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"We're dealing with some mighty devious folks over here." "Then you need to fight for what's ours." Sure. Amazon MGM Studios has revealed the official trailer for Sarah's Oil, a movie about a young millionaire from America's history. It's now set to open in theaters in November this fall. "What she discovers is about to change everything. Witness the powerful true story of Sarah Rector." Alas the film has a major religious aspect, described as "more than a good story: it's a family, a faith, a legacy." It's also produced by and stars Zachary Levi, unfortunately, whom no one seems to like much anymore. Sarah's Oil tells the remarkable true story of 11-year-old Sarah Rector, an African American girl born in Oklahoma Indian Territory in the early 1900s, who believes there is oil beneath the barren land she's allotted and whose faith is proven right. Sarah turns to her family,...

Uzo Aduba picked up a best comedy actress Emmy nomination for The Residence after the Netflix murder mystery was canceled after one season.

Aduba starred as eccentric detective Cordelia Cupp, who was enlisted to help solve the murder of White House chief usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito) during a White House state dinner. Aduba as Cupp was billed as the “greatest detective in the world.”

Had The Residence gone to a second season, the plan was for the whodunnit to become an anthology series with Cupp taking on a new case each season. Aduba won an earlier Emmy in 2014 for outstanding guest actress in a comedy for her role as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on Orange Is the New Black, and a year later took the Emmy for outstanding actress in a drama for the same role.

Then in 2020, Aduba was awarded the win for best actress in a...

Exclusive: Virgin River star Benjamin Hollingsworth has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment for film and television representation.

Hollingsworth stars as fan-favorite Brady on Netflix’s Virgin River, which recently wrapped production on its seventh season for premiere in 2026. With Season 7, Virgin River becomes Netflix’s longest-running current original scripted series as well as the longest-running English-language drama series in the streamer’s history.

Hollingsworth previously was a series regular in CBS drama series Code Black opposite Marcia Gay Harden and Rob Lowe. More recently he appeared in Paramount+ original drama series Joe Pickett. On the film side he starred alongside Demi Moore and David Duchovny in indie The Joneses, opposite Liam Neeson and Laura Dern in Cold Pursuit, and in the remake of the cult favorite Rabid.

He continues to be repped by Principal Entertainment, attorney Howard Fishman and Play Management in Canada.

Other recent signings at Innovative include Paris Barclay,...

Known to many as the face of the Scary Movie franchise, Anna Faris has had a wonderful career, mostly within the realm of comedy. From The Hot Chick to recently being reported as part of the voice cast of the upcoming Toy Story 5, Faris has a filmography packed with highlights. One of her more forgotten efforts, however, came in the 2018 romantic comedy Overboard, which she starred in alongside Eva Longoria, Eugenio Derbez, John Hannah, Swoosie Kurtz, and Mel Rodriguez.

Released to little fanfare, the film failed to capture the hearts and minds of critics and audiences, as evidenced by a disappointing 24% from critics and 54% from general audiences on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Written by Leslie Dixon, Bob Fisher, and Rob Greenberg, with the latter also directing the movie, which stands as his only directorial effort to date, Overboard follows working-class single mother Kate's (Faris) frustration at being fired by a selfish yacht owner,...

Netflix has canceled a pair of first-year series, The Residence and Pulse.

The two shows both premiered in the spring and had four-week runs in Netflix’s internal, worldwide top 10 rankings, with The Residence lasting a bit longer than than in Nielsen’s U.S. streaming charts. As usual, Netflix does cost-benefit analysis in making renewal or cancellation decisions.

The Residence is a White House-set murder mystery starring Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp, the “greatest detective in the world.” The series hails from Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland and creator/showrunner Paul William Davies (Scandal). Had the series gone forward, the plan was for it to become an anthology with Cupp taking on a new case each season.

The cast for the first (and now only) season also features Randall Park, Giancarlo Esposito, Susan Kelechi Watson, Edwina Findley, Bronson Pinchot, Mary Wiseman, Julieth Restrepo, Al Mitchell, Mel Rodriguez, Ken Marino, Jason Lee and Jane Curtin,...

Freshman Netflix shows “Pulse” and “The Residence” have both been canceled, Variety has learned. Both series aired just one season at the streamer.

