House of Cards Season 3: Netflix Show to Arrive 2015 With a Bang?
The American political drama television series "House of Cards" has been renewed for an upcoming season 3. There is still no officially announced premiere date but the series will of course be released on Netflix, and according to most rumors, will likely arrive in spring 2015.
"House of Cards" is an adaptation of the BBC miniseries of the same name and was based on a novel by Michael Dobbs.
The entire first season of the series, all 13 episodes, was released on February 1, 2013 on the popular online-streaming service Netlflix. For season 2, another thirteen episodes was released earlier this year on Feb. 14.
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The renewal of the series was announced 10 days prior to the release of the second season on Netflix.
The series takes place in modern day Washington D.C. and follows the story of Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey, a Democrat in South Carolina's 5th congressional district who devises a plan to get himself in a higher seat of power.
The primary focal points of the series' plot is about ruthless pragmatism, manipulation of other to achieve a goal, and the power to do bad things in order to achieve greater good.
The television series has already received critical acclaim and has received numerous nominations and awards. Actress Robin Wright has won two nominations for Best Actress in a Drama Series; one in the Satellite Awards and another in the Golden Globe Awards.
The streaming service Netflix is also popular for having streamed other well-known television series like "Lilyhammer" and "Orange is the New Black."
Season 2 of House of Cards finished dramatically with Underwood becoming President of the United States, and Season 3 will take an even darker turn, according to rumors, as Underwood gains even more power to get whatever he wants.
