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House of Cards. 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 ...
After being denied the Secretary of State position he was promised, House Majority Whip Frank Underwood begins a ruthless and corrupt climb of the political ladder that takes his career to unprecedented heights as his wife, Claire, searches for her place to dominate in her husband's spotlight. — Sam Rickerd.
- It doesn't take long for the first season of House of Cards to establish that Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), the focus of the entire season, is a ruthless man.
- So, remember Zoe Barnes from the first season? Well, she's dangerous to Frank now, so he does what's becoming common for him: he pushes her in front of a subway train.
- Frank's main villain this season is Victor Petrov, the Russian president, and their clashes make for some of the show's best work. A lot of this season is wonky, boring political machinations, but the inclusion of Petrov, and Claire's involvement in going up against him, is solid.
- This season is largely defined by the Underwoods doing battle against one another. By season's end they'll be back on the same page, but for most of its 13 episodes, Claire and Frank go up against each other in the political arena.
Set in present-day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood ( Kevin Spacey ), a Democrat from South Carolina's 5th congressional district and the House Majority Whip, who, after getting passed over for appointment as Secretary of State, decides to exact his revenge on those who betrayed him.
The sixth and final season of House of Cards, an American political drama television series created by Beau Willimon for Netflix, was released on November 2, 2018. Frank Pugliese and Melissa James Gibson returned as showrunners for the final season. The sixth season continues the story of recently-inaugurated, Democratic president Claire ...
House of Cards: Created by Beau Willimon. With Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Kevin Spacey, Justin Doescher. A Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him.
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S1.E1 ∙ Chapter 1. Fri, Feb 1, 2013. Congressman Francis Underwood has been declined the chair for Secretary of State. He's now gathering his own team to plot his revenge. Zoe Barnes, a reporter for the Washington Herald, will do anything to get her big break. 8.5/10 (8.5K) Rate. Watch options.
