Uzo Aduba
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Andre Braugher, Edina Findley, Molly Griggs, and Jason Lee Join Aduba in ‘The Residence’
Netflix released the cast for ‘The Residence, the latest production to come out of the Shonda Rhimes and Shondaland, Rhimes production company, deal with Netflix. ‘The Residence’ is a loose adaptation of Kate Andersen Brower’s non-fiction book “The Residence: Inside the Private World”, published in 2015.
Netflix introduces the show as follows: “Cordelia is drawn into White House intrigue after one catastrophic state dinner. There she finds 132 rooms, 157 suspects – and one dead body. Described in the official logline as “a screwball whodunit,” The Residence explores the upstairs, downstairs and backstairs realms of the White House, shining a light on the eclectic staff of the famous presidential mansion.”
The show is set to star Uzo Aduba, who was the first cast member announced for The Residence. According to the press release “her character, Cordelia, is a careful observer of human behavior with an eccentric and distinct conversational style that some may consider deeply unsettling.”
Joining Aduba on the cast:
Andre Braugher (The Good Fight) as A.B. Wynter, White House chief usher
Edwina Findley (The Wire) as Sheila Cannon, White House butler
Molly Griggs (Dr. Death) as Lilly Schumacher, President Morgan’s social secretary
Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl ) as Tripp Morgan, President Morgan’s younger brother and a bit of a screwup
Ken Marino (Party Down) as Harry Hollinger, President Morgan’s oldest friend, closest advisor and most trusted confidant
Al Mitchell (Stranger Things) as Rollie Bridgewater, head butler/maître d’
Dan Perrault (Strays) as Colin Trask, head of the presidential detail for the Secret Service
Bronson Pinchot (Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley) as Didier Gotthard, White House executive pastry chef
Susan Kelechi Watson (This Is Us) as Jasmine Haney, a young and rising White House assistant usher
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (Your Honor) as Larry Dokes, chief of police, Metropolitan Police Department
Mary Wiseman (Star Trek: Discovery) as Marvella, White House executive chef
Rhimes is executive producer of The Residence, along with her creative partner Betsy Beers as part of their overall deal with Netflix. Scandal writer Paul William Davies is the series’ showrunner, as well as an EP. Liza Johnson, who’s set to direct the first four episodes of The Residence, also helmed the upcoming drama The Diplomat, along with Dead to Me and A Series of Unfortunate Events.
