Grey's Anatomy boss's Netflix show The Residence casts Kylie Minogue

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Netflix screwball murder-mystery The Residence has snagged Kylie Minogue for a cameo.

Executive produced by Grey's Anatomy boss Shonda Rhimes, this eight-episode series is inspired by Kate Andersen Brower's 2015 book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, taking viewers to the "upstairs, downstairs and back stairs of the White House" as a murder occurs.

Deadline broke the news of Aussie popstar Minogue's casting, and just like Nicolas Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, she's playing herself here.

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Jane Curtin (Saturday Night Live), Eliza Coupe (Scrubs), Julieth Restrepo (Griselda), Sumalee Montano (The Lost Symbol), James Babson (For the People), Izzy Diaz (Good Trouble) and Paul Fitzgerald (Dare Me) are also new recruits.

Additionally, Chris Grace (Superstore), Juliette Jeffers (Tulsa King), Nathan Lovejoy (The Good Place) and Rebecca Field (Shameless), Roslyn Gentle (Nightbitch), EL Losada (Los Frikis), Mel Rodriguez (Last Man on Earth) and Brett Tucker (Big Leap) have joined.

Orange is the New Black's Uzo Aduba headlines as the kooky detective Cordelia Cupp, described as an astute observer of human behaviour and characterised by a slightly unsettling conversational style.

Other eye-catching names on the roster include Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Andre Braugher and Ken Marino, Ant-Man's Randall Park, This Is Us's Susan Kelechi Watson, The Power's Edwina Findley and My Name is Earl's Jason Lee.

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The murder-mystery genre has enjoyed a seismic resurgence since the arrival of Murder on the Orient Express six years ago, with Knives Out, Amsterdam, See How They Run, Glass Onion, Murder Mystery, The Staircase and even The Traitors all doing their bit to extend its popularity on big and small screens.

The Residence is officially now in production and will stream on Netflix.

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