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The Residence: Netflix Previews Shondaland's New White House Whodunnit

The Residence is a new oddball murder mystery from Shondaland set in the White House - with Uzo Aduba's Det. Cordelia Cupp on the case.

Shondaland and former Scandal writer and producer Paul William Davies are releasing The Residence this spring. It is a murder mystery centered on the most disastrous (and deadly) state dinner in history, starring Uzo Aduba as wry detective Cordelia Cupp. The series will premiere on March 20, but you can see the shocking new trailer above right now.

In The Residence, there's a murderer lurking in the halls of the White House, and Cordelia is the only person who can figure out their identity. As the teaser trailer makes clear, Cordelia is the best detective in the world. However, political tensions, escalating lies, and boiling resentments will complicate the case.

While creator Davies' work on Scandal means he's very familiar with the terrain of the White House, he took inspiration from a very different place for his whodunit: the classic Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant film Charade. "'The Residence' is honestly a lot of things. It's funny, it's suspenseful, it's clever, it's totally farcical in places, it's genuinely romantic in others," Davies explains — and Cordelia will be the engine for all those emotions. "As a murder mystery, what I think really makes it fresh and unique is Cordelia Cupp.  She's just special," he continues. Aduba will lead a sprawling cast that features Randall Park, Giancarlo Esposito, Susan Kelechi Watson, Jane Curtin, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Al Mitchell, Edwina Findley, and so many more (including a certain pop star).

Aduba says, "What makes Cordelia part of the catalog of Shondaland heroines is that she's strong, she doesn't mince words, she's unapologetically herself." While other characters in The Residence may think the mystery ahead is impossible to crack, Cordelia sees a puzzle worth putting together. "This case is unsolvable to everyone except Cordelia Cupp," Aduba says.

As Cordelia searches for clues to solve her most high-stakes case yet, we're here to unravel the secrets of The Residence, including the first photos from the upcoming drama and the reveal of the victim's identity. All eight episodes of The Residence debut on March 20th on Netflix.

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