“Pulse” premiered on April 3 and debuted with 6.5 million views on the Netflix Top 10, followed by 8.5 million, 3.2 million and 2 million views in the weeks after that. The series received a ratings of 48% on Rotten Tomatoes, with Variety’s review noting “a poorly formatted narrative, an appalling depiction of sexual harassment and a few insufferable characters [that] don’t exactly make for a pleasurable watch.”

The series also suffered due to the proximity of its premiere to the finale of “The Pitt” at Max, with the latter medical drama scoring much higher with critics and audiences alike.

“Pulse” starred Willa Fitzgerald as Dr. Danny Simms, a third-year resident at a Level 1 trauma center Miami, who is unexpectedly promoted after beloved chief resident Xander Phillips (Colin Woodell) is suspended. Per the official logline,...

Netflix is shutting the doors to The Residence, cancelling its murder mystery series after just one season, TVLine has confirmed. (Freshman drama Pulse has also been canceled.)

The Residence starred Uzo Aduba as quirky detective Cordelia Cupp, who uses her cunning intellect and obsessive bird-watching abilities to crack otherwise unsolvable cases. The show’s first (and now only) season sent Cordelia to the White House, where she solved the murder of Chief Usher A. B. Wynter, played by Giancarlo Esposito.

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Exclusive: Actor Isaac Arellanes has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment for representation in film and television.

Arellanes, of Hopi and Latino descent, first appeared in a guest role on NBC’s The Night Shift at age 11. He went on to gain national recognition for his performance as Ruben Reyna in Apple TV+’s Ghostwriter, earning a Daytime Emmy nomination and making history as the first Native American actor to be nominated in the younger programming category.

His past television work includes a portrayal of Young Daniel in HBO’s Euphoria, as well as an appearance in FX’s acclaimed series Reservation Dogs.

On the film side, Arellanes has appeared in Blue Miracle, alongside Dennis Quaid, and in A Million Miles Away, the inspiring biopic of astronaut José Hernández, starring Michael Peña.

Arellanes currently portrays Isaac Garcia in Netflix’s hit YA series My Life with the Walter Boys, which will...

One Piece actor Daniel Lasker has signed with Innovative Artists for representation.

Lasker is recurring as Mr. 9, one of the villains in the Baroque Works criminal organization in season two of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the expansive manga and anime series.

Lasker also stars in the upcoming indie feature London Calling as Barnabus, where he will appear opposite Josh Duhamel and Aidan Gillen in director Allan Ungar’s action comedy about a hitman forced to babysit the son of his new crime boss and teach him how to become a man.

Lasker’s credits include the Ridley Scott–produced HBO Max series Raised by Wolves, and roles in Noughts + Crosses for BBC One, Vagrant Queen for Syfy and Abraham Lincoln on the History Channel.

Besides acting, Lasker has also branched out as a director and content creator. He directed, co-wrote and starred in the 2023 horror thriller Hidden Within,...

Josh Macqueen, a lead in Prime Video’s YA street racing drama series Motorheads, has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment for representation in all areas.

Macqueen portrays Harris Bowers in Motorheads, opposite Ryan Phillippe. From writer-showrunner John A. Norris, Motorheads is about first love, first heartbreak, and turning the key in your very first car. Set in a once-thriving rust-belt town that’s now searching for a glimmer of hope, the series is the adrenaline-filled story of a group of outsiders who form an unlikely friendship over a mutual love of automobiles.

Macqueen recently starred in Netflix’s Australian YA drama Surviving Summer. On the film side, he recently wrapped a starring role in indie feature Uap alongside Joel Courtney, Celeste O’Connor, Charlie Evans and Amelie Zilber.

Macqueen first gained attention on the drama series Significant Others. He went on to a series regular role in the Australian limited crime...

Exclusive: Innovative Artists Entertainment has signed actress Natalie Zea for representation in all areas.

Most recently, Zea was seen starring in NBC series La Brea for two seasons and recurred for eight episodes on Chicago Med. Over the past two decades, she’s also been a series regular on ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money for Greg Berlanti, FX’s six-season crime drama Justified opposite Timothy Olyphant and Walton Goggins, the TBS comedy The Detour created by Samantha Bee and Jason Jones, and the CBS comedy The Unicorn, once again opposite Goggins.

