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The boy was named Jean-Alexandre Le Noir, and he was the son of furniture dealer and cabinetmaker, Jean-Jacques Le Noir. The theme of children building houses of cards was usual at the time. [3] Jean Siméon Chardin, The House of Cards (c. 1737), National Gallery of Art, other painting of the same title
House of Cards is an American political thriller television series created by Beau Willimon. It is based on the 1989 novel of the same title by Michael Dobbs and an adaptation of the 1990 British series of the same name by Andrew Davies, also from the novel. The first 13-episode season was released on February 1, 2013, on the streaming service ...
House of Cards is an American political drama television series created by Beau Willimon for Netflix.The first season, based on the BBC miniseries of the same name and the series of books by Michael Dobbs, [1] premiered exclusively via Netflix's web streaming service on February 1, 2013.
House of Cards is a political thriller novel by British author Michael Dobbs. Published in 1989, it tells the story of Francis Urquhart , a fictional Chief Whip of the Conservative Party , and his amoral and manipulative scheme to become leader of the governing party and, thus, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .
House of Cards is a 1990 British political thriller television serial in four episodes, set after the end of Margaret Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It was televised by the BBC from 18 November to 9 December 1990. Released to critical and popular acclaim for its writing, direction, and performances, it is considered ...
The first season of the American television drama series House of Cards premiered exclusively via Netflix's web streaming service on February 1, 2013. [1] The season was produced by Media Rights Capital, and the executive producers are David Fincher, Kevin Spacey, Eric Roth, Joshua Donen, Dana Brunetti, Andrew Davies, Michael Dobbs, John Melfi, and Beau Willimon.
In 2013, House of Cards became the first original online-only web television series to receive major nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. [1] The first episode, "Chapter 1", received four nominations becoming the first webisode (online-only episode) of a television series to receive a major Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
House of Cards was pitched to several cable networks, including HBO, AMC and Showtime. Netflix, interested in launching their own original programming, outbid the networks, picking the series up for 26 episodes, totaling two seasons. [5] Netflix was the only bidder that was interested in purchasing the rights without seeing a completed pilot.