Is this a review of Netflix's House of Cards, a partial review, or a review-in-progress? That I'd struggle over what to call it says a lot about the significance of the streaming giant's first original series, a Beltway drama starring Kevin Spacey and
Netflix's "House of Cards" has generated considerable buzz because of its risk-taking: the reported $50 million price tag to produce a single season; the streaming entertainment service's push for original programming; and the fact that all 13 episodes
House of Cards, created for Netflix by Beau Willimon and David Fincher, is an adaptation of the British novel and miniseries of the same name, with Kevin Spacey starring as the manipulative Francis Underwood. It has a solid cast, premium cable
Kevin Spacey stars in the new TV series House of Cards, a remake of a BBC political drama. Spacey plays a vindictive U.S. senator who attempts to undermine the newly elected president. The Netflix series is written by Beau Willimon. Weekend Edition
Here's one of the gambits Netflix is using to promote "House of Cards," its first big venture into original programming: The video service has put up the first hour of the Kevin Spacey miniseries for free. If you want to watch the
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