Last week, Innovative Artists Entertainment announced the promotion of Courtney Martin to agent in Endorsements, along with the elevation of Isaac Finn, Alex Jankovich and Madeline Petrovich to agent in the Talent department. The company has been on a signing spree of late, with the addition of clients like Abigail Cowen, Mel Rodriguez, Bobby Soto, Taylor Polidore Williams, Brandee Evans,...

Innovative Artists Entertainment has promoted four to its agent ranks – two in the agency’s Los Angeles office and two in the New York offices. Courtney Martin has been upped to agent in Endorsements, with Isaac Finn, Alex Jankovich and Madeline Petrovich being elevated to agent in the Talent department.

Martin and Jankovich will be NY-based, with Petrovich and Finn in L.A.

“Courtney, Isaac, Alex and Madeline each represent the fundamental principles we’ve long valued at Innovative: they each have the tenacity, foresight and zeal to best serve clients in our ever-evolving business,” said Innovative CEO and Founder Scott Harris. “We’re excited to see how they continue to grow here.”

Innovative’s new Endorsements agent, Martin, is a Ball State University grad who most recently served as communications coordinator and assistant to Endorsements Department head Maury Dimauro.

A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Finn...

In a sit-down conversation with uInterview, actor Mel Rodriguez spoke about working with the all-star cast on the Netflix series The Residence. “Giancarlo Esposito was just someone I’ve always wanted to work with. They say don’t meet your heroes, but Giancarlo was just aces. You know, he’s a big meditator like I am. We had a lot in common. He’s this guy who’s later on in life. And he would fly in from Italy doing press on this thing and then fly in from New York, and then come in and shoot these scenes. He was always with it and on it, and he just blew me away.” The Residence is now available to stream on Netflix.

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Exclusive: Innovative Artists Entertainment has signed actor Mel Rodriguez for representation in all areas.

Most recently, Rodriguez was seen recurring on Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix series The Residence as White House engineer Bruce Geller, a deceptively central figure in the show’s murder mystery. The actor is perhaps best known for his role as Todd on Fox’s Emmy-nominated comedy The Last Man on Earth, which ran for four seasons.

Rodriguez first came to prominence for his Critics Choice-nominated performance on HBO’s Getting On, alongside Laurie Metcalf and Niecy Nash. He was a series regular on the Netflix animated series Carol & The End of the World, as well as Showtime’s On Becoming a God in Central Florida, and appeared as Marco Pasternak on AMC’s Better Call Saul.

In film, Rodriguez’s credits include MGM/UA’s Overboard, as well as Fat, writer-director Mark Phinney’s film in which he stars as Ken,...

HBO is known for its legacy shows such as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, and Game of Thrones. The premium network is known for its quality storytelling and was instrumental in ushering in the Golden Age of TV at the turn of the millennium. The shows that were aired during this time transformed TV storytelling.

However, in the age of streaming, there are plenty of networks and streamers who have built on HBO’s legacy. The network also has a streaming platform of its own in Max, which has been giving some excellent work in the form of The White Lotus and The Last of Us.

However, there are a few shows that seem to have fallen under the radar for fans, which proves that HBO is still one of the big players in the game. Here are 8 underrated HBO shows that did not get the love they deserved when they first aired.

Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Residence.”

“The Residence” followed an intricate whodunnit within the walls of the White House, bringing the identity of chief usher A.B. Wynter’s (Giancarlo Esposito) killer into the light.

The investigation was led by the singular detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba), and found that it was Lilly Schumacher, the President’s social secretary played by Molly Griggs, who committed the murder during a pivotal state dinner with Australia.

Episode 8 saw as Cordelia enlisted the help of her suspect pool to narrow down the guilty party. For a moment, it seemed like Lilly’s sob story about wanting to cover up the crime for Bruce (Mel Rodriguez) and Elsyie (Julieth Restrepo) would let her off the hook, but Cordelia caught her in a lie about the “suicide note” found in A.B.’s coat pocket and was able to bring her to justice.

[This story contains major spoilers from the season one finale of Netflix’s The Residence.]

Sometimes it only takes a blink to tell a detective everything — or at least it does for Uzo Aduba’s Cordelia Cupp and Randall Park’s Edwin Park in the finale of Netflix’s The Residence.

