Netflix is just 4 days away from adding ‘genius’ whodunit to rival Knives Out
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Previous Page Next PageIt’s time to cancel all your social plans as Netflix is about to drop its next binge-worthy murder-mystery.
Prepare to not leave your house on Thursday as that is when The Residence is coming to the global streaming platform.
The whodunit stars Orange Is The New Black star Uzo Aduba as eccentric detective Cordelia Cupp, tasked with solving a murder at the White House.
The all-star cast also features the likes of Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito, Always Be My Maybe’s Randall Park and Kylie Minogue.
Fans have already compared The Residence to zany caper Knives Out after watching the trailer.
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Among them is @JoseBaghiroli, who said on YouTube: ‘It’s the West Wing/Knives Out crossover I never knew I needed.’
Netflix fans are eager to binge-watch whodunit The Residence (Picture: Erin Simkin/Netflix) Yes, the actual Kylie Minogue plays herself in The Residence (Picture: Erin Simkin/Netflix)@heyitsthatspinabifidachick1351 shared: ‘I have my reminder set on Netflix. I can’t wait to see this show.’
@redeye007 commented: ‘This is the Netflix version of Only Murders in the Building. Looks like my kind of show. Next season should take place at Buckingham Palace.’
Echoing their sentiment, @whatthebuckfan89 added: ‘Oh my goodness I saw this was set in the White House I usually don’t go for any shows about politics, but this looks hilarious the delivery of the detective genius.’
Created by Paul William Davies, The Residence is produced by TV legend Shonda Rhimes’s production company Shondaland, also behind shows including Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and Bridgerton.
If you can’t wait until Thursday, Netflix fans have also been recommending recently added drama Adolescence.
The Residence has already been compared to Knives Out (Picture: Claire Folger/Lionsgate/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)Starring Line of Duty’s Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper in his debut onscreen role, one-shot drama Adolescence tells the harrowing story of a 13-year-old boy accused of the murder of a girl in his class.
Over four episodes, it follows Jamie Miller (Cooper) arrested and charged with the heinous crime, with Top Boy’s Ashley Walters playing Detective Inspector Luke Bascombe, who is assigned to Jamie’s case.
Viewers see the impact of Jamie’s actions on his school, his family, and the shocking CCTV evidence behind the act before The Crown actress Erin Doherty, who plays a clinical psychologist, delves deeper into his mindset and the impact the ideologies from the likes of Andrew Tate are having on young men.
‘Finished #Adolescence, what an incredible show. We genuinely do not talk enough about the greatness of Stephen Graham. This final scene had me bawling,’ KongoZande said, to which Samantha commented on X: ‘Same, I’m still crying and it ended about 5 minutes ago. He is phenomenal. Just wow.’
Viewers said they were counting down the days until its launch (Picture: Erin Simkin/Netflix)Kellam wrote: ‘Guys Adolescence on Netflix is potentially the closest thing we have to perfect tv. Severance, Paradise and now this? How greedy. All shot in one take too? Mental.’
Tim called it ‘the most sensational piece of television I’ve seen in years’, while Jiya said it ‘is truly a brilliantly crafted show’.
Director Philip Barantini and writer Jack Thorne previously spoke to Metro to discuss the importance of the conversations being sparked by this drama and why the one-shot style of filming was vital to the story.
Philip, who also directed 2019 film Boiling Point in one shot, which also starred Stephen, explained why this filming technique isn’t a ‘gimmick’, but a tool to draw the audience in to an even greater degree and ‘force them to pay attention’.
He said: ‘It’s relentless, and it puts a perspective on things that you wouldn’t necessarily have. You can’t jump forward in time, you can’t cut to another person, you can’t go to a close up.
‘We wanted to just dip the audience in for an hour in this particular moment in time, dip them back out again, and then put them in a few months later and let them work it out themselves.
The Residence is coming to Netflix on Thursday, March 20.
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