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- House of Cards combines a vast number of genres; it's a thriller, a love story, a black comedy and a satire - and a very interesting lesson in US politics, which, given creator Beau Willimon's profound knowledge on the subject (he used to work as a campaign aid for Hillary Clinton, Bill Bradley and Howard Dean), is probably a lot more accurate than what we would like to believe.
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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).
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- The Writing Team Knows Their Stuff
- The Entire Cast Were First Choice Picks
- It's A Big Hit in China
When actress Rachel Brosnahan (who plays Doug Stamper’s tortured call girl/Achilles heel) was originally cast, she was set to appear in only two episodes and recite a total of five lines. Showrunner Beau Willimon stated: Rachel plays such an integral part in the series that it's difficult to imagine the show without her presence. Her relationship w...
As freshly original as House of Cards may seem, it's actually based on a BBC miniseries from 1990 of the same name. The British original series took place after Margaret Thatcher’s period as Prime Minister and went for four episodes, and was itself an adaptation of a series of novels by Michael Dobbs. So for the American version, the Conservative F...
There is quite the familial connection in the House of Cards White House, as Michael Gill and Jayne Atkinson (President Garrett Walker and Secretary of State Catherine Durant, respectively) have been married for nearly 20 years. Their marriage was actually unbeknownst to Fincher, Spacey and the rest of the cast until after they were already hired. ...
A relative of both New York Giants owner John Mara and Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney, football runs through Kate’s blood - she’s even sung at games for both teams. Mara even once joked that, “If I’m mad at my mom I root for the Giants, and if I’m pissed at my dad I root for the Steelers.” So it crushed Kate in 2006 when she was forced to ...
Fans of HBO’s critically acclaimed series, The Wire (which is shot, and set in Baltimore), would have noticed many familiar faces and places in House of Cards, which is no coincidence. Although the show is set in Washington, the vast majority of it is filmed on a 300,000 ft soundstage in Joppa, near Baltimore. The soundstage boasts recreations of t...
David Fincher and Kevin Spacey (who’s also an executive producer) began developing House of Cards without a network backing it. After shopping the show around to the likes of HBO and AMC, Netflix eventually won out the bidding war by signing on to a two season commitment right out of the gate. The streaming giant spared no expense, allocating $100 ...
Kevin Spacey has said that Bill Clinton once told him that “99 percent of what you do on that show is real.” What’s the one percent that the show gets wrong, you ask? “You could never get an education bill passed that fast.” While Bill may be exaggerating a bit as to how real the fictional show is, there certainly are elements of truth. In season o...
The writer of the source novel, Michael Dobbs, didn’t have much extra research to do for his book. On top of being a writer, Dobbs was Margaret Thatcher's chief of staff in 1986 and 1987, and the deputy chairman of the Conservative Party from 1994 to 1995. Keeping the material grounded in reality for the U.S. version became the job of series creato...
In the commentary track for the first season, executive producer David Fincher explains that when he first got the cast in a room together, he took the opportunity to impart some wisdom on the group: “Every single person in this room represents our first choice, so don’t f*** this up. If you do, I will never forgive you.” In other words, it was an ...
House of Cards has found a massive audience in China, where it streams on the Chinese equivalent of Netflix, Sohu TV. The streaming service has reported that House of Cardswas ranked first among the American programs that they stream. According to Sohu TV, the majority of the 24.5 million people that tune into the show in China are from Beijing, an...
He is based on Francis Urquhart, the protagonist of the British novel and television series House of Cards, from which the American Netflix series is drawn. He is married to Claire Underwood (Robin Wright), and also had a sexual relationship with Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara) in season 1.
Based on the BBC miniseries of the same name, House of Cards follows Francis Underwood, the politician's politician - masterful, beguiling, charismatic and ruthless. He and his equally ambitious wife Claire will stop at nothing to ensure their ascendancy.
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- The Show Made Its Way To Creator Beau Willimon Because Of His Involvement In George Clooney’s Ides Of March. It all began when Willimon wrote a play entitled “Farragut North,” which found its way to George Clooney.
- There Was Talk Of Doing A Spin-Off Based On The Character Of Doug Stamper. Actor Michael Kelly told Gold Derby, “We went pretty far down the road on that.
- Even Without Kevin Spacey’s Scandal, Claire Underwood’s Ascension And Frank Underwood’s Fall Were Already Planned. “During the course of the marriage, they’re exploring their relationship, the ups and downs of it, and within that there is the ascension of Claire Underwood while Frank descends in a way,” co-showrunner Frank Pugliese revealed to The Hollywood Reporter during an interview.
- According To Some Crew Members, Kevin Spacey Made Inappropriate Comments BTS. In the wake of sexual allegations against Spacey, a source from the show told BuzzFeed, “He would be on set and he would make tons of jokes at young boys' expense about them in flirtatious ways.
Feb 18, 2022 · House of Cards might feel distinctly American in its Netflix incarnation, but the show was actually born across the pond back in 1990, when the end of Margaret Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minister...
Fans worldwide connect over their shared love for the series, exchanging thoughts on character development, plot predictions, and the show's socio-political commentary.
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