Throughout the eight-episode Netflix series, the murder mystery is maintained until the very end, as the audience eagerly waited to learn who killed White House chief usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito). Though red herrings and multiple suspects appeared to be at fault for the murder — including housekeeper Elsyie Chayle (Julieth Restrepo), engineer Bruce Geller (Mel Rodriguez) and even the rising White House assistant usher Jasmine (Susan Kelechi Watson) — the actual killer was revealed in the season finale to be (spoiler alert!) Lilly Schumacher (Molly Griggs), the White House Social Secretary.

While taking her likely suspects on a tour of the events of the murder, Aduba’s Cordelia assessed the...

Spoiler Alert: This interview contains major spoilers from “The Residence,” now streaming on Netflix.

Before writing a single word of Netflix’s latest murder mystery “The Residence,” creator Paul William Davies knew exactly who the killer and the victim would be.

Over the course of eight episodes, the new screwball whodunit series — inspired by Kate Andersen Brower’s non-fiction book “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House” — unraveled the mystery surrounding the demise of White House Chief Usher A.B. Wynter on the night of an Australian state dinner at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

After conducting a whirlwind investigation on the night of the murder, during which she interviewed 157 suspects and potential witnesses to the crime and its attempted cover-up, Detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) returns to the White House, where she gives all of her remaining persons of interest a tour of the house while explaining the many...

Note: This story contains spoilers for “The Residence” Episode 8.

“The Residence” followed as ace detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) put together the seemingly endless thread of clues for the murder of White House chief usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito).

Episode 1 saw as Cordelia ruled out the death being a suicide, after quickly realizing that A.B.’s wrists had been cut, but there was no knife. She also deduced that he had been moved into the Game Room, where the body had been found. Through the six episodes, Cordelia and FBI agent Edwin Park (Randall Park) worked together to interview the many staffers and guests at the White House to find the killer — as a Senate Committee assembled months after the death also looked into the facts of the controversial case.

By Episode 8, Cordelia met with the Senate Committee for the first time to tell her side of the story,...

The new Shondaland murder mystery series “The Residence” shares some DNA with another Netflix whodunit: Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” film.

“It resuscitated the genre,” showrunner Paul William Davies told Variety at “The Residence” premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday, revealing that Johnson’s film was a “hugely important” guidepost for his show in the way that it drew inspiration from 1970s whodunits.

“He played around with the history,” Davies explained. “That really opened the door for a lot of us to be like, ‘Oh, yeah, we can do that again.'”

“The Residence,” which is now streaming on Netflix, stars Uzo Aduba as the wildly eccentric detective (and legendary birder) Cordelia Cupp, who is tasked with solving a murder that takes place during a White House state dinner. In creating the screwball comedy — which features a sprawling cast that includes Susan Kelechi Watson, Randall Park and Ken Marino — Davies...

Warning: The following story contains spoilers about The Residence finale "The Mystery of the Yellow Room." Read at your own risk.

Who killed A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito) on The Residence?

Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) cracked the case in the Netflix murder mystery's finale, "The Mystery of the Yellow Room." Our favorite birder-detective got there the long way with a backwards White House "tour" of A.B.'s murder as she pieced together the night and lots of red herrings. In the end, the culprit was — are you ready?

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Lilly Schumacher (Molly Griggs), the rich, image-conscious White House social secretary.

After realizing that the Yellow Oval Room, where the chief usher was killed before being moved upstairs, was missing a vase and a Franklin clock on the mantel, Cordelia figures out that A.B. had been poisoned with paraquat from the greenhouse. She then locates A.B.

The Residencemaintains its murder mystery until the very end. As all the major players settle into the Yellow Oval Room, there are still multiple suspects in the murder of A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito): the dubious “third man” Patrick Doumbe (Timothy Hornor), engineer Bruce Geller (Mel Rodriguez), and housekeeper Elsyie Chayle (Julieth Restrepo) all seem to be likely candidates.

But, the true culprit is someone else entirely. Lead detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) reveals the killer is Lilly Schumacher (Molly Griggs), the White House social secretary. The woman who hated the White House murdered the person who most embodied its values. Griggs was thrilled to “push the boundaries” with Lilly.

“Getting to crawl into Lilly’s demented head was really fun,” the actor says. “It was really satisfying to make her as kooky as possible. Then it’s actually quite scary when you see how calculated she can be...

