There is always a wealth of original content being dropped on Netflix from one month to the next, and one of the latest additions to its streaming service is a miniseries called “The Residence” which I watched all the way through in just one day. A murder comedy mystery created by Paul Williams Davies, based on Kate Andersen Brower’s novel “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House” and produced by Shondaland, the amazing television empire overseen by Shonda Rhimes, it tells the tale of the White House Chief Usher, A.B. Winter (Giancarlo Esposito), who ius found murdered in one of America’s most secured locations, the White House. Into the crime scene comes Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba), a consultant with the Metropolitan Police Department and an avid birdwatcher, who is determined to find the culprit responsible. The problem is, there dozens upon dozens of suspects to consider, be it those with quite the public presence or the staff who works behind the scenes. Suffice to say, it proves to be one very long night for everyone involved.

Among those suspects is engineer Bruce Geller, an engineer who succeeds in getting the water pressure in the United States President’s shower just right after far too many tries. Bruce is played by Mel Rodriguez, a native of the Little Havana neighborhood in Miami, Florida, and a graduate of SUNY Purchase (State University of New York Purchase) which has produced unforgettable actors like him, Melissa Leo, Edie Falco, Wesley Snipes, and Ving Rhames among so many others. Mel’s most memorable appearances include playing Nurse Patsy de la Serda on the HBO comedy “Getting On,” Ernie Gomes on the Showtime drama “On Becoming a God in Central Florida,” Marco Pasternak on “Better Call Saul,” and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Hugo Ramirez on “CSI: Vegas.” Suffice to say, he is a character actor who continues to find work in an industry which is notoriously hard to break into, and more power to him.

I was lucky enough to interview Mel about his role of Bruce Geller in “The Residence,” and it was a lot of fun talking to him about this Netflix miniseries and about other things. Those things included what he learned as a student at SUNY Purchase, why the scripts for this show were among the best he had ever read, and his memories of the late Andre Braugher who was originally cast as A.B. Winter before he unexpectedly passed away.

“The Residence” is now streaming on Netflix, and it is highly recommended by The Ultimate Rabbit as it is highly entertaining and wonderfully intricate. Please check out our interview with Mel Rodriguez down below.