House of Cards TV shows

House of Cards is an American political drama television series developed and produced by Beau Willimon. It is an adaptation of the BBC's mini-series of the same name and is based on the novel by Michael Dobbs. The entire first season, comprising thirteen episodes, premiered on February 1, 2013, on the streaming service Netflix. A second season of thirteen episodes premiered on February 14, 2014. On February 4, 2014, ten days prior to the release of the second season, Netflix announced that the show had been renewed for a third season, which was released on February 27, 2015.
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 House majority whip who, after being passed over for appointment as Secretary of State, initiates an elaborate plan to get himself into a position of greater power, aided by his wife, Claire Underwood (Robin Wright). The series deals primarily with themes of ruthless pragmatism, manipulation and power.
For its first season, House of Cards received nine Primetime Emmy Award nominations, becoming the first original online-only web television series to receive major Emmy nominations. Among its 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 show also earned four Golden Globe Award nominations and Wright won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama to be the first major acting award for an online-only web television series. For its second season, the series received 13 Primetime Emmy Award nominations. This included further nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor (Spacey), Outstanding Lead Actress (Wright), Outstanding Directing (Carl Franklin) and Outstanding Drama Series while also receiving nominations for Outstanding Writing (Beau Willimon), Outstanding Guest Actor (Reg E. Cathey) and Outstanding Guest Actress (Kate Mara). The second season also earned three nominations at the Golden Globes with Spacey winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.
House of Cards
    Drama
    Political thriller
Created by     Beau Willimon
Based on    
    House of Cards
    by Michael Dobbs and
    House of Cards
    by Andrew Davies
Starring    
    Kevin Spacey
    Robin Wright
    Kate Mara
    Corey Stoll
    Michael Kelly
    Sakina Jaffrey
    Kristen Connolly
    Sebastian Arcelus
    Michel Gill
    Nathan Darrow
    Rachel Brosnahan
    Constance Zimmer
    Mahershala Ali
    Molly Parker
    Gerald McRaney
    Jimmi Simpson
    Elizabeth Marvel
    Derek Cecil

Theme music composer     Jeff Beal
Opening theme     "House of Cards Main Title Theme"
Composer(s)     Jeff Beal
Country of origin     United States
Original language(s)     English
No. of seasons     3
No. of episodes     39 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)    

    David Fincher
    Kevin Spacey
    Eric Roth
    Joshua Donen
    Dana Brunetti
    Andrew Davies
    Michael Dobbs
    John Melfi
    Beau Willimon
    David Manson
Location(s)     Baltimore, Maryland
Joppa, Maryland
(sound stage)
Cinematography     Eigil Bryld
Tim Ives
Igor Martinovic
Running time     46–59 minutes
Production company(s)     Media Rights Capital
Trigger Street Productions
Wade/Thomas Productions
Knight Takes King Productions
Distributor     Netflix
Broadcast
Original channel     Netflix
Picture format     1080p (2:1 HDTV) (2013)
4K (2:1 UHDTV) (2014–present)
Audio format     Dolby Digital 5.1
Original run     February 1, 2013 – present
Chronology
Related shows     House of Cards


Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Cards