House of Cards (American TV series)

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House of Cards
Genre	Political drama; Political thriller;
Created by	Beau Willimon
Based on	House of Cards; by Michael Dobbs; House of Cards; by Andrew Davies;
Starring	Kevin Spacey; Robin Wright; Michael Kelly; (See full cast below);
Music by	Jeff Beal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	73 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	David Fincher; Kevin Spacey; Eric Roth; Joshua Donen; Dana Brunetti; Andrew Davies; Michael Dobbs; John Melfi; Beau Willimon; David Manson; John David Coles; Robin Wright; Frank Pugliese; Melissa James Gibson;
Production locations	Baltimore, Maryland; Joppa, Maryland; (sound stage);
Cinematography	David M. Dunlap; Igor Martinovic; Eigil Bryld; Martin Ahlgren;
Editors	Lisa Bromwell; Byron Smith; Cindy Mollo;
Running time	42–60 minutes
Production companies	MRC; Trigger Street Productions; Wade/Thomas Productions; Knight Takes King Productions;
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	February 1, 2013 –; November 2, 2018
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House of Cards is an American political thriller television series created by Beau Willimon. It is based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Michael Dobbs and an adaptation of the 1990 British series of the same name by Andrew Davies, also from the novel. The first 13-episode season was released on February 1, 2013, on the streaming service Netflix. House of Cards is the first TV series to have been produced by a studio for Netflix.

House of Cards is set in Washington, D.C., and is the story of Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), an amoral politician and Democrat from South Carolina's 5th congressional district and his equally ambitious wife Claire Underwood (Robin Wright). Frank is passed over for appointment as Secretary of State but remains House Majority Whip so he initiates an elaborate plan to attain power, aided by Claire. The series deals with themes of ruthless pragmatism, manipulation, betrayal, and power.

House of Cards received highly positive reviews and numerous award nominations, including 33 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor for Spacey, and Outstanding Lead Actress for Wright. It is the first original online-only streaming television series to receive major Emmy nominations. The show also earned eight Golden Globe Award nominations, with Wright winning for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2014 and Spacey winning for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2015.

In 2017, following allegations of sexual misconduct against Spacey, Netflix terminated their relationship with the actor. The sixth and final season was produced and released in 2018 without his involvement.

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