House of Cards is an American political drama television series created by Beau Willimon for Netflix. The first season, based on the BBC miniseries of the same name and the series of books by Michael Dobbs,[1] premiered exclusively via Netflix's web streaming service on February 1, 2013.[2]
Kevin Spacey stars as Representative Francis Underwood, the Majority Whip, who, after being passed up for the position of Secretary of State, initiates an elaborate plan to get himself into a position of greater power, aided by his wife, Claire Underwood (Robin Wright). Spacey was not featured in the sixth and final season, as he was fired from the show due to sexual misconduct allegations.[3]
During the course of the series, 73 episodes of House of Cards were released over six seasons, between February 1, 2013, and November 2, 2018.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Chapter 1" | David Fincher | Beau Willimon | February 1, 2013 | HOC-101 |
| 2 | 2 | "Chapter 2" | David Fincher | Beau Willimon | February 1, 2013 | HOC-102 |
| 3 | 3 | "Chapter 3" | James Foley | Keith Huff and Beau Willimon | February 1, 2013 | HOC-103 |
| 4 | 4 | "Chapter 4" | James Foley | Rick Cleveland and Beau Willimon | February 1, 2013 | HOC-104 |
| 5 | 5 | "Chapter 5" | Joel Schumacher | Sarah Treem | February 1, 2013 | HOC-105 |
| 6 | 6 | "Chapter 6" | Joel Schumacher | Sam Forman | February 1, 2013 | HOC-106 |
| 7 | 7 | "Chapter 7" | Charles McDougall | Kate Barnow and Beau Willimon | February 1, 2013 | HOC-107 |
| 8 | 8 | "Chapter 8" | Charles McDougall | Beau Willimon | February 1, 2013 | HOC-108 |
| 9 | 9 | "Chapter 9" | James Foley | Beau Willimon and Rick Cleveland | February 1, 2013 | HOC-109 |
| 10 | 10 | "Chapter 10" | Carl Franklin | Sarah Treem | February 1, 2013 | HOC-110 |
| 11 | 11 | "Chapter 11" | Carl Franklin | Keith Huff and Kate Barnow and Beau Willimon | February 1, 2013 | HOC-111 |
| 12 | 12 | "Chapter 12" | Allen Coulter | Gina Gionfriddo and Beau Willimon | February 1, 2013 | HOC-112 |
| 13 | 13 | "Chapter 13" | Allen Coulter | Beau Willimon | February 1, 2013 | HOC-113 |
Season 2 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Chapter 14" | Carl Franklin | Beau Willimon | February 14, 2014 | HOC-201 |
| 15 | 2 | "Chapter 15" | Carl Franklin | Beau Willimon | February 14, 2014 | HOC-202 |
| 16 | 3 | "Chapter 16" | James Foley | Bill Cain | February 14, 2014 | HOC-203 |
| 17 | 4 | "Chapter 17" | James Foley | Laura Eason | February 14, 2014 | HOC-204 |
| 18 | 5 | "Chapter 18" | John Coles | Kenneth Lin | February 14, 2014 | HOC-205 |
| 19 | 6 | "Chapter 19" | John Coles | John Mankiewicz | February 14, 2014 | HOC-206 |
| 20 | 7 | "Chapter 20" | James Foley | Bill Kennedy | February 14, 2014 | HOC-207 |
| 21 | 8 | "Chapter 21" | James Foley | David Manson | February 14, 2014 | HOC-208 |
| 22 | 9 | "Chapter 22" | Jodie Foster | Beau Willimon | February 14, 2014 | HOC-209 |
| 23 | 10 | "Chapter 23" | Robin Wright | Laura Eason and Beau Willimon | February 14, 2014 | HOC-210 |
| 24 | 11 | "Chapter 24" | John Coles | John Mankiewicz and Beau Willimon | February 14, 2014 | HOC-211 |
| 25 | 12 | "Chapter 25" | James Foley | Beau Willimon | February 14, 2014 | HOC-212 |
| 26 | 13 | "Chapter 26" | James Foley | Beau Willimon | February 14, 2014 | HOC-213 |
Season 3 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Chapter 27" | John David Coles | Beau Willimon | February 27, 2015 | HOC-301 |
| 28 | 2 | "Chapter 28" | John David Coles | John Mankiewicz | February 27, 2015 | HOC-302 |
| 29 | 3 | "Chapter 29" | Tucker Gates | Frank Pugliese | February 27, 2015 | HOC-303 |
| 30 | 4 | "Chapter 30" | Tucker Gates | Laura Eason | February 27, 2015 | HOC-304 |
| 31 | 5 | "Chapter 31" | James Foley | Kenneth Lin | February 27, 2015 | HOC-305 |
| 32 | 6 | "Chapter 32" | James Foley | Melissa James Gibson | February 27, 2015 | HOC-306 |
| 33 | 7 | "Chapter 33" | John Dahl | Beau Willimon | February 27, 2015 | HOC-307 |
| 34 | 8 | "Chapter 34" | John Dahl | Bill Kennedy | February 27, 2015 | HOC-308 |
| 35 | 9 | "Chapter 35" | Robin Wright | John Mankiewicz | February 27, 2015 | HOC-309 |
| 36 | 10 | "Chapter 36" | Agnieszka Holland | Frank Pugliese | February 27, 2015 | HOC-310 |
