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House of Cards (2013)

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House of Cards (2013)

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Netflix | Release Date: February 1, 2013

Summary: The US remake of the 1990s British political miniseries moves the shenanigans to Washington DC. After learning he won't be appointed to a coveted Cabinet position, House Majority Whip Francis Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and his wife Claire plan revenge on the administration he helped elect.

Creator: Beau Willimon

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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S6:E14. Chapter 73
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Metascore

73

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97

Mixed:

23

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5

Critic Reviews

100

Newsday

Verne Gay

Mar 3, 2016

Season 4 Review: A fast and furious romp through the first six episodes that should keep bingers--and fans--happy. Read full review

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rob Owen

Feb 1, 2013

Season 1 Review: A smart, astute political thriller/soap worthy of comparison to the shows that air on HBO and Showtime. Read full review

80

Slate

Katy Waldman

Jun 1, 2017

Season 5 Review: The bleakest (yet somehow still extremely fun to watch) season of the show yet. Read full review

75

TVLine

Michael Ausiello

Oct 23, 2018

Season 6 Review: Serious weight is given to mundane moments with other, seemingly more substantial ones ending before they began. Everything just feels a little… off. And yet, amid the choppiness, I found myself mostly engrossed in what was happening--and the reason for that is Wright. ...The actress now goes it alone and more than rises to the occasion. Read full review

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Variety

Brian Lowry

Feb 29, 2016

Season 4 Review: The cat-and-mouse game between them [Francis and Clair Underwood] possesses genuine electricity, especially with Underwood’s chief hatchet man Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly) back in the fold and running interference, having survived the tortures of the damned to get there. Yet it’s also on this front where some of the smarter political insights the show has exhibited begin to break down, with Claire veering past Hillary Clinton into something closer to Eva Peron territory, if not quite Lady Macbeth. Read full review

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The Detroit News

Tom Long

Feb 1, 2013

Season 1 Review: Fincher's unemotional style comes through in the first two episodes, and the show could use more heat. But Spacey makes it worth watching. Read full review

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Vanity Fair

Sonia Saraiya

Dec 13, 2018

Season 6 Review: The story of Season 6 just doesn’t cohere; it barely even tracks well enough to summarize. In a way, the total breakdown is sort of beautiful; it’s like watching the story collapse in upon itself, a deserted building, carefully demolished. Read full review

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Nubells

Nov 16, 2021

Seasons 1-5 are amazing but season 6 is a bunch of politically correct **** 6 hours of Clare Underwood telling you how much she hates men.

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Viktor_

Jul 15, 2019

This is now a somewhat controversial series because of the allegations about Kevin Spacey. You might not like his personality but his acting is just marvelous. Season 1 to 5 are really good but when Netflix decided to cut out Spacey in season 6 it didn’t hold up, but you should watch theThis is now a somewhat controversial series because of the allegations about Kevin Spacey. You might not like his personality but his acting is just marvelous. Season 1 to 5 are really good but when Netflix decided to cut out Spacey in season 6 it didn’t hold up, but you should watch the other seasons!… Expand

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Criticasdecine

Jan 2, 2022

Although I think the best thing in this first season of House of Cards is the acting performances provided by star and costar Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright I think this series has a quite notorious quality with tridimensional and charismatic lead actors such as Frank Underwood (KevinAlthough I think the best thing in this first season of House of Cards is the acting performances provided by star and costar Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright I think this series has a quite notorious quality with tridimensional and charismatic lead actors such as Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), that within the acting, hold the series together.
Personally, the unseen or uncommon presence of maquiavelic characters in shows or series made me appreciate the creation of the lead character, could enter the list of the 5 best show characters I’ve seen.
Without talking technically, I also got along and connected with that classy aesthetic and rich environment as well with the political world in Washington and in USA.

Used to be my favorite series, excellent work for Netflix, one of the most important shows for the modern tv series industry, being the first Netflix original production.… Expand

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Pan_Krytyk

Jan 18, 2022

Frank Underwood, czyli kapitalna rola Kevina Spacey. Pierwsze 2-3 sezony są super, kolejne 3 już dokrętka dla kasy. Przy czym nadal niezła.

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ihonestlydn

May 7, 2021

A great and deep show that gets progressively worse, the last season is honestly so bad that i couldn't finish it myself.

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7

kyle20ellis

Mar 28, 2022

'House of Cards' much of the time was one of the most compelling shows. Sadly, it has also become one of the most frustrating. Not since 'Once Upon a Time' and 'The Walking Dead', and before that 'Lost' has such a brilliant show of great promise declined so rapidly.

Lets start with the many'House of Cards' much of the time was one of the most compelling shows. Sadly, it has also become one of the most frustrating. Not since 'Once Upon a Time' and 'The Walking Dead', and before that 'Lost' has such a brilliant show of great promise declined so rapidly.

Lets start with the many great things first. For the first four seasons, 'House of Cards' was seriously addictive, must-watch television and very quickly became one of my favourite shows. Throughout its run, it's one of the most stylish and most atmospheric shows personally seen, with cinematic-quality photography and production design. The direction was smart and intelligent, especially the first two episodes with David Fincher's, to me one of the better directors of the last twenty five or so years, involvement (the first episode earning Fincher a Primetime Emmy) and the music knew when to have presence and when to tone things down to let the dialogue and characters properly speak.

Also smart is the writing. Biting, thought-provoking and tightly structured, the writing in Seasons 1 to 4 was an example to all television. The political elements were intriguing and not heavy-handed, a problem so common in film but avoided in 'House of Cards'. The stories didn't go at a "fast" pace but it never dragged in the show's prime days, and they were also very layered, had variety and were suitably complex without being convoluted.

The characters engaged and intrigued, Frank being another example of one of contemporary television's most fascinating lead characters. 'House of Cards' throughout has been so strongly acted, with Kevin Spacey on tour-De-force form and Robin Wright giving career-best work.

So it just feels incredibly frustrating that a show of such brilliance in its prime declined so rapidly in Season 5, to the extent that it feels like a completely different show altogether. The production values and acting have remained top notch, but even they can't save the show being the complete anti-thesis of what it used to be.

Pace became incredibly draggy, thanks to flabby writing, simplistic characterisation that is suggestive of the writers not knowing what to do to progress the characters and stories that have become repetitive, both devoid of complexity and confused, ridiculous and like the writers have run out of ideas.

It to me was no surprise when it was announced that Season 6 would be 'House of Cards' last season, but it is somewhat saddening that production has now been suspended/cancelled following the Kevin Spacey sexual assault allegations that have now cost Spacey his future on the show (and done serious damage to his career). Season 5 cried out for another season, so that the show has ended on an incomplete note because of the controversy is a real pity, despite Season 5 being such a disappointment 'House of Cards' as an overall show deserves better than that.

Overall, brilliant for the first four seasons but Season 5 was so disappointing, enough to bring down the rating considerably. 7/10 Bethany Cox… Expand

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imaroacateran

May 10, 2022

The main appeal of this show was watching the main character stare at the screen and talk like a sociopath, and that element has aged like milk in light of who played him.

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Seasons & Episodes

73

Series Overview
Season 6

62
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: November 2, 2018
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  S6:E14. Chapter 73
  Air Date: November 2, 2018
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  S6:E13. Chapter 72
  Air Date: November 2, 2018
- tbd
  S6:E10. Chapter 71
  Air Date: November 2, 2018
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  S6:E9. Chapter 70
  Air Date: November 2, 2018
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  S6:E8. Chapter 73
  Air Date: November 2, 2018
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  S6:E6. Chapter 69
  Air Date: November 2, 2018
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  S6:E4. Chapter 68
  Air Date: November 2, 2018
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  S6:E3. Chapter 67
  Air Date: November 2, 2018
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  S6:E1. Chapter 66
  Air Date: November 2, 2018
Season 5

60
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: May 30, 2017
Season 4

76
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: March 4, 2016
Season 3

76
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: February 27, 2015
Season 2

80
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: February 14, 2014
Season 1

76
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 1, 2013