This post contains spoilers from The Residence episode 2 from this point forward.

After Cordelia's discovery at the end of episode 1 that Australian Foreign Minister David Rylance (Brett Tucker) was wearing A.B.'s shirt and could have something to do with A.B.'s murder, The Residence episode 2 offers some context. White House chef Marvella (Mare Wiseman) got into an argument with A.B. over Rylance being in the kitchen and not being able to use flames for her wagyu dinner. Pastry chef Didier Gotthard (Bronson Pinchot) also took fault with A.B.'s no-flames proclamation.

But it's Marvella who screams and threatens to kill A.B. if he gets in her way again. Didier holds a glass over A.B.'s head like he's going to smash him with it, but he retracts. Clearly, A.B. had some enemies in the White House kitchen! As he tells Cordelia,...

Uzo Aduba is stepping out for the world premiere of her new Netflix series!

The 44-year-old two-time Emmy winner hit the blue carpet at the premiere of The Residence on Wednesday evening (March 19) held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Los Angeles.

Fellow cast members in attendance included Randall Park, Ken Marino, Susan Kelechi Watson, Jason Lee, Giancarlo Esposito, Bronson Pinchot, Spencer Garrett, Dan Perrault, Al Mitchell, Edwina Findley, Chris Grace, Matt Oberg, Mary Wiseman, Alexandra Siegel, Barrett Foa, Al Franken, Rebecca Field, Mel Rodriguez, Julieth Restrepo, Nathan Lovejoy, Sumalee Montano, Juliette Jeffers, Paul Fitzgerald, Izzy Diaz, Eliza Coupe, and James Babson.

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.”

The series, which is executive produced by Shonda Rhimes and inspired by the book The Residence: Inside the Private World...

Netflix's upcoming series The Residence will pay tribute to the late actor Andre Braugher, with a title card in his memory at the end of the show's eight-episode season. Braugher was set to star in the show as White House Chief Usher A.B. Wynter, in a key role that would have no doubt added to his other memorable TV turns, including playing Captain Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Detective Frank Pembleton on Homicide: Life on the Street. He joined the cast of the Shondaland series in February 2023 but didn't complete production as he died in December 2023 of lung cancer.

Paul William Davies, who created The Residence for Netflix, told Deadline that an "In Memory" title card will appear at the end of the series, which is slated to premiere on Mar. 20, to honor Braugher, who had filmed several episodes before he passed away. Davies explained that the...

Exclusive: Netflix’s The Residence, which was originally announced as a drama and feels like a limited series with its season-long murder mystery format, will be submitted as a comedy for awards consideration, starting with the upcoming Emmys.

The move is not entirely surprising as the Shondaland-produced whodunit, starring Uzo Aduba and Randall Park, has a strong comedic bent in the vein of Hulu’s Only Murders In the Building. Actually, in what is likely a first, we have three murder mysteries among the strong Emmy series contenders in the comedy categories this year, returning nominees Only Murders In the Building and Peacock’s anthology Poker Face, joined by The Residence. All three have a female single lead or co-lead.

Of the three, only Only Murders is in the traditional half-hour-ish format, while Poker Face and The Residence are in the 46-60 minute episode range commonly associated with drama series,...

Meghan Markle’s delayed debut as a lifestyle goddess; a new epic series adaptation of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s The Leopard; the second spinoff movie in the fast expanding SpongeBob movie universe; a new season motorsports greatest docuseries; Anthony and Joe Russo’s latest big-budget feature; and a screwball murder mystery from Shondaland are some of the highlights among the new films and series hitting Netflix in March.

Finally debuting on March 4th is Netflix’s lifestyle series With Love, Meghan, which is hosted and executive produced by Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. The show was originally slated to launch on Jan. 15, but was postponed due to the Los Angeles wildfires. The unscripted series, which was filmed at a farmhouse in Montecito, California, is a blend of practical how-tos and candid interviews with prominent people. The guests slated for the first season include Roy Choi, Mindy Kaling, Abigail Spencer,...

Un asesinato en la mismísima Casa Blanca. © Netflix

Netflix ha desvelado el tráiler de su nueva serie whodunit con tintes de comedia negra, La residencia, creada por Paul William Davies (Scandal).

