House Of Cards
s season five of the show that helped to define Netflix’s sexy, lavish, high-quality approach to TV drama arrives, President Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and First Lady Claire (Robin Wright) are deep in election campaign mode, with their joint ruthlessn
Abehaviour. Frank kicks off in Congress with a barnstorming call to declare war on ISIS (or “ICO” as they coyly fictionalise it in this series), while Claire has a deeply awkward meeting with the mother of the home-grown terrorist who committed a public execution at the end of season four. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing between Frank’s rival for the Presidency, Governor Will Conway (Joel Kinnaman), and his maverick, loose-cannon wife (Dominique Mcelligot). We’ve only seen the dazzlingly entertaining opener, but after its hugely powerful closing scene, we already can’t wait to binge on the other 12 episodes of this new season.