A few years ago, the Shonda Rome -Rome TV left his original ABC home and signed a major development contract with Netflix, marking a new era for The Creator of Shows as "Heating Anatomy" and "Scandal". Probably, Brotherton is her biggest loan to Strimmer yet - although it was created by Roman Acle's Chris Van Dusen, she serves as an executive producer - but now, a new series of Paul William Davis with the name of Rome, attached as an executive producer, makes Netflix waves.

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"Residence" is a lunatic, high octane and a lot Funny mystery of murder imagined by Davis and centers around the White House murder during a state dinner in honor of Australia; When Chief Usher AB Winter (Ianankarlo Esposito) was found dead in the gaming room, they were all trapped within the presidential residence until the culprit was caught. This is where the brilliant Cordelia Cup of Uzo Aduba is in the game; Like Benoit Blanc in "knives outside" (another Netflix icon, which is mentioned by name in reference), Cordelia is capable of solving crimes no one else can break through, and she is in the case as he tries to find out which member of the huge White House staff has a cause. (The first season is, moving, dedicated to the memory of Andre Bruger, who was originally set to play Winter but died in 2023.)

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Although based on the "Residence: In the private world of the White House" by Kate Andersen Brower, the events of the "residence" are invented; Probably, the creative team of the show only used Brooer's book to find out more about the internal affairs of the White House support staff, including especially the users who maintain everything that works smoothly. The series illuminates Netflix's graphs according to Flixpatrol - so what do critics think?

Critics really enjoyed the first season of "Residence", in fact! The Rotten tomatoesThe season - which premiered fully on Strimmer on March 20, 2025 - earned an 82% rating of this writing with a critical consensus that says: "The" residence "is in the White House for the mystery of murder that will not tax the brain, but the eccentric Sales of Uzo Aduba. Individual critics felt pretty good in the series, too, with many of them Also A chain outside of a trump card, a three -time actress who won the Emmy Award, who will finally take into the central scene after years of (mostly) role support.

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"After all, the" residence "is that rarity: something that has been done with great care and a lot of talent, and yet it is extremely silly in the heart," Moira McDonald wrote Seattle Times. The Theujork TimesMargaret Lions praised the leading artist, saying, "Trust is top, sets outdoor brilliance and attraction." Yudi Berman, writing about A magazine for a timeHe expressed a similar feeling, but expanded to it: "The" residence "may not be much more than saturated, Shonda has taken the same mystery of murder you have seen a hundred times. But Cordelia Cup?

Over DiversityAramid Tinu directly compared the series to the "Knives Out" films, the writing ", though the tone of the" Residence "is not as smooth and satisfying as Ryan Nsonson's films, there is still much to be happy." After all, Robert Lloyd on Los Angeles Times The most classic reference has been made in his review, saying, "The" residence "is essentially a version of the mystery of the country's house Agatha Christie, set in the White House, among many chambers, public, private and practical."

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As for this writing, we do not know for sure whether the "residence" will return to the second season, but if it is a hit for Netflix, it will probably be; With Shonda Rome as executive producer and Uzo Aduba in the lead, the show can also collect key nominations over the next season of awards. Offet of a trumpet, irrelevant Detective to see birds Cordelia Cup Well, as critics noted, they see compulsively (though the rest of the cast, which includes Susan Keleci Watson, Randall Park, Ken Marino, Taran Kilam and Janeain Curtin, just to name A. FewEveryone also pulls their weight), and if we use "knives outside" as a template, the possibilities feel infinite for Cordelia.

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Perhaps the "residence" is intended to be a one -season miracle, and perhaps Paul William Davis and his team will expand Cordelia's universe and solve the various "impossible" crimes that are moving forward. Until we know what's next for Cordelia, you can use the whole first season of Netflix's "Residence" now ... And see if you You can understand who killed AB Winter before the big discovery.