How Robin Wright Took Charge of ‘House of Cards’ and Saved the Final Season

ahmet-yalcinkaya-84327-unsplash

#TIA – The backstage drama that saved “House of Cards” for a woman president and another season.

“My turn.”

Those two words — which closed the Season 5 finale of “House of Cards” — could not have been more prophetic.

When the Netflix political potboiler returns for its sixth and final season on Nov. 2, Robin Wright’s first-lady-turned-commander-in-chief Claire Underwood will be in the seat of power. The character was always slated to move into the Oval Office, but with the hasty exit of star Kevin Spacey amid sexual harassment allegations, the transition was cemented.

Read more at Variety