US EditionReview: In 'The Residence' and 'Ludwig,' charming detectives are tapped to resolve a mystery
- Two new mystery comedies, "The Residence" and "Ludwig," premiered recently.
- In "The Residence," A.B. Wynter, the head usher at the White House, is found dead, prompting investigations by the FBI and other law enforcement.
- The show features Uzo Aduba as a detective during a murder investigation at the White House.
- David Mitchell stars in "Ludwig," portraying John Taylor, a puzzle inventor with social difficulties, which adds humor to the series.
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‘The Residence’ review: A comedic whodunit … at the White House?
When a White House employee is found dead on the premises during a state dinner, Cordelia Cupp, a consulting detective for the police, is called in to find out who done it in the Netflix series “The Residence.” The series comes from Paul William Davies, whose credits include the soapy Shonda Rhimes drama “Scandal,” about White House power players and the fixer tasked with keeping their secrets hidden. It probably wasn’t a leap for Davies (or Rhi…
David Mitchell Knows the Secret to a Cozy British Murder
British comedian David Mitchell has delighted us in ‘Peep Show,’ ‘That Mitchell & Webb Look,’ and many British panel shows on which he’s a staple. But in ‘Ludwig,’ now on BritBox, he’s solving some cozy British murders.
‘The Residence’ review: Uzo Aduba delights in Netflix murder mystery
OK, so think “Scandal,” but take out the sex and the spying and the occasional gruesomeness and all but one suspicious death, and add more wit, a lot of bird-watching, a dash of “Knives Out” and a lot of behind-the-scenes-at-the-White-House-family-quarters…
NRC makes a selection from the media offering. This time: the documentary ‘The Mother of All Lies’, the series ‘The Residence’ and the new ‘Assassin’s Creed’.
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