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]]>House of Cards was up for grabs in a bidding war between Netflix, HBO, Showtime and several other networks. Netflix ended up winning the bid and immediately ordered two seasons of the series.
Although Kevin Spacey is now under scrutiny for the controversy he caused, the fact is that he is the one to thank for this show. Series creator Beau Willimon admitted that Spacey was the only choice for the lead and if he had said no, there wouldn’t be House of Cards.
According to executive producer David Fincher, each of the main cast members was their first pick for the role.
Creator Beau Willimon said that writing the show is exceptionally complicated business and that it takes seven months to get one season done.
Filming one season of the show isn’t just hard because of the time it takes to do the writing, but also because all the finances needed. It is estimated that each season of House of Cards costs around $100 million to produce.
While the majority of the show is set in Washington, D.C., House of Cards isn’t filmed there. Instead, most of the shots are done in Baltimore.
The series is actually a remake of British series of the same name which aired on BBC in the ’90s.
The character of Rachel Posner initially supposed to had five lines and disappear into oblivion. But the producers were so impressed with Rachel Brosnahan’s portrayal of the character, that they made it a big part of the show.
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]]>The post 8 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About “House of Cards” appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>House of Cards was up for grabs in a bidding war between Netflix, HBO, Showtime and several other networks. Netflix ended up winning the bid and immediately ordered two seasons of the series.
Although Kevin Spacey is now under scrutiny for the controversy he caused, the fact is that he is the one to thank for this show. Series creator Beau Willimon admitted that Spacey was the only choice for the lead and if he had said no, there wouldn’t be House of Cards.
According to executive producer David Fincher, each of the main cast members was their first pick for the role.
Creator Beau Willimon said that writing the show is exceptionally complicated business and that it takes seven months to get one season done.
Filming one season of the show isn’t just hard because of the time it takes to do the writing, but also because all the finances needed. It is estimated that each season of House of Cards costs around $100 million to produce.
While the majority of the show is set in Washington, D.C., House of Cards isn’t filmed there. Instead, most of the shots are done in Baltimore.
The series is actually a remake of British series of the same name which aired on BBC in the ’90s.
The character of Rachel Posner initially supposed to had five lines and disappear into oblivion. But the producers were so impressed with Rachel Brosnahan’s portrayal of the character, that they made it a big part of the show.
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