Netflix is already launching one of the most exciting new crime series with a casting coup: The Residence shows an entertaining murder investigation in the White House (i.e. the eponymous residence) and, after the tragic loss of its leading actor, has now found a worthy replacement: Breaking Bad’s Gus Fring actor Giancarlo Esposito.
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Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes has already produced a variety of series hits in her long TV career with her production company Shondaland. In 2017 she signed a deal with Netflix and has since given the streaming service the three hits Bridgerton, Inventing Anna and Queen Charlotte. Her latest stroke of genius is now set to be the murder mystery series The Residence.
After production on the new Netflix series had to pause during the Hollywood strike and after the loss of a cast member, the Hollywood Reporter now reports that filming is continuing. Additionally, none other than Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian) has joined the cast. The second leading role alongside Esposito is played by Netflix fan favorite Uzo Aduba from Orange Is the New Black.
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The official synopsis of the Netflix series The Residence, which Shonda Rhimes placed in the hands of showrunner Paul William Davies (For the People), already sounds like an engaging crime thriller with binge potential:
132 rooms. 157 suspects. A corpse. A very eccentric investigator. A disastrous state dinner. The Residence is a screwball comedy crime whodunit that unfolds with a variety of employees on the upper floor, basement and between all the back doors in the most famous house in the world. Giancarlo Esposito takes on the role of the late Andre Braugher in Netflix’s The Residence
Originally had Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) in the role that Giancarlo Esposito now plays in Netflix’s The Residence. The actor had already filmed many of his scenes in 2023 before the strike by writers and actors brought the project to a standstill in May last year. Filming was actually supposed to resume after the strike ended in January 2024. But in December 2023, Andre Braugher succumbed to cancer at the age of 61.
In order to realize the Netflix series The Residence, Giancarlo Esposito Braugher has to re-shoot scenes that have already been filmed. In a statement, the Breaking Bad star said:
I couldn’t be more proud and honored to be taking over at Shondaland’s The Residence for Andre Braugher: someone who I loved and respected have. In his honor to have this opportunity extended […] his legacy for all of us who loved him so much. Podcast with Netflix preview: The biggest series highlights of 2024
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