Overview

• Netflix’s Shondaland-produced whodunnit premiered March 20, drew 6.4 million views in its debut week and spent four weeks on the streamer’s English TV Top 10 list.
• The series was adapted from Kate Andersen Brower’s nonfiction book and created by Paul William Davies, with Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers serving as executive producers.
• Uzo Aduba starred as Detective Cordelia Cupp, leading an ensemble that included Giancarlo Esposito and Randall Park among others.
• Producers built an expansive White House set across multiple stages, a factor cited by insiders as contributing to the show’s high production costs.
• The cancellation reflects Netflix’s recent shift toward globally scalable franchises and limited series, following the axing of freshman drama Pulse.