Specials

E1. The Direct Address

5m

Addressing the viewer directly is an important element in House of Cards. In this video, the protagonists tell more background information about the use of direct addressing in House of Cards.

E2. Backstage Politics on the set of House of Cards

24m

A look behind of House of Cards.

E3. A Death In New Mexico

17m

House of Cards was mainly filmed in the Baltimore's film studios. The location was only relocated to New Mexico once. This video shows which special challenges of the location had to be overcome.

E4. Table Read of Episodes 12 & 13

7m

This video shows how the producer, the director, the actors and other guys prepare for the shooting of episodes 12 & 13 of House of Cards in a joint lecture.

E5. Two Houses

10m

In this video, the makers of the US version of House of Cards tell how they followed the British model and where and why they deviated from the model.

E6. Line of Succession

17m

A glimpse into the creating process of each episode

E7. Politics for the sake of politics

3m

Politics is only the back drop, the themes are universal. What is the show about? It’s about relationships and power, not just politics.