Tired of waiting for Season 6 of House of Cards? Here are 10 facts about the show you probably didn’t know to occupy you while you wait.
1. Although the show is set in Washington, the vast majority was filmed in Maryland at a 300,000 ft sound stage in Joppa.
2. Kevin Spacey was paid $500,000 per episode.
3. Each season of the show has 13 episodes. That’s how many cards there are in a suit.
4. Kevin Spacey said that Bill Clinton once told him that “99 percent of what you do on that show is real.”
5. House of Cards was the first online-only series to win an Emmy award.
6. It is the most popular American TV show on the Chinese streaming service, Sohu TV.
7. Both president Walker and Underwood on the show are based on real life presidents.
8. The creator of the show, Beau Willmon, used to work for political figures such as Hilary Clinton and Howard Dean.
9. Kevin Spacey was first choice for President Underwood and there wouldn’t be a show without him.
10. Rachel Posner (Rachel Brosnahan) was originally only supposed to get five lines but the producers felt compelled to bring her back based on her acting skills.
The sixth and final season of House of Cards will air November 2, 2018.
