Shondaland’s White House whodunnit The Residence shares premiere date and first look
Netflix’s The Residence was the last series Andre Braugher filmed before he died. Giancarlo Esposito stepped into the role.
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Clue is getting the presidential treatment. While not officially tied to the beloved board game, new Shonadaland offering The Residence sure sounds like a big-league version of that classic setup. “132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective. One disastrous State Dinner,” the Netflix series’ official logline reads. “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.” Colonel Mustard wouldn’t stand a chance.