| 37 | 11 | "Chapter 37" | Agnieszka Holland | Melissa James Gibson | February 27, 2015 | HOC-311 |
| 38 | 12 | "Chapter 38" | Robin Wright | Beau Willimon | February 27, 2015 | HOC-312 |
| 39 | 13 | "Chapter 39" | James Foley | Beau Willimon | February 27, 2015 | HOC-313 |
Season 4 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "Chapter 40" | Tucker Gates | Beau Willimon | March 4, 2016 | HOC-401 |
| 41 | 2 | "Chapter 41" | Tucker Gates | Melissa James Gibson | March 4, 2016 | HOC-402 |
| 42 | 3 | "Chapter 42" | Robin Wright | Frank Pugliese | March 4, 2016 | HOC-403 |
| 43 | 4 | "Chapter 43" | Robin Wright | John Mankiewicz | March 4, 2016 | HOC-404 |
| 44 | 5 | "Chapter 44" | Tom Shankland | Kenneth Lin | March 4, 2016 | HOC-405 |
| 45 | 6 | "Chapter 45" | Tom Shankland | Laura Eason | March 4, 2016 | HOC-406 |
| 46 | 7 | "Chapter 46" | Tom Shankland | Bill Kennedy | March 4, 2016 | HOC-407 |
| 47 | 8 | "Chapter 47" | Alex Graves | John Mankiewicz | March 4, 2016 | HOC-408 |
| 48 | 9 | "Chapter 48" | Robin Wright | Frank Pugliese | March 4, 2016 | HOC-409 |
| 49 | 10 | "Chapter 49" | Robin Wright | Melissa James Gibson and Kenneth Lin | March 4, 2016 | HOC-410 |
| 50 | 11 | "Chapter 50" | Kari Skogland | Tian Jun Gu | March 4, 2016 | HOC-411 |
| 51 | 12 | "Chapter 51" | Jakob Verbruggen | Laura Eason and Bill Kennedy | March 4, 2016 | HOC-412 |
| 52 | 13 | "Chapter 52" | Jakob Verbruggen | Beau Willimon | March 4, 2016 | HOC-413 |
Season 5 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "Chapter 53" | Daniel Minahan | Frank Pugliese | May 30, 2017 | HOC-501 |
| 54 | 2 | "Chapter 54" | Daniel Minahan | Melissa James Gibson | May 30, 2017 | HOC-502 |
| 55 | 3 | "Chapter 55" | Alik Sakharov | John Mankiewicz | May 30, 2017 | HOC-503 |
| 56 | 4 | "Chapter 56" | Alik Sakharov | Kenneth Lin | May 30, 2017 | HOC-504 |
| 57 | 5 | "Chapter 57" | Michael Morris | Laura Eason | May 30, 2017 | HOC-505 |
| 58 | 6 | "Chapter 58" | Michael Morris | Bill Kennedy | May 30, 2017 | HOC-506 |
| 59 | 7 | "Chapter 59" | Alik Sakharov | Tian Jun Gu | May 30, 2017 | HOC-507 |
| 60 | 8 | "Chapter 60" | Roxann Dawson | John Mankiewicz | May 30, 2017 | HOC-508 |
| 61 | 9 | "Chapter 61" | Roxann Dawson | Bill Kennedy | May 30, 2017 | HOC-509 |
| 62 | 10 | "Chapter 62" | Agnieszka Holland | Kenneth Lin | May 30, 2017 | HOC-510 |
| 63 | 11 | "Chapter 63" | Agnieszka Holland | Laura Eason | May 30, 2017 | HOC-511 |
| 64 | 12 | "Chapter 64" | Robin Wright | Frank Pugliese & Melissa James Gibson | May 30, 2017 | HOC-512 |
| 65 | 13 | "Chapter 65" | Robin Wright | Melissa James Gibson & Frank Pugliese | May 30, 2017 | HOC-513 |
Season 6 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | "Chapter 66" | Alik Sakharov | Melissa James Gibson & Frank Pugliese | November 2, 2018 | HOC-621 |
| 67 | 2 | "Chapter 67" | Ami Canaan Mann | Frank Pugliese & Melissa James Gibson | November 2, 2018 | HOC-622 |
| 68 | 3 | "Chapter 68" | Stacie Passon | Charlotte Stoudt & Sharon Hoffman | November 2, 2018 | HOC-623 |
| 69 | 4 | "Chapter 69" | Ernest Dickerson | Jerome Hairston & Tian Jun Gu | November 2, 2018 | HOC-624 |
| 70 | 5 | "Chapter 70" | Thomas Schlamme | Jason Horwitch & Charlotte Stoudt | November 2, 2018 | HOC-625 |
| 71 | 6 | "Chapter 71" | Louise Friedberg | Jason Horwitch & Jerome Hairston | November 2, 2018 | HOC-626 |
| 72 | 7 | "Chapter 72" | Alik Sakharov | Melissa James Gibson & Frank Pugliese | November 2, 2018 | HOC-627 |
| 73 | 8 | "Chapter 73" | Robin Wright | Frank Pugliese & Melissa James Gibson | November 2, 2018 | HOC-628 |
References
- ↑ Itzkoff, Dave (October 4, 2012). "Netflix Sets February Premiere for 'House of Cards'". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ↑ Ryan, Maureen (January 22, 2013). ""House of Cards" On Netflix: Inside Intel on Kevin Spacey's Dark Drama". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ↑ Chmielewski, Dawn (December 4, 2017). "Abbreviated 'House Of Cards' Season 6 Sans Kevin Spacey To Start Production In 2018, Netflix's Ted Sarandos Says". Deadline. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
External links
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