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Giancarlo Esposito Takes On Andre Braugher’s Role In Netflix’s ‘The Residence’, Al Franken As Senator Among Other Cast Additions

EXCLUSIVE: Putting a touching bookmark on their professional relationship, Giancarlo Esposito will succeed Andre Braugher in the cast of Shondaland‘s comedic murder-mystery Netflix drama series The Residence following Braugher’s untimely death. Production on The Residence, which had been paused due to the writers strike, has resumed, with former U.S. Senator Al Franken set to play […]

Also joining the cast of the series, headlined by Uzo Aduba, are Andrew Friedman ( Better Call Saul) as Irv Samuelson, Director of the National Park Police; and Julian McMahon ( FBI: Most Wanted) as Stephen Roos, the Prime Minister of Australia. The cast also includes Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Al Mitchell, Dan Perrault, Bronson Pinchot, Susan Kelechi Watson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mary Wiseman, Randall Park, Kylie Minogue, Jane Curtin, James Babson, Eliza Coupe, Izzy Diaz, Paul Fitzgerald, Ros Gentle, Chris Grace, Juliette Jeffers, Sumalee Montano, Nathan Lovejoy, E. L. Losada, Julieth Restrepo, Mel Rodriguez, Brett Tucker, and Rebecca Field. Esposito has earned five Emmy nominations, three for his signature role as Gus Fring on Breaking Bad and prequel Better Call Saul, and two for playing Moff Gideon on The Mandalorian.

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