The big question is how the series will proceed in light of recent events. According to a recent report from Deadline, four episodes of “The Residence” had been filmed before the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild strikes shut down Hollywood for much of the year. Filming had been scheduled to resume in January. It’s currently unclear if Netflix will stick to that production schedule, or if they will hit the pause button out of respect for Braugher, the cast, and crew.
There is no word on how the production will proceed without Braugher. There are no good options, as it would either involve writing off his character, replacing him with a new actor, or scrapping the show entirely midway through. It may depend on how integral the character of A.B. Wynter is to the proceedings. For what it’s worth, Wynter is described as one of the main characters in the show, so this will likely be a big challenge in either scenario.
The rest of the characters include Watson as Jasmine Haney, a young and rising White House Assistant Usher; Lee as Tripp Morgan, the president’s younger brother; Marino as Harry Hollinger, the president’s oldest friend; Findley as Sheila Cannon, White House Butler; Griggs as Lilly Schumacher, the president’s Social Secretary; Mitchell as Rollie Bridgewater, the Maitre d’; Perrault as Colin Trask, Head of the Presidential Detail for the Secret Service; Pinchot as Didier Gotthard, White House Executive Pastry Chef; Whitlock Jr. as Chief of Police Larry Dokes; and Wiseman as Marvella, White House Executive Chef.
“The Residence” does not currently have a release date.