How did a 1996 Senate Whitewater Hearing Seen on C-SPAN Inspire the Hit 2025 Netflix Series "The Residence"?
Thirty years ago, C-SPAN showed the Senate Whitewater Committee hearings. The Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters was created in May 1995. Hearings ran for 300 hours over 60 sessions across 13 months.
Did anything concrete come out of those hearings seen on C-SPAN?
Well – at least one thing.
A hit murder mystery now streaming on Netflix called "The Residence."
How do you get from a 1996 Whitewater hearing about possible corruption in politics to a 2025 Netflix series – created by Shondaland -- about possible murder in the White House?
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