The article discusses the adaptation of Kate Anderson Brower's book, The Residence, into a Netflix series. While the book provides a journalistic glimpse into the lives of White House staff, the series introduces a fictional murder mystery at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The narrative follows detective Cordelia Cupp as she navigates the complex environment of the White House, interacting with a diverse range of domestic staff. Notably, the show intertwines actual historical elements with a fictional plot, raising questions about its authenticity amidst the dramatization.
"If they share one unifying quality, it is the ability to keep secrets," wrote Kate Anderson Brower of the White House staff in her 2015 book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House.
The show dramatizes what it might be like to work in the White House, but just how true to life is it, murder aside?
Today, it takes around 100 full-time and 250 part-time employees to keep the residence running smoothly, including the head usher-the murder victim on the show.
The murder mystery exists at the intersection of Elsbeth and Shondaland's other White House show, combining political intrigue with parlor-room puzzlement-and that parlor happens to be located in the most famous house in America.
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