House of Cards

Name: House of Cards
Genre: Drama
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Kristen Connolly, Sebastian Arcelus

There are two kinds of pain.

House of Cards (2013-2018)

Seasons: 6, episodes: 73

Average rating: 8.5/10 675 199

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Actors and characters

Video for the series House of Cards — House of Cards Season 1 - Official Trailer - Netflix

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Premiere

2013-02-01

Last episode

2018-11-02

Status

Ended

Country

United States

Network

Netflix

Production

MRC, Trigger Street Productions, Wade/Thomas Productions

Genre

Drama

Website

http://www.netflix.com/title/70178217

Creators

Beau Willimon

Actors

Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Kristen Connolly, Sebastian Arcelus, Nathan Darrow, Kate Mara, Constance Zimmer, Patricia Clarkson, Neve Campbell
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Bill Kennedy, Laura Eason

Producer

Boris Malden, Hameed Shaukat, Sarah Treem, Rick Cleveland, Jay Carson, Karyn McCarthy, Keith Huff, Karen Moore, Iain Paterson, Bill Kennedy

Camera operator

David M. Dunlap

Composer

Jeff Beal

Editing

Lisa Bromwell, Byron Smith, Cindy Mollo
Whole Team (121)

Short description

Betrayed by the White House, Congressman Frank Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. Blackmail, seduction and ambition are his weapons.

Seasons

Season	Episodes	Release date	Rating
Season 1 Betrayed by the White House, Congressman Francis Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. Blackmail, seduction and ambition are his weapons.	13	2013-02-01	7.7
Season 2 In their ruthless rise to power, Francis and Claire battle threats past and present, and form new alliances while old ones succumb to betrayal.	13	2014-02-14	7.7
Season 3 President Underwood fights to secure his legacy. Claire wants more than being First Lady. The biggest threat they face is contending with each other.	13	2015-02-27	7.7
Season 4 They've always been a great team. But now in season four, Frank and Claire become even greater adversaries as their marriage stumbles and their ambitions are at odds. In an election year, the stakes are now higher than ever, and the biggest threat they face is contending with each other.	13	2016-03-04	8
Season 5 Season five picks up where season four left off: in the midst of a tense presidential election that puts the Underwoods on the same ticket against energetic Republican upstart Will Conway. Viewers will see how their heated campaigns play out as well as which alliances dissolve in the aftermath. P…	13	2017-05-30	7.5
Season 6 With Frank out of the picture, Claire Underwood steps fully into her own as the first woman president, but faces formidable threats to her legacy.	8	2018-11-02	4.7

What's left behind the scenes

For the filming of the series, a warehouse of approximately 28,000 square meters was rented in the industrial district of Joppa, Maryland. The series' filming location is actually part of an old distribution center, and all driving scenes were filmed against a green screen in a room that previously served as a cold storage facility for furs. The following sets were located inside the warehouse building: the Oval Office, the Underwood house (first floor, basement, and second floor), the Capitol building, various government representative offices, the governor's office in South Carolina, and various luxury hotel rooms.
Each of the first five seasons of the series consists of 13 episodes—one episode for each card in a suit.
The series is an adaptation of the original BBC miniseries 'House of Cards' (1990), which in turn was based on the 1989 novel of the same name by its screenwriter, Michael Dobbs. Dobbs was a prominent member of the British Conservative Party during the premierships of Margaret Thatcher and John Major.
The series credits do not mention hacktivist Gregg Housh, who worked with actor Jimmy Simpson for six months as a computer hacker consultant.
Following the scandal involving Kevin Spacey in October 2017, Netflix announced that the sixth season of 'House of Cards' would be the last.
Kate Mara, who played Zoe Barnes, knew from the very beginning that her character was destined to die; however, she was forced to keep this a secret until the premiere of the second season and lie when asked about the progress of filming (she could not reveal prematurely that she was no longer participating in the shoot).
The uniqueness of this series lies in the fact that its creators were guaranteed complete creative freedom in terms of screenwriting, filming, and producing the project, without any obstructive oversight. It was this very freedom that attracted Oscar winners like David Fincher, who became one of more than forty producers.
Mahershala Ali (who played Remy) asked the writers to remove his character from the series after the fourth season.
The sound made by Frank Underwood's ring (played by Kevin Spacey) when he bangs his fist on the table at the very end of the final episode of Season 2 was incorporated into the sound design of the Netflix logo shown before all original projects.
Before the premiere of the second season, Barack Obama asked viewers of the series 'House of Cards' to refrain from posting plot spoilers for the new season. The corresponding post appeared on the U.S. President's official Twitter account. In early February 2014, it became known that 'House of Cards' had been renewed for a third season.
In the third episode of the third season, Tolokonnikova, Alekhina, and Verzilov played themselves. According to the plot, they criticize the Russian president during an official dinner in Washington held on the occasion of his visit to the USA.
Producer David Fincher immediately offered the role of Claire Underwood to Robin Wright, whom he had directed in the 2011 thriller 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.' He promised the actress that her opinion would be heard during the development of the character.