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Francis Underwood is Majority Whip. He has his hands on every secret in politics - and is willing to betray them all to become President.
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Cast

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Kevin Spacey ... Francis Underwood (13 episodes, 2013)

Robin Wright ... Claire Underwood (13 episodes, 2013)

Michael Kelly ... Doug Stamper (13 episodes, 2013)

Kristen Connolly ... Christina Gallagher (13 episodes, 2013)

Kate Mara ... Zoe Barnes (13 episodes, 2013)

Corey Stoll ... Rep. Peter Russo (12 episodes, 2013)

Sakina Jaffrey ... Linda Vasquez (12 episodes, 2013)

Larry Pine ... Bob Birch (11 episodes, 2013)

Nathan Darrow ... Edward Meechum (10 episodes, 2013)

Sandrine Holt ... Gillian Cole (9 episodes, 2013)

Constance Zimmer ... Janine Skorsky (9 episodes, 2013)

Michael Gill ... President Garrett Walker (9 episodes, 2013)
Elizabeth Norment ... Nancy Kaufberger (9 episodes, 2013)

Sebastian Arcelus ... Lucas Goodwin (8 episodes, 2013)

Reuel Pendleton ... Blair (8 episodes, 2013)

Mahershala Ali ... Remy Danton (7 episodes, 2013)

Reg E. Cathey ... Freddy (7 episodes, 2013)

Rachel Brosnahan ... Rachel Posner (7 episodes, 2013)

Ben Daniels ... Adam Galloway (6 episodes, 2013)

Tawny Cypress ... Carly Heath (6 episodes, 2013)

Jayne Atkinson ... Catherine Durant (6 episodes, 2013)
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Series Directed by
James Foley (3 episodes, 2013)
Allen Coulter (2 episodes, 2013)
David Fincher (2 episodes, 2013)
Carl Franklin (2 episodes, 2013)
Charles McDougall (2 episodes, 2013)
Joel Schumacher (2 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Writing credits
Kate Barnow (13 episodes, 2013)
Andrew Davies (13 episodes, 2013)
Michael Dobbs (13 episodes, 2013)
Sam Forman (13 episodes, 2013)
Beau Willimon (13 episodes, 2013)
Rick Cleveland (2 episodes, 2013)
Keith Huff (2 episodes, 2013)
Sarah Treem (2 episodes, 2013)

Series Produced by
Karyn McCarthy .... producer (13 episodes, 2013)
John P. Melfi .... executive producer (13 episodes, 2013)
Sarah Treem .... co-executive producer (13 episodes, 2013)
Robert Zotnowski .... co-executive producer (13 episodes, 2013)

Dana Brunetti .... executive producer (unknown episodes)
Joshua Donen .... executive producer (unknown episodes)
David Fincher .... executive producer (unknown episodes)
Eric Roth .... executive producer (unknown episodes)
Kevin Spacey .... executive producer (unknown episodes)
Beau Willimon .... executive producer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Original Music by
Jeff Beal (13 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Cinematography by
Eigil Bryld (11 episodes, 2013)
Tim Ives (2 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Film Editing by
Sidney Wolinsky (6 episodes, 2013)
Michelle Tesoro (4 episodes, 2013)
Kirk Baxter (2 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Casting by
Julie Schubert (11 episodes, 2013)

Laray Mayfield (unknown episodes, 2012)
 
Series Production Design by
Steve Arnold (11 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Art Direction by
Halina Gebarowicz (13 episodes, 2013)
Steve Arnold (2 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Tiffany Zappulla (12 episodes, 2013)
Thomas F. Lombardi (11 episodes, 2013)
Douglas A. Mowat (2 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Costume Design by
Tom Broecker (13 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Makeup Department
Shunika Terry .... key hair stylist (11 episodes, 2013)
Vasilios Tanis .... key makeup artist (10 episodes, 2013)
Tricia Sawyer .... makeup department head (9 episodes, 2013)

Sean Flanigan .... hair department head (unknown episodes, 2013)
 
