"Behind the doors of power, the real battle is who controls history."
In the grand halls of a historic presidential mansion, The Residence unfolds as a taut political thriller where power, secrecy, and betrayal converge behind gilded doors. What appears as status and ceremony is nothing more than a gilded cage—one where every whisper can cost a reputation—and every photograph hides untold stories.
When first daughter Emma Chambers (Saoirse Ronan), a rising journalist with idealistic ambitions, discovers her father, the President (Jeffrey Wright), is involved in a covert operation, she plunges into the heart of political labyrinth. With the help of Elias Carter (Mahershala Ali), a brilliant but embittered White House security analyst, Emma begins to untangle layers of misinformation designed to control public perception—and protect the powerful.
As deeper conspiracies emerge—spanning covert legislation, digital surveillance, and shadow ties to foreign intelligence—Emma and Elias must decide: expose everything and risk plunging the nation into chaos, or bury the truth and live in the shadows of what might have been.
The Residence is a cerebral, morally charged journey through the corridors of influence—where redactions speak louder than press releases, and the most damaging secrets are those that stay unspoken. It asks: Who protects the protectors? And who guards the truth?