Release date: 2013
Written by: Jacob Oberfrank
Genre: political drama
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly,Nathan Darrow
Certification: UK:15 (most episodes) / UK:18 (some episodes) / UK:12 (some episodes) / USA:TV-MA (mature audiences)
Box office budget: $60,000,000 (estimated)
Production Co: Media Rights Capital, Panic Pictures, Trigger Street Productions
Synopsis: Majority House Whip Francis Underwood takes you on a long journey as he exacts his vengeance on those he feels wronged him such as his own cabinet members including the President of the United States. Dashing, cunning, methodical and vicious, Frank Underwood along with his manipulative wife, Claire takes Washington by storm through climbing the hierarchical ladder to power.
This is the USA version of the previous UK House of Cards
Head writer Beau Willimon has spent a career in politics, and as a result even the show's most outlandish moments have some sort of historical precedent
Purpose:
- The purpose of House of Cards is to attract people to Netflix
-To entertain the general public
-Educate young adults about the corruption of politics and the dangers of celebrity life
- Moral issues
-To invest the target audience in the characters
-To worry about American politics: moral panics
Form and style:
- Themes are corruption and deceit
- 55 min episodes
- 3 seasons, 4th coming
- Multiple story arcs for primary characters
- Atmosphere is dark and moody
Content:
- Main character: Frank Underwood, a sociopathic politician with a hunger for power
- Based in Washington DC
- Limited range of shots
Written by: Jacob Oberfrank
Genre: political drama
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly,Nathan Darrow
Certification: UK:15 (most episodes) / UK:18 (some episodes) / UK:12 (some episodes) / USA:TV-MA (mature audiences)
Box office budget: $60,000,000 (estimated)
Production Co: Media Rights Capital, Panic Pictures, Trigger Street Productions
Synopsis: Majority House Whip Francis Underwood takes you on a long journey as he exacts his vengeance on those he feels wronged him such as his own cabinet members including the President of the United States. Dashing, cunning, methodical and vicious, Frank Underwood along with his manipulative wife, Claire takes Washington by storm through climbing the hierarchical ladder to power.
This is the USA version of the previous UK House of Cards
Head writer Beau Willimon has spent a career in politics, and as a result even the show's most outlandish moments have some sort of historical precedent
Purpose:
- The purpose of House of Cards is to attract people to Netflix
-To entertain the general public
-Educate young adults about the corruption of politics and the dangers of celebrity life
- Moral issues
-To invest the target audience in the characters
-To worry about American politics: moral panics
Form and style:
- Themes are corruption and deceit
- 55 min episodes
- 3 seasons, 4th coming
- Multiple story arcs for primary characters
- Atmosphere is dark and moody
Content:
- Main character: Frank Underwood, a sociopathic politician with a hunger for power
- Based in Washington DC
- Limited range of shots