House of Cards: Story, Cast and Series Facts

House of Cards (2013): Drama, Thriller. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

By the Pop Culture Files editorial team•Updated September 29, 2026•2 min read•✓ Fact-checked

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Story and premise

Based on the BBC miniseries of the same name, House of Cards follows Francis Underwood, the politician's politician – masterful, beguiling, charismatic and ruthless. He and his equally ambitious wife Claire will stop at nothing to ensure their ascendancy. This wicked political drama slithers beneath the curtain and through the back halls of greed, sex, love and corruption in modern Washington D.C.

Series details

Title: House of Cards
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Premiere date: 2013-02-01
Final broadcast date listed: 2018-11-02
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
Typical episode runtime: 52 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 8.2/10
TVMaze ID: 175

Cast and credited roles

Robin Wright — Claire Underwood
Michael Kelly — Doug Stamper
Kevin Spacey — Frank Underwood
Derek Cecil — Seth Grayson
Jayne Atkinson — Catherine Durant
Nathan Darrow — Edward Meechum
Mahershala Ali — Remy Danton
Boris McGiver — Tom Hammerschmidt
Paul Sparks — Thomas Yates
Molly Parker — Jackie Sharp
Neve Campbell — Leann Harvey
Jeremy Holm — Nathan Green

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 2013-02-01; final listed air date 2013-02-01; episode order: 13.
Season 2: premiered 2014-02-14; final listed air date 2014-02-14; episode order: 13.
Season 3: premiered 2015-02-27; final listed air date 2015-02-27; episode order: 13.
Season 4: premiered 2016-03-04; final listed air date 2016-03-04; episode order: 13.
Season 5: premiered 2017-05-30; final listed air date 2017-05-30; episode order: 13.
Season 6: premiered 2018-11-02; final listed air date 2018-11-02; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from House of Cards on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.