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While I haven’t streamed the entire season yet, I dove in as soon as I could.

What is ‘The Residence’ about?

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“The Residence” is Shondaland and “Scandal” writer Paul William Davies' new whodunnit.

Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito).

If you prefer your crime capers dour and gritty, this doesn’t feel like the show for you.

The Residence | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube

The whole thing is charmingly off-kilter and plays as equal parts investigation and comedy of errors.

Viewers who are looking for mindless TV might need to look elsewhere.

Cordelia Cupp is another of the genre’s more unorthodox detectives, but an immediately likable one.

Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba, right) as seen in Netflix’s “The Residence” episode 101

I wouldn’t be all that surprised if she ranks highly among some viewers' favorite onscreen sleuths.

Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp and Randall Park as Edwin Park in “The Residence”

Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) checking over A. B. Wynter’s (Giancarlo Esposito) body in a scene from Netflix’s “The Residence”

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