House of Cards

PRIMETIME EMMY® winner

Season 1

House of Cards is a delicious tale of greed, corruption and burning ambition. At its heart is Francis Urquhart, a black-hearted villain with a smiling face, who shares with viewers his estranged humour and secret thoughts to destroy his rivals.

IMDb 8.519914 episodesALL

International•Drama

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S1 E1 - House of Cards Episode 1
March 30, 1991
56min
TV-Y
The death of the Prime Minister sparks the faithful Party Whip's ambition. The hunt to find a replacement is on, and if Urquhart lends his support to a winner, he could gain a Cabinet position, but backing a loser could cost him everything.
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S1 E2 - House of Cards Episode 2
March 30, 1991
57min
TV-Y
Prime Minister Collingridge tells Urquhart that he is far too valuable in his current post to be offered a ministerial position. A vengeful Urquhart uses a young journalist to leak stories about his rivals just in time for the annual conference.
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S1 E3 - House of Cards Episode 3
March 30, 1991
57min
TV-Y
Collingridge steps down. Mattie suspects the Prime Minister was framed, but she is too emotionally involved with Urquhart to realize he is the culprit. Ironically, Collingridge still has faith in Urquhart and feels he is the only man he can trust.
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S1 E4 - House of Cards Episode 4
March 30, 1991
57min
TV-Y
As the leadership election looms, Urquhart's leading rivals have been discredited. The truth is beginning to dawn on Mattie, and Urquhart will go to any lengths to prevent her, or anyone else, from finding out what he has done to gain power.
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