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The 13-episode first season of House of Cards will be available on Netflix Instant Watch on February 1st. House of Cards is a political drama from David Fincher and Beau Willimon following the career of a ruthless politician played by Kevin Spacey. Additional cast members include Robin Wright and Kate Mara. The series is an adaptation of the BBC miniseries from the early 90's.
All 13-episodes will be released simultaneously on Feb 1st. This marks a huge leap into original programming for Netflix, and it's been estimated that they invested over $100 million in the first two seasons. Note that the second season is funded and already in production. Both Fincher and Willimon discussed in interviews how they're excited about a project with very little network interference and no week-by-week concerns over ratings. They likened the experience to creating a 13-hour movie. It's a different business model for television than what we're accustomed to, and many of us are excited to see how it all turns out.
Originally Posted by Netflix:
Bad, for a greater good. Ruthless and cunning, Congressman Francis Underwood (Oscar® winner Kevin Spacey) and his wife Claire (Robin Wright) stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex, and corruption in modern D.C. Kate Mara (“American Horror Story”) and Corey Stoll (“Midnight in Paris”) costar in the first original series from David Fincher (“The Social Network”) and Beau Willimon (“The Ides of March”).
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Should be up at 12 am pacific time
Tomorrow you mean.
Not interested in this at all. But by all means hurry up and premiere so they can take that huge ad out of my menu.
Technically tomorrow but it will be up at midnight on the west coast.
Early reviews:
- NPR on House of Cards: 'House Of Cards' Is Built To LastQuote:
The way Spacey's Underwood manipulates the press is especially smart and credible. But all of House of Cards is intriguing and exciting: The first two episodes I previewed are so good and so addictive, I can't wait to see more.
- Onion A|V Club: House of CardsQuote:
The first two episodes of House Of Cards certainly leave the viewer wanting more, but they also feel curiously undernourished, driven by scripts that leave too little to the imagination and treat the audience’s interest in antiheroes as a fait accompli. But so long as Fincher, Spacey, and Mara are at the show’s center, there’s enough here to entertain.
- Slate.com review: Bet you can’t watch just one
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Too jaded to lament the backroom maneuvering of politicians, the creators of House of Cards instead take that state of affairs as a given, tart it up, and fashion a wry piece of escapism—a backstabbing procedural delivered in a sophisticated style.
- Sepinwall: Kevin Spacey a force in Netflix's 'House of Cards'Quote:
It’s entirely possible that, like many of the great cable dramas whose company “House of Cards” aims to join, the series will get significantly better as its first season moves along. And after I find the time to stream the rest of the season, I’ll be happy to let you know. But it’s a very promising start, at a minimum.
- Tim Goodman's review for THR: House of CardsQuote:
The Bottom Line: Kevin Spacey shines in this heavyweight new contender in the drama category that makes Netflix a major player as a content provider.
- TechCrunch Review: Netflix’s House Of Cards Could Be The Best Show You Won’t See On TVQuote:
If the first two episodes are any indication, Netflix’s bet on House of Cards should pay off handsomely. The show not only lives up to the production quality that we’ve come to expect from cable TV — in writing, acting, and directing — but it will probably surpass the expectations of many.
- The Times (UK) Review: House of Cards, NetflixQuote:
The show may attract aficionados of American political dramas. But House of Cards does not hang on the rapid-fire dissection of policy such as in The West Wing, rather focusing on the tactical manoeuvrings that are the focus of The Ides of March. It is a cynical take on US politics, perhaps reflecting the dysfunctional political debate in Washington today. And it is gripping television regardless of what device you watch it on. 4 out of 5 stars.
- Poniewozik for Time Magazine: House of Cards Sinks Its Sharp Teeth into WashingtonQuote:
It is an ambitious series, a series about ambition and a series of ambitious purpose: to make Netflix (which is streaming the whole first season Feb. 1) a pop-culture destination the way The Sopranos did HBO and Mad Men did AMC. House of Cards, directed by David Fincher, is not as out-of the-box astonishing as those two, but it does arrive confident and polished (and showing every dime of its reported $100 million budget on the screen). It’s good reason at least to use your Netflix subscription, if not to rush out and get one.
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 'House of Cards' comes to NetflixQuote:
The first two episodes establish "House of Cards" as a smart, astute political thriller/soap worthy of comparison to the shows that air on HBO and Showtime.
- SF Chronicle: 'House of Cards': Sexy political revengeQuote:
Netflix tested the original-content waters last year with "Lillyhammer," and now follows with the 13-episode first season of "House of Cards," a sassy, sexy and often just delicious political thriller starring Oscar winner Kevin Spacey as a modern-day Machiavelli, wheeling and dealing his way to power in Washington just so he can use that power to get more power.
- Philly.com: 'House of Cards' a first-class thriller available for streamingQuote:
With its first foray into original production, Netflix hits the bull's-eye resoundingly. House of Cards is a fascinating, first-class political thriller starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright.
- Grantland: House of Cards Preview: Kevin Spacey and Netflix Get Ready to Feed Binge-Watchers 13 Episodes of Political IntrigueQuote:
The production is gorgeous, the performances pristine. Nothing feels out of place, but nothing feels particularly vibrant, either. It’s the sort of unflappable cool we see reflected in Frank Underwood, whether he's licking barbecue sauce from his fingers or dabbling with treason.
you had me at David Fincher. whenever I get netflix i'll check this out. good to see the Fincher/Mara connection continues with Rooney's sister.
Well, i put it in my queue. may as well give it a chance.
Thanx.
Holy they released all 13 episodes at once.
I thought it was going to be 1 episode per week.
Circustances have changed. I may watch this after all.
Hey...
It's NetFlix.
I started watching the first episode, thought I wouldn't like it. Decided to give the second episode a chance, and now I'm curious how all this darkness will fall.
Saw the first ep. Very ambitious show by the look of it.
Too much 4th wall breaking though. It detracts from the story in my opinion.
I dunno, it doesn't seem overmuch, and I actually kinda like it. Though I have a Spacey bias, and his delivery does do a lot for making it work. Either way, I'm 4 ep's in, and loving it so far.
Spacey does a great job. I'm near the end of episode 5 right now, the show is addictive.
Did i say episode 5?
I'm on 9 now. ...
I need to get some sleep...
LOL....
"I wanna know who lied."
LOL, I haven't seen it, but I after reading shadowflames' comment above I was going to say "if anyone can pull off the breaking of the fourth wall, it would be spacey".
Robin Wright is a masterful on this show. I'd do her in a blink of an eye.
She's teasing the out of that poor artist dude.
I finished the show. Can't wait for the next installment.
Russo
Kate Mara House of Cards google search yields some interesting plot info:
you can tell the former movie stars such as Kevin Bacon for example (The Following on Fox) who no longer have legit careers in film that have to settle for TV again. or in Kevin Spacey's case ... Netflix lol.
Just finished it. ing cliffhangers. i want more.
Netflix is like a premium channel. Dont sleep on them. Their production is on par with that of HBO which btw Netflix is looking to get a hand on.
Also Spacey was a producer on HOC.
I'm about half way through this and it's pretty good so far. Definitely keeps you watching.
There's almost no one to root for in this show. Its filled with s bags...
Most annoying thing though so far (6 eps in) is how Spacey wins every single showdown. Makes the show suspenseless...
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