The wealthy socialite poisoned A.B.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You knew before you sat down to write the show that the killer would be Lilly.
At what point did Molly Griggs learn that she would be the killer?
Isiah Whitlock Jr., Dan Perrault, Spencer Garrett, Uzo Aduba, Randall Park, and Molly Griggs on ‘The Residence’.Credit:Erin Simkin/Netflix
PAUL WILLIAM DAVIES:She knew right when she came aboard.
I told her and she was like, Great.
What made her the most compelling killer?
Molly Griggs as Lilly Schumacher on ‘The Residence’.Erin Simkin/Netflix
It maybe felt like commentary about the rich and what they think they could get away with.
Is that a fair assessment?
I mean, its not really commentary.
Giancarlo Esposito as A.B. Wynter on ‘The Residence’.Jessica Brooks/Netflix
So that was really fun for me.
Hugh Jackman being a guest at the Australian state dinner is a recurring gag.
You tried to get him to appear but he had a scheduling conflict.
Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp and Randall Park as Edwin Park on ‘The Residence’.Erin Simkin/Netflix
How would you have integrated him in if he were available?
Like with Kylie [Minogue], we approached her, she was totally game.
How would you describe him as a collaborator?
Wynter and what he thought and what some of his ideas were.
Yet he was asking me things that I had thought about inadequately.
It made me think more about it in a way that was very helpful to me.
He was just an incredible person and force to be around.
It was devastating to lose him.
With those questions that he had, did they inform any changes to Giancarlos A.B.
I didnt [need to] rewrite for Giancarlo.
They both inhabited it in their own way, which is what great actors do.
I remember talking to Andre about the backstory of A.B.
I remember him being very supportive of that.
That was really important to me.
The mystery has been solved, but would you want to continue the show in some capacity?
Have there been talks with Netflix?
Cordelia is a great character.
She’s a lot of fun to write for.
I love working with Uzo.
The relationship between Cordelia and Edwin is really fun.
I love the genre.
I would love to be able to keep telling Cordelia stories if I could.
And then we’ll talk about the future.
Are there any ideas percolating in your head?
I’ve definitely got ideas.
I mean, Cordelia travels all over the world, and she does that for birds mostly.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.The Residenceis streaming on Netflix.