Series Production Management
Melissa Demino .... post-production supervisor / post-supervisor (13 episodes, 2013)
Don J. Hug .... production manager (13 episodes, 2013)
Karyn McCarthy .... production manager / unit production manager (13 episodes, 2013)
Corey Sklov .... production supervisor (13 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian Kenyon .... second assistant director (8 episodes, 2013)
Aidan Tumas .... dga trainee (6 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Art Department
Bryan Badman .... construction foreman (13 episodes, 2013)
Elizabeth Bell .... set dresser (13 episodes, 2013)
Erik Boring .... gang boss: set dressing (13 episodes, 2013)
Howard Boyer .... construction gang boss (13 episodes, 2013)
Michael Davis .... construction coordinator (13 episodes, 2013)
Lisa Dietrich .... set dresser (13 episodes, 2013)
Scott C. Dunn .... standby construction gang boss (13 episodes, 2013)
April Freeman .... scenic foreman (13 episodes, 2013)
Francesca Gerlach .... scenic charge (13 episodes, 2013)
Steven Harris .... props (13 episodes, 2013)
Randy G. Herbert .... set construction stage foreman (13 episodes, 2013)
Deni Holl .... scenic artist / set painter / ... (13 episodes, 2013)
Kristina Kilpe .... property master / assistant property master (13 episodes, 2013)
Nikolai Loveikis .... on set dresser (13 episodes, 2013)
Charles Maloy .... carpenter / utility (13 episodes, 2013)
Susan Maye .... construction buyer (13 episodes, 2013)
John Millard .... leadman (13 episodes, 2013)
Ronald Napier .... construction general foreman (13 episodes, 2013)
Ted Nolan .... mill shop foreman / set construction foreman (13 episodes, 2013)
Andrea Nowowiejski .... scenic gang boss (13 episodes, 2013)
Lucinda E. Pealer .... painter / scenic (13 episodes, 2013)
Amanda Robins .... set dec assistant (13 episodes, 2013)
Lee Shapira .... key construction rigger (13 episodes, 2013)
Keith Weaver .... scenic gang boss (13 episodes, 2013)
E. Parker Webb .... set dresser (13 episodes, 2013)
Zachary Zirlin .... graphic designer (13 episodes, 2013)
Michael R. Clark .... on set painter (12 episodes, 2013)
Patrick T. Eagan .... set dresser (11 episodes, 2013)
Sharon Roggio .... assistant property / props (9 episodes, 2013)
Robert L. Fiks .... props (7 episodes, 2013)
Stephanie Waldron .... greens person (7 episodes, 2013)
Robert Ludemann .... motion graphics (5 episodes, 2013)
Marc Braun .... propmaker (3 episodes, 2013)
Cara Brower .... assistant art director (3 episodes, 2013)
Aaron G. Rodriguez .... painter (3 episodes, 2013)
Kenneth Roman .... additional graphic designer: props / additional graphic designer (3 episodes, 2013)
Eric Rosenberg .... graphic artist (3 episodes, 2013)
Tim Croshaw .... set designer (2 episodes, 2013)
Thomas F. Lombardi .... carpenter (2 episodes, 2013)
Lia Roldan .... assistant set decorator (2 episodes, 2013)
Craig Taylor .... greens assistant (2 episodes, 2013)

Skip Crank .... assistant property master (unknown episodes, 2012)
 
