Creator and writer Paul William Davies dissects a script page that lays the framework for the wildly entertaining whodunnit.
Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito), is discovered dead in the Game Room.
Everyone, all 157 staff and guests, is a suspect.
Uzo Aduba and Randall Park on ‘The Residence’.Credit:Erin Simkin/Netflix
It led to a light bulb moment for Davies: This house!
Its like a Clue board!
For security reasons, opening windows in the White House is strictly prohibited.
A script page from the first episode of ‘The Residence’.Courtesy of Paul William Davies
Davies even toured the White House a few times as part of that prep.
Im a research person, he says.
In terms of understanding how the house worked and the people who work there, that was really helpful.
Giancarlo Esposito on ‘The Residence’.Jessica Brooks/Netflix
Marinos Hollinger, particularly, becomes an adversary of sorts for Cordelia.
I love the dynamic between the two of them, says Davies.
The kind of quiet rectitude of Cordelia who’s just completely unfazed by any of it.
Nathan Lovejoy, Ken Marino, and Brett Tucker on ‘The Residence’.Jessica Brooks/Netflix
Ready to crack the case?The Residenceis streaming on Netflix.
