Production of House of Cards to resume ‘soon’

House Of Cards hopes to return to production soon on its final season, staff have been told, after it was forced into a hiatus by claims of sexual assault and harassment against its star Kevin Spacey.

It is believed they are trying to write the Oscar-winning actor, 58, out of the sixth season after Netflix said it would no longer work with him.

Scotland Yard is investigating Spacey, who was artistic director at London’s Old Vic theatre, over two allegations of sexual assault while he also faces claims of “on-set sexual misconduct” by members of the House Of Cards production crew.

Pauline Micelli, a senior vice president at the show’s pro- 0 Kevin Spacey faces claims of ‘on-set sexual misconduct’ duction studio, Media Rights Capital, wrote to staff to say the productionhadbeensuspended for an extra two weeks. But she said that writers would be continuing to work.

The allegations came as Hollywood faces increased scrutiny over the behaviour of powerful men in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.