Series Sound Department
Ren Klyce .... sound designer (13 episodes, 2013)
Jeremy Molod .... supervising sound editor (13 episodes, 2013)
Nathan Nance .... rerecording mixer (13 episodes, 2013)
Jonathon Stevens .... music editor (13 episodes, 2013)
Juan Peralta .... rerecording mixer (12 episodes, 2013)
Richard Quinn .... dialogue editor (9 episodes, 2013)
Mark Weingarten .... sound mixer (9 episodes, 2013)
Corey Tyler .... foley recordist / foley mixer (8 episodes, 2013)
Sean England .... foley mixer (6 episodes, 2013)
Kyrsten Mate .... sound effects editor (6 episodes, 2013)
Lorenzo Millan .... sound mixer (6 episodes, 2013)
Larry Oatfield .... foley editor (5 episodes, 2013)
David Raymond .... boom operator (5 episodes, 2013)
Al Nelson .... sound effects editor (4 episodes, 2013)
Malcolm Fife .... dialogue editor (3 episodes, 2013)
Shane Hayes .... adr mixer (3 episodes, 2013)
Ric Schnupp .... adr recordist (3 episodes, 2013)
Stephen Urata .... assistant re-recording mixer (3 episodes, 2013)
Michael Primmer .... boom operator (2 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Visual Effects by
Elizabeth Asai .... manager of operations (13 episodes, 2013)
Robin L. D'Arcy .... visual effects producer / visual effects producer: Ollin Studio (13 episodes, 2013)
Natalia de la Garza .... compositing supervisor: Ollin Studio (13 episodes, 2013)
Christopher Doulgeris .... visual effects artist (13 episodes, 2013)
Omar García .... digital compositor: Ollin VFX (13 episodes, 2013)
Héctor González .... digital compositor (13 episodes, 2013)
Carlos Guillén .... compositing supervisor: Ollin Studio / digital compositor: Ollin Studio (13 episodes, 2013)
Charlie Iturriaga .... visual effects supervisor: Ollin Studio (13 episodes, 2013)
Brice Liesveld .... visual effects producer (13 episodes, 2013)
Delta Manzano .... digital compositor: Ollin Studio (13 episodes, 2013)
James Pastorius .... visual effects supervisor (13 episodes, 2013)
Kim Quiroz .... visual effects coordinator (13 episodes, 2013)
Estívaliz Zaragoza .... visual effects (11 episodes, 2013)
Luis Jorge Medina .... digital compositor (9 episodes, 2013)
Paco Castillo .... digital compositor ollin studio (7 episodes, 2013)
Jose Ignacio Narváez Monroy .... digital compositor (6 episodes, 2013)
Jose Luis Gomez Godinez .... digital compositor (5 episodes, 2013)
House of Cards .... digital compositor / visual effects artist (3 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Stunts
Blaise Corrigan .... stunt coordinator (3 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Brooks II .... rigging electrician / lighting technician: second unit (13 episodes, 2013)
Kevin 'Vinnie' Campbell .... dimmer board operator (13 episodes, 2013)
Mark Catania .... dolly grip (13 episodes, 2013)
Brendan Cathcart .... lighting technician (13 episodes, 2013)
Aaron Curtis .... rigging electrician / lighting: second unit (13 episodes, 2013)
Rob Mock .... best boy rigging grip (13 episodes, 2013)
Kenneth Morton .... rigging grip foreman (13 episodes, 2013)
Wade Tyree .... basecamp generator operator (13 episodes, 2013)
Matt Vossekuil .... rigging electric (13 episodes, 2013)
Johan Heurlin Aidt .... assistant camera / camera operator (11 episodes, 2013)
Ian Axilrod .... second assistant "a" camera (11 episodes, 2013)
Chris Connelly .... rigging grip (11 episodes, 2013)
Kurt Parlow .... first assistant "b" camera (11 episodes, 2013)
Blackford 'Boots' Shelton .... first assistant "a" camera (11 episodes, 2013)
Shawn C.H. Baron .... key grip / camera "b" dolly grip (10 episodes, 2013)
Peter Gulla .... camera "b" operator (10 episodes, 2013)
Chris Beattie .... key rigging grip (9 episodes, 2013)
Tim Browne .... rigging grip (8 episodes, 2013)
Michelle Zerdelian .... grip (8 episodes, 2013)
Mike Locke .... best boy grip (7 episodes, 2013)
James Dombey .... rigging grip (6 episodes, 2013)
Rodney French .... dolly grip: "b" camera (6 episodes, 2013)
Patrick Lennon .... gaffer (6 episodes, 2013)
Timothy P. Reilly .... lighting technician / rigging grip (6 episodes, 2013)
Lee Eric Hill .... rigging grip (5 episodes, 2013)
Aubrey Husar .... grip (5 episodes, 2013)
Ed Slater .... electrician (5 episodes, 2013)
Jim Kwiatkowski .... key grip (4 episodes, 2013)
Allen Liu .... best boy grip (4 episodes, 2013)
Diana Matos .... second assistant camera: second unit (4 episodes, 2013)
Taylor Roesch .... rigging electrician (4 episodes, 2013)
Daniel McMullen .... epk camera operator (3 episodes, 2013)
Melinda Sue Gordon .... still photographer (2 episodes, 2013)
Elizabeth Heslep .... second assistant camera (2 episodes, 2013)
Bob Mahoney .... still photographer (2 episodes, 2013)
Janice Min .... second assistant camera (2 episodes, 2013)
Vanessa Viera .... second assistant camera (2 episodes, 2013)

