The First Couple Frank and Claire Underwood will have a blowout breakup in the upcoming Season 4 of the American political drama TV series on Netflix which shall be the focal point of the show’s entire season next year.
It has been reported previously that Season 4 of “House of Cards” will be the start of Frank’s downfall and the best person who can really make that happen is no other than his First Lady Claire, who got the goods on him.
According to Venture Capital Post, it also got word that the breakup shall be followed with a divorce before Claire would decide to run for the presidency opposite his former husband who shall be gunning for re-election. That would really be an interesting plotline that would sure to captivate loyal viewers and entice new ones too.
Since the show creators and actors are keeping mum about the whole thing for now, these information are mere speculations at this time and should be taken with a grain of salt although there is a good likelihood that they’re also true.
Timely release date
To make “House of Cards” more relevant and timely, Netflix would be releasing the entire Season 4 in 2016 to coincide with the time of the US presidential elections which shall also be happening next year.
Given the politically-charged environment in the US around that time, it is safe to assume that the producers of “House of Cards” certainly want to capitalize on the political frames of mind of the American people to be able to lure them into watching the very popular TV series and pick up a few political pointers too in choosing the country’s next leader.
Season 3 had a hanging season finale but many critics believe that it was not as engrossing as the first two seasons because of its up and down pace through its 13 episodes.
Filming for Season 4 of “House of Cards” will begin by June and finish before the end of the year just like its production schedule for Season 3. Season 4 is expected to premiere on Netflix around February 2016.
Coming back
Accordingly, several characters that were around during the first two seasons of “House of Cards” shall make their returns to Season 4 to contribute in bringing Frank down from power and his lofty stature.
One of those returnees is Constance Zimmer, whose role shall be reprised by Janine Skorsky come Season 4.
During most of the 13 episodes of Season 3 of the “House of Cards,” Frank was mostly on the defensive position, parrying all personal and political attacks against him and his position. He was never really threatened until the very last episode. And the good news is that he has not lost yet.