The series focuses on the murder ofthe White House Chief Usher, A.B.
Wynter, and the investigation that follows after his death.
Murder mysteries have always been a popular genre, regardless of the medium or format.
Despite the sheer amount of whodunit and murder mysteries available,The Residencesets itself apart from similar shows.
Similar toThe Residence,The Afterpartyhas a smart female detective who uses her wit to find the killer.
The two shows also include comedy elements and a similar style of storytelling.
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However, there is one difference betweenThe AfterpartyandThe Residence.
However, the sophomore season ofthe Apple TV+ serieswasnt as successful as season 1.
The Afterparty is a murder-mystery comedy series created for Apple TV+.
Based on the novel by Kate Andersen Brower, The Residence is a drama-mystery series created by Paul William Davies. The series follows a detective named Cordelia Cupp, who is brought in to solve a strange murder that occurs during a White House state dinner, causing the staff to begin to question one another as to who could have committed the crime.
The Afterparty is a murder-mystery comedy series created for Apple TV+. The show structure focuses on several different characters that all attend an afterparty event with a murder central to the story. A detective interrogates the partygoers to reveal the culprit in each episode, with each person’s accounts of the night given unique directorial flourishes that show inconsistencies in the overall case.