Inspirada en el libro The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, de Kate Andersen Brower, la serie toma como punto de partida una cena de Estado desastrosa que transcurre en el piso de arriba, en el piso de abajo y tras bastidores de la Casa Blanca, y está poblada por el muy ecléctico personal de la mansión más célebre del planeta. En este contexto, la detective Cordelia Cupp se asocia con el escéptico agente especial del FBI Edwin Park (Randall Park) para desentrañar un intrigante (y mortal) misterio cuando aparece el cadáver de A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito), el ujier jefe de la Casa Blanca, y todo el mundo es sospechoso.

El reparto coral de la serie lo forman Uzo Aduba,...

Netflix has debuted the full official trailer for the screwball comedy whodunnit series ‘The Residence.’

The movie 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.

Created by Paul William Davies, the cast also includes Giancarlo Esposito (A.B. Wynter), Edwina Findley...

"We are the House. All these other people are not. It's us... versus them." Netflix has revealed a full official trailer for The Residence, a whodunit comedy murder mystery mini-series set at the White House. So who did it? Will she solve the crime? 132 rooms. 157 suspects. 1 dead body. Uzo Aduba stars in The Residence, Shondaland's new, unpredictable whodunnit set right inside The White House. This still seems like Netflix's comedic response to Hulu's Paradise series, also about the President being killed featuring Sterling K. Brown getting wrapped up in conspiracies trying to find out why. But this time it's more of a Knives Out-esque concept than a conspiracy thriller. The ensemble cast includes Aduba as Cordelia Cupp, Giancarlo Esposito, Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Al Mitchell, Bronson Pinchot, Julieth Restrepo, Mel Rodriguez, Randall Park, Dan Perrault, Susan Kelechi Watson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., & Mary Wiseman. This looks hilarious!

A new whodunit movie with a stellar cast called The Residence is coming to Netflix!

On Wednesday (February 19), Netflix dropped a trailer for an upcoming mystery comedy movie that is set in The White House.

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.”

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It is executive produced by Shonda Rhimes, and is inspired by the book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower.

With an ensemble cast lead by Uzo Aduba, the film also stars Randall Park, Giancarlo Esposito, Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Al Mitchell, Dan Perrault, Bronson Pinchot, Julieth Restrepo, Mel Rodriguez, Susan Kelechi Watson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mary Wiseman, and more.

The Residence will be available for streaming on Netflix on March 20, 2025. Watch the trailer below!

What could be more enticing than a game of Clue set in the elusive White House? The premise for the latest murder mystery from Netflix is simple: 132 rooms, 157 suspects, one dead body, and one eccentric detective. From producer Shonda Rhimes comes an eight-episode comedic murder mystery series starring Orange is the New Black's Uzo Aduba along with Marvel favorites Randall Park and Giancarlo Esposito. In preparation for the March 20 release, Netflix has released the trailer for The Residence, and it looks like a good old-fashioned whodunnit.

Home of the modern murder mystery Knives Out, which arguably brought the genre back to the mainstream, Netflix is expanding its mystery portfolio with the upcoming miniseries based on the novel The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower. The comedic mystery thriller is produced by TV dynamo Rhimes, who has made more hit shows than one person can count.

Netflix and Shondaland have revealed the official trailer and key art for the upcoming series The Residence, which will launch on the streaming service on March 20, 2025.

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.

Uzo Aduba stars as Cordelia Cupp, a consulting detective for the Metropolitan Police Department. Known for her wry humor, relentless pursuit of truth and a sharp eye for human behavior, 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 harbors skepticism about Cupp’s unconventional methods, their dynamic promises to...

Updated: Netflix has released the official trailer for The Residence, Shondaland’s comedic murder-mystery drama series starring Uzo Abuba and Randall Park.

It opens with Uzo Aduba’s Det. Cordelia Cupp, touted as “the best detective in the world” who’s determined to find a murderer who left a dead body on the third floor of the White House.

“Did anything unusual happen?”, Cordelia asks, to which she receives the reply, “Only my boss dying?” “Where’s the body?”, Cordelia questions, adding “Oh, I see feet.”

Using Kate Andersen Brower’s book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House as a jumping-off point, the Netflix series is described as 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.

