Netflix Orders 8 Episodes of Drama 'The Residence' from Shonda Rhimes and Paul William Davies

Netflix has today given a series order to the original drama series The Residence inspired by the novel by Kate Andersen Brower. The first season will produce 8 episodes.

The drama is a screwball whodunnit set in the upstairs, downstairs and backstairs of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world's most famous mansion. Viewers can expect to see the following key elements: 132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective. One disastrous State Dinner.

Paul William Davies (For the People) created the drama. He will executive produce with Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. Shondaland will produce.