‘House of Cards’ season 6 commences filming
PRODUCTION on the political drama series started up again on Wednesday, with two new actors announced by Netflix.
Diane Lane (“Justice League”) and Greg Kinnear (“Little Miss Sunshine”) have joined the cast of “House of Cards” in advance of its sixth season.
Following accusations of harassment and sexual assault levelled against Kevin Spacey, who led the cast as disgraced former President of the United States, Frank Underwood, progress on season six was suspended in October. Completed episodes were deleted and production started over.
Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Jayne Atkinson, Boris McGiver, Patricia Clarkson, Constance Zimmer, Derek Cecil and Campbell Scott return for this sixth and final eight-episode season, which will focus on Wright’s character, Frank’s wife and serving US President Claire Underwood.
A broadcast date has not yet been announced by Netflix, though season six could still arrive before 2018’s end.
Lane has been acclaimed for her performances in 2002 thriller “Unfaithful,” “Under the Tuscan Sun” and “Cinema Verite.”
She has appeared in three Superman-oriented movies part of the DC Extended Universe franchise — “Man of Steel,” “Batman v Superman” and “Justice League.”
Where Lane received an Oscar nomination for “Unfaithful,” Kinnear’s nod came for 1997 romcom “As Good as It Gets.”
He played John F. Kennedy in Canadian-American miniseries “The Kennedys” and was nominated for an Emmy following his guest starring role in a season three episode of “Modern Family.” — Relaxnews