Has it only been five years since
Netflix streamed
House of Cards, its first original drama series back in February 2013? Now the show is drawing to a close with its sixth and final season, which finds the television and political landscape dramatically altered since its debut.
This
U.S. adaptation of the
BBC mini-series of the same name, itself based on a book by
Michael Dobbs, originally starred
Kevin Spacey as the scheming
Congressman 'Frank Underwood', who along with his wife
'Claire' (Robin Wright), would stop at nothing in their quest for power and influence, which eventually took them to the
White House.
Following allegations of past sexual misconduct,
Spacey was fired from the show just as the sixth season was starting production and the drama was delayed and retooled, shortened to eight episodes from the usual thirteen.
At the end of the fifth season we saw
Claire Underwood become
President through various nefarious shenanigans and breaking the fourth wall between actor and the audience declare it was her turn, so it wasn't too hard to write
Frank out the show.
These final season billboards harken back to
House of Cards launch billboards, this time with
Robin Wright with blood on her hands after clawing her way to the top, and these ads were photographed along the
Sunset Strip, Santa Monica Boulevard and
Beverly Boulevard from October 3 to October 12, 2018.
In 2016
Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by more than 2.8 million ballots, so if you were waiting for a female
Commander-in-Chief House of Cards is ready to deliver.
But be careful what you wish for though, as this is one woman who's left a trail of bodies in her wake to get to the highest office in the land.
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