Spacey not returning to House of Cards

Production on the final season of House Of Cards is expected to start in 2018 without its star Kevin Spacey.

The political drama was put on hold in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against the Oscar-winning actor.

However, The Hollywood Reporter said Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos announced that production would resume next year.

Work on the sixth and last season is set to begin early in the year. It is not known when the eight-episode series will air.

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”.