Frank then tosses Catherine Durant's name to Zoe as a likely replacement before reinforcing her credentials with Linda Vasquez. Frank hires a team of young congressional staffers to write a draft of the bill in a week (a process which would usually take months). The first season was also nominated for Casting, Cinematography, Editing, Music, and Main Title Music at the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

[21] The show was also nominated at the 40th People's Choice Awards for Favorite Streaming Series,[22] at the Producers Guild of America Awards 2013 for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama,[23] at the 66th Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series,[24] at the Writers Guild of America Awards 2013 for Television: Dramatic Series, Television: New Series and Television: Episodic Drama, winning new series.[25][26][27]. "[5] Tom Gilatto of People Weekly lauded the first two episodes, calling them "cinematically rich, full of sleek, oily pools of darkness. Following his assistance in ensuring the election of President Garrett Walker, Underwood is informed by Chief of Staff Linda Vasquez that the existing agreement to appoint him Secretary of State will not be honored. Claire, at her environmental company, is forced to lay off more than half of the staff at her NPO (Clean Water Initiative) after a donation which was contingent on Frank being appointed Secretary of State is withdrawn. In the midst of negotiating the education bill's reforms with the teachers' unions, Frank must visit his hometown of, Frank resorts to intricate political string-pulling when. | "[2] In her review for The Denver Post, Joanne Ostrow said the series is "Deeply cynical about human beings as well as politics and almost gleeful in its portrayal of limitless ambition." After being denied the Secretary of State position he was promised, House Majority Whip Frank Underwood begins a ruthless and corrupt climb of the political ladder that takes his career to unprecedented heights as his wife, Claire, searches for her place to dominate in her husband's spotlight. Frank and Claire foil Spinella's televised attempt to disrupt their fundraising event with a charm offensive. With the environment bill defeated, Peter Russo demands an alternative, and threatens to reveal the conspiracy that brought down Michael Kern. An alternative view of which shows are airing next (list format). An inebriated Russo confronts Frank at his home. Peter Russo goes on a bus tour around Pennsylvania with Vice President Matthews for support. Frank decides he has to achieve total victory over Spinella or he will lose all of his influence with the President.
Via Zoe, Frank plants a story that loosely ties SoS-nominee Michael Kern to an anti-Israeli editorial column that ran in his college newspaper while Kern was editor. Check out which shows are most popular at this moment in time. Matthews initially thwarts Peter's campaign but Peter eventually wins his respect. See which shows are starting and returning this October, See which shows are starting and returning this month, View the full list of networks shows status as they stand at present. Kern mishandles the resulting media scrutiny. President Walker requests Linda Vasquez to assist him, but Frank instructs her to instead attend to her son's college admission issue (he is being refused entry). [14] Wright won best actress at both the 71st Golden Globe Awards and 18th Satellite Awards, while Stoll was nominated at both for supporting actor and the series was nominated at both for best drama. | The adaptation comes from Andrew Davies (Bridget Jones's Diary). Linda Vasquez asks Frank candidly if his ambition is to become Vice President himself; he admits it and reaches out to her as an ally. Claire visits Zoe and informs her that she knows about Frank's affair. "[6], On July 18, 2013, House of Cards became the first Primetime Emmy Award nominated series for original online only web television for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. This wicked political drama slithers beneath the curtain and through the back halls of greed, sex, love and corruption in modern Washington D.C. Zoe approaches her former colleague Lucas Goodwin for intimacy.

Parents Guide. Taglines Frank barely manages to keep Walker from forcing him to abandon the bill. A cleaned-up Russo informs Frank that he will accept Frank's help and run for, President Walker signs the education bill into law, earning Frank a major victory and affording him influence and favor. A Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him. Quick Filter - Add shows to favourites - View most popular shows, Quibi Shuts Down After Six Months - Quick Bites Indeed, Disney Makes Everyone Happy by Announcing Willow TV Series, Dexter Returning for Ten Episode Revival in 2021, The 100 returns for seventh and final season - Prequel spin-off planned, Ruby Rose Leaves Gotham: Exits CW's Batwoman lead role, Star Trek Strange New Worlds Boldly Goes Where We Kinda Went Before, If You Don't See Blood, You Didn't Come to Play. Request it now, or vote for other shows on the list, A handle lets you share your Calendar and Profile with others, Read the latest news about your favourite shows and updates about the TV Calendar, Securely log in to your account to view your filter and profile, An account will save your setting permanently, Choose a custom show specific background for your Calendar, Securely reset your password if you are locked out of your account, Use forgotten password if you are locked out, Hopefully answers some of your questions about the TV Calendar.

The first season received positive reviews from critics. [19], At the 3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards, Kevin Spacey and Corey Stoll were nominated for Best Drama Actor and Best Drama Supporting Actor, respectively. On Metacritic, the season received a weighted mean score of 76 out of 100 based on 25 reviews, which translates to "generally positive reception. Plot Keywords Keith Huff and Kate Barnow and Beau Willimon, Frank convinces Vice President Matthews to give up his office and run for Governor of Pennsylvania. President Walker sends him to evaluate Raymond Tusk, a billionaire who lives modestly in, Frank attempts to leverage Raymond Tusk by requesting Remy Danton to compromise Tusk's nuclear industry assets but Tusk purchases enough of SanCorp's stock to defuse any threat. House of Cards Show Summary.

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He and his equally ambitious wife Claire will stop at nothing to ensure their ascendancy.

Among those nine nominations were Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Kevin Spacey, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Robin Wright, and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for David Fincher. The first season of the American television drama series House of Cards premiered exclusively via Netflix's web streaming service on February 1, 2013. House of Cards was created for television by Beau Willimon. Francis "Frank" Underwood is an ambitious Democratic congressman and the House Majority Whip.

View the full list of popular shows on The TV Calendar and add them to your favourites filter, Note: "The" isn't treated as part of a show name; e.g. Set in present-day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), a Democrat from South Carolina's 5th congressional district and the House Majority Whip, who, after getting passed over for appointment as Secretary of State, decides to exact his revenge on those who betrayed him.

Zoe decides to terminate her intimate relationship with Frank but changes her mind when he withdraws the professional aspect as well. [9] None of the Emmy awards were considered to be in major categories, however. [16][17][18] The show won a 2013 Peabody Award for Area of Excellence. Claire is aware that Frank is having sexual relations with Zoe, but goes along with it as long as it achieves their goals — this, however, rejuvenates her interest in Adam. [7] On September 15, the series became the first web television series and the first web television webisode to be Primetime Emmy Awarded with two wins at the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Eigil Bryld for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series and Laray Mayfield and Julie Schubert for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series.
This page was last edited on 17 October 2020, at 00:48. It is an adaptation of a previous BBC miniseries of the same name by Andrew Davies, which was based on the novel by Michael Dobbs. Have a question or a suggestion not covered in the F.A.Q.? Tom Hammerschmidt fires Zoe and is in turn forced to resign for profanely insulting her. Frank requests Claire to present a justification for the large financial commitment, but she causes the bill to fail in exchange for assistance for CWI from Remy Danton.