The Residence

[profiterole_reads]

Netflix's mini-series The Residence was absolutely amazing! It's a zany murder mystery taking place at the White House during and after the Australian State Dinner.

It's produced by Shondaland (Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder, Bridgerton). Most of the main characters are Black, including Detective Cordelia Cupp, a Benoit Blanc-like consultant played by Uzo Aduba (Crazy Eyes in Orange Is the New Black). There's also an FBI agent played by Korean American actor Randall Park.

In terms of LGBT representation, you get the President of the United States and his husband. They have minor roles, but it's still a very significant choice.

Comments

[greenwoodside]

I binged it last weekend. Loved it. All the cast did an excellent job, but special kudos to Uzo Aduba (I still want a copy of her outfit), Randall Park, and Isaiah Whitlock Jr (Clay Davis in The Wire). There was a lovely moment when I suspected Aduba and Whitlock had been corpsing as they tried to film a scene because of this slight sparkle about how they looked at each other, as if the production had just gone with the most serious take available.

Some poignancy added in retrospect with the knowledge that Giancarlo Esposito was replacing the late Andre Braugher.

[profiterole_reads]

I adored Andre Braugher. May he rest in peace! Giancarlo Esposito did an awesome job.

[greenwoodside]

Yes, always happy to see Giancarlo Esposito!