Its premise: 132 rooms.

One wildly eccentric detective (Aduba).

One disastrous State Dinner.

Barrett Foa joins The Residence

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He knows nothing about the social culture of Washington or the expectations of his role in the White House.

Spencer Garrett also recurs in the series.

Liza Johnson (The Last of Us, The Diplomat) directs the first four episodes of the series.

Mal de Amores (Lovesick), the adaptation of Ángeles Mastretta’s novel, has wrapped production (April, 2025)

Davies, who serves as showrunner, executive produces with Shondalands Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers.