About
House of Cards is an American political drama web series developed and produced by Beau Willimon and exclusively distributed via Netflix in February 2013. The series follows the story of Frank Underwood, a Democrat congressional leader who decides to carry out a grand scheme of political vendetta after getting ruled out from being appointed as Secretary of State, and his rise to power within the United States government.
History
Starring Kevin Spacey as the fictional South Carolina congressman Frank Underwood, the U.S. series is an adaptation of the 1990 British miniseries with the same name, which in turn is based on the 1989 novel House of Cards written by former chief of staff of the U.K. Conservative Party. The original plot follows the antiheroic Francisc Urquhart, a fictional Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, as he fulfills his political ambitions through a series of ruthless and manipulative ploys against his rivals.
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External References
Reddit – Yo Reddit, I’m Beau Willimon, showrunner for HOUSE OF CARDS