House of Cards (season 4)
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | March 4, 2016 |
The fourth season of the American web television drama series House of Cards was announced by Netflix via Twitter on April 2, 2015. Filming began on June 16, 2015. The season premiered on March 4, 2016.
Production
On April 2, 2015, Netflix announced via its Twitter account that it had renewed House of Cards for a fourth season of undisclosed length, to be released in early 2016. The tweet read: "I will leave a legacy. #Underwood2016".[1] The first casting calls were announced on May 5, 2015, to occur on May 15.[2] Film crews were spotted filming on June 16, 2015.[3]
In December 2015, it was revealed during a 2016 Republican Party presidential debate through faux advertising that the season would premiere on March 4, 2016.[4] In January, show creator, executive producer and showrunner Beau Willimon's departure following the season was announced.[5] The first trailer for the season, which focused on the contentious relationship between the Underwoods, was released on February 10.[6] The press release associated with the trailer said "In an election year, the stakes are now higher than ever, and the biggest threat they face is contending with each other."[7]
Cast
On July 1, 2015, Neve Campbell was announced as having been cast for season 4.[8] In September 2015, Colm Feore was announced as having a recurring role.[9] In February 2016, Joel Kinnaman was announced as having a recurring role.[10] On February 10, Ellen Burstyn and Cicely Tyson were announced as part of the cast in conjunction with the release of the first trailer for the season.[7]
- Kevin Spacey as Francis "Frank" J. Underwood, the President of the United States[11]
- Robin Wright as Claire Underwood, First Lady of the United States and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations[11]
- Michael Kelly as Douglas "Doug" Stamper, the White House Chief of Staff[11]
- Mahershala Ali as Remy Danton, the former White House Chief of Staff under President Underwood[11]
- Jayne Atkinson as Catherine Durant, Secretary of State[11]
- Neve Campbell as LeAnn Harvey,[12] a Texas based political consultant[11][13]
- Derek Cecil as Seth Grayson[11]
- Nathan Darrow as Edward Meechum[11]
- Kim Dickens as Kate Baldwin[11]
- Elizabeth Marvel as Heather Dunbar[11]
- Dominique McElligott as Hannah Conway,[11] wife of New York Governor and Republican presidential nominee
- Molly Parker as Jacqueline "Jackie" Sharp[11]
- Damian Young as Aidan Macallan,[11] data scientist and friend of LeAnn Harvey
- Paul Sparks as Thomas Yates[11]
- Sebastian Arcelus as Lucas Goodwin
- Boris McGiver as Tom Hammerschmidt, the former editor of The Washington Herald and former boss of Lucas Goodwin
- Ellen Burstyn as Elizabeth Hale, Claire's mother[11][14]
- Colm Feore as General Brockhart
- Cicely Tyson as Doris Jones, a Texas congresswoman[11][14]
- Lisa Gay Hamilton as Celia Jones, Doris' daughter
- Joel Kinnaman as Will Conway, the Republican nominee for president and Governor of New York [11][15]
- Lars Mikkelsen as Viktor Petrov, the President of the Russian Federation
- Larry Pine as Bob Birch, the House Minority Leader and a Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Reed Birney as Donald Blythe, the Vice President of the United States
- Eisa Davis as Cynthia Driscoll, Heather Dunbar's campaign manager
- Curtiss Cook as Terry Womack, the House Minority Whip
- Constance Zimmer as Janine Skorsky
- Michel Gill as Garrett Walker, Frank's predecessor in the White House
- Kate Mara as Zoe Barnes
- Corey Stoll as Peter Russo
- Kathleen Chalfant as Margaret Tilden, CEO of The Washington Herald
- Gerald McRaney as Raymond Tusk, former associate of President Walker and adversary of Frank
- Reg E. Cathey as Frederick 'Freddy' Hayes
- Wendy Moniz as Laura Moretti, widow of a liver transplant candidate
Episodes
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| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 40 | 1 | "Chapter 40" | Tucker Gates | Beau Willimon | March 4, 2016 | HOC-401 |
| 41 | 2 | "Chapter 41" | Tucker Gates | Melissa James Gibson | March 4, 2016 | HOC-402 |
| 42 | 3 | "Chapter 42" | Robin Wright | Frank Pugliese | March 4, 2016 | HOC-403 |
| 43 | 4 | "Chapter 43" | Robin Wright | John Mankiewicz | March 4, 2016 | HOC-404 |
| 44 | 5 | "Chapter 44" | Tom Shankland | Melissa James Gibson | March 4, 2016 | HOC-405 |
| 45 | 6 | "Chapter 45" | Tom Shankland | Laura Eason | March 4, 2016 | HOC-406 |
| 46 | 7 | "Chapter 46" | Tom Shankland | Bill Kennedy | March 4, 2016 | HOC-407 |
| 47 | 8 | "Chapter 47" | Alex Graves | John Mankiewicz | March 4, 2016 | HOC-408 |
| 48 | 9 | "Chapter 48" | Robin Wright | Frank Pugliese | March 4, 2016 | HOC-409 |
| 49 | 10 | "Chapter 49" | Robin Wright | Melissa James Gibson and Kenneth Lin | March 4, 2016 | HOC-410 |
| 50 | 11 | "Chapter 50" | Kari Skogland | Tian Jun Gu | March 4, 2016 | HOC-411 |
| 51 | 12 | "Chapter 51" | Jakob Verbruggen | Laura Eason and Bill Kennedy | March 4, 2016 | HOC-412 |
| 52 | 13 | "Chapter 52" | Jakob Verbruggen | Beau Willimon | March 4, 2016 | HOC-413 |
Reception
The fourth season has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the season has a score of 76 out of 100 based on 17 reviews.[16] On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 86 out of 100, with an average rating of 8.1/10 based on 27 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "House of Cards retains its binge-worthiness by ratcheting up the drama, and deepening Robin Wright's role even further."[17] Matt Fowler of IGN gave the season a rating of 8.6 out of 10 and labelled the season "great" with particular praise given to the performances, the addition of new characters, connections to previous seasons and adding new adversaries to the Underwoods.[18]
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