The Residence (Netflix in the US and not to be confused with the medical drama - The Resident, which is also on Netflix, and I kind of did at first) - this is a hilarious parlor room mystery series that takes place in the White House, but manages to circumvent political satire, or it winks at it, without quite going there? I was avoiding it because I thought it went there

Oookay! I would have had all the same reservations you did, but the fact that it's not going there, and that it was made by Shonda Rhimes totally makes me want to watch this now. :D Thank you!