Homages abound in Paul William Davies' eight-episode White House-set comic thriller, co-starring Randall Park, Jane Curtin ...

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Based on the Kate Anderson Brower book of the same title, the new eight-part series sees eccentric detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) arriving at the White House to solve a murder at a state dinner.