The series also stars Giancarlo Esposito, who succeeds Andre Braugher following Braugher’s untimely death,...

Shondaland is giving us another White House scandal this spring. The Residence, a “screwball whodunit” set in the halls of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, will drop its eight-episode first season on Thursday, March 20. And now, we have a full-length trailer, which you can watch above.

Inspired by Kate Andersen Brower’s book of the same name, The Residence stars Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp, “the most sought-after detective in the world.” According to her official description, she’s “wry, funny, relentless, supremely confident, an astute observer of human behavior… and a legendary birder.”

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A White House-set whodunnit from Shonda Rhimes? We’re seated.

The latest Netflix series from mega-producer Rhimes is a mix of “Only Murders in the Building” meets “Knives Out,” with Rhimes and executive producing partner Betsy Beers reuniting with “Scandal” alum Paul William Davies to go back to D.C.

The screwball crime comedy stars Uzo Aduba as Metropolitan Police Department consulting detective Cordelia Cupp, who is tasked with solving a murder alongside FBI Special Agent Edwin Park (Randall Park). The duo are billed as a modern-day Sherlock and Watson and ”Odd Couple” team, as Aduba’s Cupp is the most sought-after detective in the world but Park remains skeptical about her unconventional methods.

As the character description teases for Aduba’s role, Cupp is “an astute observer of human behavior, with a distinctive and – to some, unsettling – conversational style. As she dives deeper into the evening’s events and key suspects,...

This spring, Shonda Rhimes is returning to the White House thanks to Netflix’s “The Residence.” And in its first trailer, the Uzo Aduba murder mystery created by Paul William Davies is dropping its first few clues ahead of its March 20 premiere.

When White House Chief Usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito) is found dead, the most powerful institution in America brings in Cordelia Cupp (Aduba), a wildly eccentric detective to solve the case. She will score through 132 rooms and 157 suspects all in the hopes of discovering what actually happened … but the further she dives into this mystery, the more convoluted it becomes.

In the first trailer, it’s revealed on the night of his death, A.B. said, “I am going to be dead by the end of the night.”

“I mean, it’s just something people say,” a panicked Ken Marino says. “I’ve never said that,” Aduba’s Cordelia shoots back,...

Netflix and Shondaland has revealed the teaser for their highly anticipated upcoming series ‘The Residence.’

As part of the teaser, The Residence revealed the unfortunate murder victim is none other than White House Chief Usher A.B. Wynter (played by Giancarlo Esposito).

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.

From creator Paul William Davies, the series stars Uzo Aduba, Randall Park, Giancarlo Esposito, Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Al Mitchell, Dan Perrault, Bronson Pinchot, Julieth Restrepo, Mel Rodriguez, Susan Kelechi Watson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mary Wiseman and more.

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The 8 episode series premieres on the streamer on March 20th.

"Did anything unusual happen?" "Other than my boss dying?" Netflix has unveiled a teaser trailer for The Residence, a whodunit comedy murder mystery mini-series set at the White House. Ready for streaming in March soon. 132 rooms. 157 suspects. 1 dead body. Uzo Aduba stars in The Residence, Shondaland's new, unpredictable whodunnit set right inside The White House. Huh. This almost seems like Netflix's comedic response to Hulu's Paradise series, also about the President being killed featuring Sterling K. Brown getting wrapped up in conspiracies trying to find out why. But this time it's more of a Knives Out-esque concept than a conspiracy thriller. The big ensemble cast includes Aduba as Cordelia Cupp, Giancarlo Esposito, Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Al Mitchell, Bronson Pinchot, Julieth Restrepo, Mel Rodriguez, Randall Park, Dan Perrault, Susan Kelechi Watson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., & Mary Wiseman. This actually looks funny - Uzo slapping people around...

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Netflix and Shondaland have revealed the official teaser trailer and photos for the upcoming series The Residence, which will launch on the streaming service on March 20. Scroll down to view all the new photos.

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.

Uzo Aduba stars as Cordelia Cupp, a consulting detective for the Metropolitan Police Department. Known for her wry humor, relentless pursuit of truth and a sharp eye for human behavior, 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 harbors skepticism about Cupp’s unconventional methods,...

The Residence is coming!

Netflix and Shondaland debuted the teaser and new images for their highly anticipated upcoming TV series The Residence on Thursday (January 30).

