also under an overall deal at Netflix.
The show marks the latest collaboration between Davies and Rhimes. He previously created the ABC legal drama “For the People,” which was produced by Shondaland. He was also a writer on the hit ABC series “Scandal,” which Rhimes created.