Chris Carpenter .... rigging grip (unknown episodes, 2013)
 
Series Casting Department
Patty Majorczak-Connolly .... adr voice casting (13 episodes, 2013)
Mark Sussman .... adr voice casting (9 episodes, 2013)
Ramani Leah .... casting assistant (2 episodes, 2013)

Sarah Beguiristain .... casting assistant (unknown episodes, 2012)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Deb Dalton .... costumer (13 episodes, 2013)
Katie Howard .... costumer (13 episodes, 2013)
Marian Toy .... assistant costume designer (13 episodes, 2013)
Ricardo Richard Alvarez .... costumer / truck costumer (9 episodes, 2013)
Wendy M. Craig .... costume supervisor (8 episodes, 2013)
Michael Simon .... costumer (8 episodes, 2013)
Derek Sullivan .... costume supervisor (2 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Editorial Department
Paul E. Alderman .... assistant editor (13 episodes, 2013)
Tommy Hooper .... colorist (13 episodes, 2013)
Tyler Nelson .... assistant editor (13 episodes, 2013)
Alex Olivares .... assistant editor (13 episodes, 2013)
Matthew Sousa .... on-line editor (13 episodes, 2013)
Michael Vu .... apprentice editor (13 episodes, 2013)
Paul Yacono .... colorist (13 episodes, 2013)
Hameed Shaukat .... digital intermediate post supervisor / digital intermediate executive producer (7 episodes, 2013)
Amy Colla .... first assistant editor (6 episodes, 2013)
Lisa De Moraes .... first assistant editor (4 episodes, 2013)
Hilda Rasula .... assistant editor (2 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Music Department
Drew Bayers .... music clearance (13 episodes, 2013)
Jill Meyers .... music licensing (13 episodes, 2013)
Jonathon Stevens .... music editor (13 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Transportation Department
Gary Matthews .... driver (13 episodes, 2013)
Thomas F. Lombardi .... picture car mechanic (11 episodes, 2013)
Jacqueline L. Hurd .... picture car coordinator (2 episodes, 2013)
 