The series hits the streamer on March 20.

Here’s a plot summary: “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.”

Keep reading to find out more…

From creator Paul William Davies, the series stars Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Al Mitchell, Randall Park, Dan Perrault, Bronson Pinchot, Julieth Restrepo, Mel Rodriguez, Susan Kelechi Watson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mary Wiseman, Kylie Minogue and more.

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Netflix has unveiled a teaser for Shonda Rhimes‘ “The Residence,” a new eight-episode whodunnit set to premiere March 20.

The series, which is based on Kate Andersen Brower’s book “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House,” is set among the eclectic staff in the upstairs, downstairs and backstairs of the world’s most famous mansion.

As the logline states: “132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective. One disastrous State Dinner.”

Uzo Aduba stars as Cordelia Cupp, a sharp consulting detective who works for the Metropolitan Police Department and has an unconventional style of communicating with people and analyzing human behavior.

“Mr. President, this house needs to be treated like a crime scene,” Aduba says in character in this first teaser while sitting in the Oval Office. “We have no idea who may have been involved in this. There’s a murderer out there. Or in here.

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,...

Netflix has a new murder mystery series coming out and new details have been revealed!

Titled The Residence, the streamer unveiled a first look photo of Uzo Aduba and Randall Park in the upcoming series, which hails from Shonda Rhimes‘ Shondaland.

Keep reading to find out more…

Here’s a synopsis: 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.

Uzo will star as Cordelia Cupp, who is described as “a consulting detective for the Metropolitan Police Department. Wry, funny, relentless, intensely focused, supremely confident, an astute observer of human behavior, and a legendary birder, Cupp is the most sought-after detective in the world.”

Randall plays FBI Special Agent, Edwin Park, who is a “federal agent assigned to...

Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp and Randall Park as Edwin Park in ‘The Residence’ (Photo Cr. Erin Simkin/Netflix © 2024)

Netflix and Shondaland just released the first official photo from The Residence, a murder mystery created by Paul William Davies (Scandal) and inspired by Kate Andersen Brower’s novel. The eight-episode season premieres on March 20, 2025.

“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,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “Known for her wry humor, relentless pursuit of truth, and sharp eye for human behavior, 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.

Shondaland’s White House murder mystery series “The Residence” will premiere on Netflix on March 20, 2025.

The streamer also released a first-look image of the “screwball whodunnit,” starring Uzo Aduba as detective Cordelia Cupp and Randall Park as FBI agent Edwin Park.

Paul William Davies serves as creator, showrunner, writer and executive producer of “The Residence,” which is also executive produced by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers.

“The Residence” boasts an ensemble cast that also includes Giancarlo Esposito, Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Al Mitchell, Dan Perrault, Bronson Pinchot, Julieth Restrepo, Mel Rodriguez, Susan Kelechi Watson, Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Mary Wiseman.

The series consists of eight hour-long episodes and is inspired on the book “The Residence” by Kate Andersen Brower.

The logline for “The Residence” reads: “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,...

Netflix has shared a first look at The Residence, a new murder mystery series from Shondaland that will premiere on March 20, 2025.

132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective. 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 humor, relentless pursuit of truth, and sharp eye for human behavior, 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 harbors skepticism about Cupp’s unconventional methods, their dynamic promises to be as intriguing as the mystery they seek to unravel.

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South African born SAG Award nominee Stelio Savante, also known as ‘Ajax’ in the Call Of Duty video game series and ‘Moses’ in the historical world-wide hit biblical series The Chosen, is starring in key roles in three upcoming films, all based on true stories. Sarah’s Oil, Between Borders, and Hazel.

Sarah’s Oil, is an Amazon MGM drama starring Zachary Levi, Naya Desir Johnson, Sonequa Martin Green, Garret Dillahunt, Bridget Regan, Kenric Green, Adyan Copes, Stelio Savante and Mel Rodriguez. Sarah’s Oil is inspired by Tonya Bolden’s book Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America, and tells the true story of Sarah Rector, an African American born in Oklahoma in the early 1900s. Filmed in Oklahoma, the drama chronicles Sarah’s journey to becoming the first African American teenage millionaire. Cyrus Nowrasteh (who also directed Savante in the action thriller Infidel) directed Sarah’s Oil from...