Den hänsynslöse och beräknande kongressledamoten Francis Underwood (Kevin Spacey) tjänar allmänheten – så länge han själv har något att tjäna på det. Men han får i alla fall saker och ting gjorda. Och tillsammans med sin fru Claire (Robin Wright) är han beredd att göra vad som än krävs för att nå toppen.
Serien hade premiär 2013 och varje avsnitt är ungefär 50 minuter. Totalt har 73 avsnitt sänts uppdelat på 6 säsonger och serien är skapad av Beau Willimon. Tyvärr har serien lagts ner och det kommer inga nya avsnitt
Robin Wright
Claire Underwood
Michael Kelly
Doug Stamper
Constance Zimmer
Janine Skorsky
Patricia Clarkson
Jane Davis
Derek Cecil
Seth Grayson
Claire tries to tarnish Frank's legacy. Doug provokes Claire by releasing excerpts from Frank's diary. A rift develops between the Shepherds.
With Frank out of the picture, Claire Underwood steps fully into her own as the first woman president, but faces formidable threats to her legacy.
Season five picks up where season four left off: in the midst of a tense presidential election that puts the Underwoods on the same ticket against energetic Republican upstart Will Conway. Viewers will see how their heated campaigns play out as well as which alliances dissolve in the aftermath. Perhaps the biggest question is if Frank and Claire’s relationship is among them.
They've always been a great team. But now in season four, Frank and Claire become even greater adversaries as their marriage stumbles and their ambitions are at odds. In an election year, the stakes are now higher than ever, and the biggest threat they face is contending with each other.
President Underwood fights to secure his legacy. Claire wants more than being First Lady. The biggest threat they face is contending with each other.
In their ruthless rise to power, Francis and Claire battle threats past and present, and form new alliances while old ones succumb to betrayal.
Betrayed by the White House, Congressman Francis Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. Blackmail, seduction and ambition are his weapons.
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