House of Cards

Synopsis

Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex and corruption in modern D.C.

First Air Date: 2013-02-01

Last Air Date: 2018-11-02

Number of Seasons: 6

Number of Episodes: 73

Created By: Beau Willimon

Networks: Netflix

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Top Cast

Robin Wright as Claire Underwood
Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper
Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood
Jayne Atkinson as Catherine Durant
Derek Cecil as Seth Grayson
Mahershala Ali as Remy Danton
Boris McGiver as Tom Hammerschmidt
Nathan Darrow as Edward Meechum
Kate Mara as Zoe Barnes
Paul Sparks as Thomas Yates

Seasons

Specials (Unknown Year) - (7 Episodes)

Season 1 (2013) - (13 Episodes)

Season 2 (2014) - (13 Episodes)

Season 3 (2015) - (13 Episodes)

Season 4 (2016) - (13 Episodes)

Season 5 (2017) - (13 Episodes)

Season 6 (2018) - (8 Episodes)

Specials

Additional extras for the House of Cards series.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Direct Address

Addressing the viewer directly is an important element in House of Cards. In this video, the protagonists tell more background information about the use of direct addressing in House of Cards.
Ep. 2: Backstage Politics on the set of House of Cards

A look behind of House of Cards.
Ep. 3: A Death In New Mexico

House of Cards was mainly filmed in the Baltimore's film studios. The location was only relocated to New Mexico once. This video shows which special challenges of the location had to be overcome.
Ep. 4: Table Read of Episodes 12 & 13

This video shows how the producer, the director, the actors and other guys prepare for the shooting of episodes 12 & 13 of House of Cards in a joint lecture.
Ep. 5: Two Houses

In this video, the makers of the US version of House of Cards tell how they followed the British model and where and why they deviated from the model.
Ep. 6: Line of Succession

A glimpse into the creating process of each episode
Ep. 7: Politics for the sake of politics

Politics is only the back drop, the themes are universal. What is the show about? It’s about relationships and power, not just politics.