Series Other crew
Bridgett Baron .... accountant / accountant: AFTRA (13 episodes, 2013)
Jessica Baroody .... craft service assistant (13 episodes, 2013)
Ann Christman .... assistant production coordinator (13 episodes, 2013)
Tal Fiala .... account executive (13 episodes, 2013)
Ian Flanders .... stand-in: Kevin Spacey (13 episodes, 2013)
Jane Hollon .... production assistant (13 episodes, 2013)
Elizabeth Johnson .... production accounting clerk (13 episodes, 2013)
Jeff Johnson .... key medic (13 episodes, 2013)
Anthony Keating .... set production assistant / additional set production assistant (13 episodes, 2013)
Bill Kennedy .... assistant to writer (13 episodes, 2013)
Christie Kwan .... production coordinator (13 episodes, 2013)
Reuel Pendleton .... stand-in (13 episodes, 2013)
Daniel Penrod IV .... assistant to Karyn McCarthy (13 episodes, 2013)
Jeremy Tan .... location assistant (13 episodes, 2013)
Stephen Turro .... production assistant (13 episodes, 2013)
Chad Tyler .... stand-in (13 episodes, 2013)
Stephanie Ulman .... production assistant (13 episodes, 2013)
Peter Wentzel .... finance executive (13 episodes, 2013)
Patrick Burn .... location manager (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Ryan Celli .... set productin assistant / set production assistant (11 episodes, 2013)
Judi Jeroslow .... payroll accountant (11 episodes, 2013)
Jessica Norris .... payroll clerk / accounting clerk / ... (11 episodes, 2013)
Nicholas Pelecanos .... set production assistant (11 episodes, 2013)
Terry McConnaughey .... stand-in for Boris McGiver / stand-in for Corey Stoll / ... (10 episodes, 2013)
Jennifer Bydwell .... product placement (9 episodes, 2013)
Todd Feaser .... key location assistant (9 episodes, 2013)
Steve Gehrke .... script supervisor (9 episodes, 2013)
Jenny Anne Hochberg .... stand-in: Sandrine Holt / stand-in: Sandrine Holts (9 episodes, 2013)
Paul Giddish .... second assistant accountant / assistant accountant (8 episodes, 2013)
David Godbout .... production assistant / set production assistant: D.C. (8 episodes, 2013)
Zachary Schmiedeke .... accounting clerk (8 episodes, 2013)
Chuck J. Stone .... production assistant (8 episodes, 2013)
David Michael Brown .... craft service (7 episodes, 2013)
Chris Liang .... second assistant accountant (7 episodes, 2013)
Elena Moscatt .... craft service assistant (7 episodes, 2013)
Scott Peterson .... script supervisor: additional photography (7 episodes, 2013)
David Bojarski .... assistant accountant (6 episodes, 2013)
Sonia Y. Dawson .... first assistant accountant (6 episodes, 2013)
Tina Quach .... production assistant (6 episodes, 2013)
Derek Wade .... production secretary (6 episodes, 2013)
Ryan Gomez .... construction accountant (4 episodes, 2013)
Kate Ransome Wilcox .... production assistant (4 episodes, 2013)
Sally Rusk .... on-set teacher (4 episodes, 2013)
Marielena Alfonseca .... second assistant accountant (3 episodes, 2013)
Anthony Hackett .... stand-in / stand-in: Mahershala Ali (3 episodes, 2013)
Allison Howard .... stand-in (3 episodes, 2013)
Mike Lane .... other crew (3 episodes, 2013)
Michael Buster .... dialect coach (2 episodes, 2013)
Jennifer McCormick .... stand-in (2 episodes, 2013)
Christopher Morrow .... stand-in (2 episodes, 2013)
Cameron Morton .... production assistant (2 episodes, 2013)
Jen Winterbotham .... production assistant (2 episodes, 2013)
 

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Production of this original Netflix series is virtually unique for the extraordinary creative freedom permitted filmmakers to write/direct/produce without undue supervision or second-guessing, major factor that drew Oscar nominees like David Fincher to the project.See more »
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Francis Underwood:There are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain that makes you strong, or useless pain. The sort of pain that's only suffering. I have no patience for useless things.
[strangles dog]
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98 out of 108 people found the following review useful.
Netflix's Foray into Original Programming is off to a Promising Start, 1 February 2013
Author: Caterpillar_City from Pennsylvania

Fans of David Fincher and Kevin Spacey have been eagerly looking forward to House of Cards. Not only is this an opportunity to see an elite Hollywood director and actor take on a new medium, but it represents Netflix's first attempt at original programming (I guess Lilyhammer came first, but House of Cards is a much bigger investment for Netflix). The CEO of Netflix has said that House of Cards is meant to be a show on the quality level of the top cable stations, such as HBO, and the final product delivers on this promise.

House of Cards follows several characters involved in the political scene in Washington D.C., including politicians of various rank and influence (Kevin Spacey is a House Majority Whip in the House of Representatives) and an upcoming reporter played brilliantly by Kate Mara, who you may recognize from the first season of American Horror Story. The cast in uniformly excellent and thrives under Fincher's direction. Occasionally, Kevin Spacey's character will talk directly to the camera and offer some narration, which is the only area where the show stumbles, but it isn't too distracting. Speaking of Fincher's direction, it shouldn't come as any surprise to know that House of Cards looks great. The atmosphere is moody and resembles a tone somewhere between The Game and The Social Network. The music is equally good, complementing the mood of the show without becoming overbearing.

Being a political drama, one could be understandably weary of taking the plunge into a 13 episode season if they don't find politics interesting, but that shouldn't be a concern. The writing is sharp, engaging and clear, and the characters are interesting and well developed. The editing helps: it is tight and keeps the plot moving briskly, making the political intrigue both exciting and easy to follow.

Netflix has really created something impressive with House of Cards. When hearing that an online streaming service was creating an original show, some may have been concerned that it would be cheap looking and generally not on par with what AMC, FX, Showtime, and HBO are offering. Well, Netflix got some talented people and gave them the money to make something good, and the product speaks for itself. House of Cards comes highly recommended.

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