How the Kylie Minogue Caste and Andre Braugher has replaced

The new Shondaland Murder Mystery series “The Residence” shares some DNA with another Netflix Whodunit: Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” film.

“It resuscitated the genre,” showrunner Paul William Davies told Variety At “The Residence” Première in Los Angeles on Wednesday, the film by Johnson was a “hugely important” target post for his show in the way in which it was inspired by the Whodunits of the 1970s.

“He played with history,” Davies explained. “That really opened the door for many of us to be like:” Oh, yes, we can do that again. ”

‘The Residence’, which now flows on Netflix, UZO Aduba plays as the wild eccentric detective (and legendary birdwatcher) Cordelia Cupp, who has the task of resolving a murder that takes place during a state dinner of the White House. When creating the crewball comedy – with a vast cast with Susan Kelechi Watson, Randall Park and Ken Marino – Davies got inspiration from the Murder Mystery ensembles of “Death on the Nile” and “Murder on the Orient Express”, and “The Last of the Last of.” He was also influenced by the sitcom “Fawlty Towers” and the piece “Noises Off”, which had a “theatricality” and farce that he liked.

“The Residence” also has a number of unexpected performances, such as comedian and former senator Al Franken who play a fictional politician and Kylie Minogue … Kylie Minogue.

“We were very enthusiastic if we actually do received Kylie Minogue because we kept referring to Kylie Minogue, “said executive producer Betsy Beers, while her Shondaland -opposed to Shonda Rhimes put in:” But we didn’t know if it would happen. “

So how did the team succeed in getting the Pop idol on board?

“We approached her. She read it and she really responded,” Davies said, relieved. “Because she is Kylie, she is a very sober, warm, accessible person who really thought it would be fun,” said Davies. “I had something like that:” Everything you can do or are willing to do, I will write for you. “So I wrote more because she was a game.”

Minogue even played her hit single ‘Can’t Get You from my head’ from 2001. Davies is a big fan of the track. “We used it as much as possible if we could in the show,” he said.

At the premiere, the “The Residence” team also greeted the deceased Andre Braugher, who originally played the role of the Chief Usher Ab Wynter of the White House. When Braugher died in December 2023, halfway through production, Giancarlo stepped in Esposito to play the character.

“I fully honor him in my performance because I knew him,” said Esposito about Braugher, his friend and former Co-star. “I worked with him on ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’, and we started in New York Theater far back then. His performance in ‘Glory’ changed my life.”

So, as Esposito considered whether he should sign up for ‘the home’, he wondered how to fill Braugher’s shoes.

“I realized, that doesn’t have to do that. He would like me to do what I do best,” said Esposito. “And when I realized that, I realized that I only have to keep his mind in me and do the best work that I could do as an actor, without forgetting the legendary icon he was.”

View more photos of the premiere of “The Residence” below.