‘House Of Cards’ Has Been Renewed For A Fifth Season… But It’s Losing Its Showrunner!

Briefly: Season four won’t premiere for another month, but Netflix hit House of Cards has already been renewed for an additional season.

It’s not all good news, however, as showrunner Beau Willimon has departed the celebrated series, Netflix revealed in a statement earlier today, noting that ‘Netflix and MRC owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Beau Willimon for his strong narrative vision for House of Cards over the show’s first four seasons. As an Academy Award-nominated writer, he made his first foray into television and built a riveting and critically acclaimed series, establishing his place in TV history. The producers, cast and crew join us in wishing Beau the best in his next creative adventure.’

Willimon added that “I’m grateful to Netflix and MRC, my fellow executive producers, our two incandescent stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, our talented writers, as well as the incredible cast and crew with whom I’ve had the privilege to work. After five years and four seasons, it’s time for me to move on to new endeavors, but I’m supremely proud of what we’ve built together, wish the show much continued success, and leave it in the hands of a very capable team.”

House of Cards fourth season is set to debut on March 4th. A new showrunner for the just-announced fifth season has not been set at this time, but with lots of time until the fifth season’s 2017 debut, we’ll be sure to share the news as soon as we know more.

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