House of Cards is an American
political drama television series developed and produced by
Beau Willimon. It is an adaptation of the
BBC's
mini-series of the same name and is based on the novel by
Michael Dobbs. The entire first season, comprising thirteen episodes, premiered on February 1, 2013, on the
streaming service Netflix. A second season of thirteen episodes premiered on February 14, 2014, while a third season premiered on February 27, 2015.
House of Cards was renewed for a fourth season, which will premiere on March 4, 2016. In January 2016, Netflix announced that the show had been renewed for a fifth season, due for release in 2017, along with announcing that Willimon would step down as
showrunner after the fourth season. Willimon has stated that plans for the show's future are decided after each season.