He said that if it was up to him, he would not allow Doug to die just yet in Season 4 of “House of Cards” because personally, the TV series is the greatest gift he has ever received as an actor.
Kelly explained that his enthusiasm for his Doug role only grows as the days pass by. As a matter of fact, his level of excitement on working for “House of Cards” has been consistent from Season 1 up to the ongoing filming of Season 4.
However, he also admits that the fate of his character in the TV series lies not on his but on the hands of the producers and writers. He joked that he would not be surprised if his character will be killed off since Doug has been somewhat of a fatalist anyway.
The fourth season of “House of Cards” may also draw some parallelism with the US presidential elections when the show premieres on Netflix next year.
Willimon says that the possibility is there considering that “House of Cards” is charting the same territory, but he said that whatever coincidences or parallelism that the TV series will have, those are not intentional.
The showrunner revealed that while there will be similarities, they are obviously avoiding portraying real-life politics as the times of writing for the show would not sync up with the actual elections.