More spoilers are coming out for the highly anticipated "House of Cards" season 5. The political drama series' next installment is expected to feature new characters, antagonist and real-life political issues, especially after the recently concluded presidential election, and the coming in of new showrunners.
The fifth season of "House of Cards" has been confirmed to cast new faces to add tension in the growing issues presented by the series. Actors Patricia Clarkson and Campbell Scott were already announced to hop on board season 5 of "HOC." However, the political drama from Netflix is keeping the suspense lever for these new characters as the roles were not yet revealed as of this time.
Another confirmed update for season 5 of "House of Cards" points to the going out of showrunner Beau Willmon. With the departure of Willmon at "HOC," previous senior writers Melissa James Gibson and Frank Pugliese will now take the seat of the showrunners for season 5. Fans can expect significant changes in the direction of season 5 of "House of Cards" as the new showrunners rule the show.
With regard to plot theories, reports believe that season 5 of "House of Cards" will most likely feature a new character in connection with the newly elected president of the United States. Some speculate that Frank Underwood might have an opponent who is also popularly known for his billions of investments, who will eventually defeat the former and became a billionaire businessman/president like president Donald Trump, GameNGuide reported.
Fans of "House of Cards" can recall that the previous season ended with Frank's expression of his intent to run for the presidency, for one more term. As season 5 of "HOC" returns, it is expected to continue to explore this arc, which likely resembles a Clinton-Trump intense presidential race.
In another report, the character that Patricia Clarkson will portray in the upcoming season 5 of "House of Cards" is speculated to give the first lady, Claire Underwood, some tough times. The undisclosed role of Clarkson is rumored to be featured as another antagonist to defeat Claire in the upcoming season of "HOC," iTechPost noted. How will Clarkson's character serve as "HOC" new season's antagonist?
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Netflix has not released any official announcement regarding the premiere date of season 5 of "House of Cards." Rumors claim that the next installment will most probably air between February or March of 2017.
