A recap of all five seasons of Netflix's 'House of Cards' as it prepares for its final bow
'House of Cards' is primed for its sixth and final season on Netflix on November 2, and it almost feels like the end of an era. The idea for the supremely popular drama may very well have stemmed from executive producer David Fincher's agent, who showed him a BBC miniseries of the same name starring Ian Richardson. Fincher, who always wanted to work in television because of its long-form nature and because it gave him the opportunity to experiment with more complex characterizations, was sold, and Netflix — who, at the time, wanted to launch their own original programming — came on board soon after.
Because Fincher wanted a writer who could seamlessly translate parliamentary politics to Washington, they zeroed in on Beau Willimon, who had previously served as an aide to the likes of Chuck Schumer, Howard Dean, and Hillary Clinton. The rest of the cast soon took shape as well, with Kevin Spacey brought in to star in the leading role and Robin Wright as his partner-in-crime.
