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Metro
a day ago
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- Metro
Netflix fans fume after outrageous murder-mystery is axed
Netflix viewers are in mourning after the streamer cancelled one of its 'best shows', The Residence, in a shock move. The eight-episode murder-mystery series starred Orange is the New Black actor Uzo Aduba as Detective Cordelia Cupp who must get to the bottom of a murder at the White House. After coming out in March, fans have had nothing but praise for the quirky show with an eccentric cast of characters, including pop icon Kylie Minogue herself as well as Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito, Always Be My Maybe's Randall Park. In fact, people were rooting for multiple seasons of the show with our bird-obsessed detective solving a new mystery every time, Knives Out style anthology series. With an 85% Rotten Tomatoes score and a tidy 6.4 million views in the first four days alone – there's no denying there was appetite for more. Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro's TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we'll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. Unfortunately, the Shonda Rhimes show won't be making a grand return to screens with Netflix axing it. The show was undeniably an expensive endeavour for the streamer featuring the biggest ever recreation of the White House built on seven stages and featured 10 miles of moulding, 200 working doors and 144,000 pounds of flooring. Per Deadline, sources say that there had been discussion to reduce the budget for a second season, which ultimately didn't work out. Over on Reddit, fans were complaining about the decision. 'That's a bummer! I really enjoyed her character. I liked the backstory flashbacks a lot too. I thought there was a lot to work with in further building her character,' user runamokamok said. 'I liked this show a lot more than I would've thought. Sucks its been canceled but at least we had a complete series with an ending,' SilverRoseBlade wrote. 'Why does Netflix only cancel quality shows like this?? That was genuinely so fun and thrilling,' kjsah9026 shared. 'This is on brand for Netflix. Cancelling shows that are actually good and renewing shows that suck,' explanationhead3753 reflected. 'Awww man. This was such a lovely, cozy show. I really wanted more,' vmetdear posted. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video HollasforDollas asked Netflix to 'get their priorities in order' while eightyfish called it a 'pity' and shidog agreed 'Netflix missed it on this one'. On X, the sentiment was similar. 'The Residence is one of the best shows I've ever watched and did what it needed to do that one season. I don't think they could have topped this going forward, anyway. I'm not mad,' blurrypinks declared. 'I'm so salty about The Residence getting cancelled,' ingirksnob agreed. 'Shondaland better find a way to save The Residence I need the murder mysteryaissance to continue!!!' Pomgrenatecity echoed. One minuscule consolation is that at least the plot of season one is contained with a satisfying resolution, which means fans won't have to deal with a devastating cliffhanger that never gets answered. Alongside The Residence, another fresh show on the platform, Pulse, about a group of ER doctors navigating crisis after crisis at a Miami hospital, has also been cut. Meanwhile, Netflix thriller No Good Deed, which came out in December starring Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano, has been paused indefinitely. Netflix has a track record for prematurely cancelling TV shows and evoking uproar among fans. In 2023, co-CEO Ted Sarandos told Bloomberg the metric by which they measure whether a show gets that all-important greenlight. 'We have never cancelled a successful show. A lot of these shows were well-intended but talk to a very small audience on a very big budget. More Trending 'The key to it is you have to be able to talk to a small audience on a small budget and a large audience at a large budget. If you do that well, you can do that forever,' he said. This year alone has seen the unceremonious end of Noah Centineo's The Recruit, period drama The Empress and Greek mythology series Kaos. This is alongside a slew of major shows coming to an end, including Squid Game, The Sandman, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Big Mouth, Cobra Kai and Outer Banks. View More » The Residence season one is available to stream on Netflix. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Hidden gem streaming service cheaper than Netflix is perfect for thriller fans MORE: BBC thriller that fans hailed 'perfect' soars up Netflix top 10 chart MORE: Neil Gaiman allegations explained as Netflix drops Sandman season 2 part one
Eater
2 days ago
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- Eater
Tune In and Get Buzzed at This San Francisco Coffee Shop
On a warm afternoon on 16th Street, a little wooden tray lands on your table complete with three pink-red cups, a beaker-like glass of sparkling water, and a golden spoon. The three cups contain immaculate coffee and milk rehydrated from Japan. A laminated explainer with details on the arrangement arrives, too, like a flash card riddled with notes for a chemistry test. It reads, 'no substitutions, limited quantity.' It also instructs the drinker to queue the song 'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence' by Ryuichi Sakamoto on your phone, to soundtrack the experience. This is the newest offering from Liza Otanes and Rich Lee's SPRO Coffee. It's one of the only guided San Francisco coffee services available, a small and mighty scene that emerged properly in summer 2024. Lee, who judges international coffee competitions, says the idea was to bring a taste of that competitive world to caffeine heads in San Francisco. This particular tasting comes from 2025 U.S. Barista Champion Kay Cheon. The order comes with espresso, a cappuccino, milk, and sparkling water, the standard set-up at barista competitions. The milk served here points to that level of expertise: It's frozen for 72 hours, refined for an extra 30 hours to create better protein and fat, then combined with coconut milk and cryodesiccated milk from Hokkaido, a process (apparently). Cheon served drinks very much like these in the national finals; Lee took inspiration from the presentation. There are a few modifications allowed, but the guided coffee service starts at $21. The final pricing depends on which espresso you might want to try; in spring 2025, both options were Colombian, but one cost $1.50 extra and the other $10. It's a lot of flavor and a lot of caffeine for a casual coffee drinker. It's specifically a lot of dairy for someone who might consider black coffee the be-all and end-all. The guide instructs guests to move from espresso to milk, to 'the union' (the cappuccino), then to 'sip again,' before reflecting on each drink. That's not to mention the music prompt; following along with a specific song is a singular San Francisco treat. For the tasting, the crescendo hits with a rare Ombligon varietal — roasted by Los Angeles's Be Bright Coffee — and served as espresso. The notes are wild. Big blasts of watermelon, hella malty dark chocolate, and dots of cherry and raspberry result in a crazy symphonic slurp. It's bitter, but in that controlled way of stoneground dark chocolate. The milk tastes like the kind warmed on the stove by your grandma, nostalgic in its sweetness and fuzziness. For the Colombian roast that goes for $8.50 less, the impact of the espresso is less intense, resulting in a more balanced experience throughout the other drinks — your palate is a bit more prepared. Feeling a little self-conscious, one might have an out-of-body experience and see themselves as Keanu Reeves in Always Be My Maybe , weeping through his headphones, listening to the final moos of the cow slain to make his meal. But if you can get past that, it's an edifying phenomenon to drink coffee in this slow, powerful way. 'Let the final flavors fade,' the instructions read in part. 'Let the memory of feeling and flavor linger.' This coffee-music pairing comes from Lee's time working with baristas competing on the national stage. He worked with Saint Frank Coffee's Jason Yeo on his barista championship routine; Yeo took third place with just a few points separating him from second. Otanes and Lee's business has been on a winning spree in the city. The duo expanded past their Spark Social truck and Castro cafe with two new outposts in 2023, both in Civic Center. It's one of his former staffers who now runs the TikTok-approved coffee and tea program at Cafe Shoji. This summer, Lee will head to Milan to prepare for the international barista competition. 'I want to share some of that with San Francisco,' he says. SPRO Coffee is open with four outposts across San Francisco. The guided coffee pairing is available at the 500 Church Street and 525 Golden Gate Avenue locations. See More:
