You have to admire the dedication and resilience even though it might be rooted in severely damaged sociopathy. For the third year in a row, following his #MeToo career implosion, disgrace and subsequent expulsion from Hollywood, actor Kevin Spacey has returned to deliver another festive holiday message on YouTube in the guise of his Frank Underwood character from “House of Cards” — a Netflix show he was fired from.

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Happy holidays! Disgraced actor Kevin Spacey is back. After a year of silence from the thespian, heard last year offering creepy holiday cheer, vowing to not back down against multiple accusations of sexual assault, rape, and harassment that torpedoed his career—done in the voice of his character President Frank Underwood on Netflix’s “House Of Cards”—Spacey has returned to offer a new updated holiday video which we can only imagine is now a holiday tradition we’ll see as often as “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie and thoughts and prayers for the victims of Nakatomi Plaza.

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We are only a week into 2019 and yet, it feels like it’s been here forever. That’s probably because 2018 felt like such a slog, where 12 months felt like 12 lifetimes, and we’ve been aching to turn the page on a new year. And lost in the shuffle of all our awards season fervor and endless numbers of Best of 2018 lists, we somehow missed an interesting interview with a surprising nugget of information involving Michael Mann, Al Pacino, and the first major hit series on Netflix.

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Actor Kevin Spacey had been charged with one count of felony sexual assault, according to the Boston Globe who has spoken to The Cape and Islands, Massachusetts, district attorney.

Cape and Islands D.A. Michael O’Keefe told the paper that Spacey was being charged for the alleged sexual assault of the teenage son of former Boston WCVB-TV news anchor Heather Unruh at a Nantucket bar in July 2016. Spacey is due to be arraigned on a charge of indecent assault and battery at Nantucket District Court on Jan.

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Last Friday saw the long-awaited final season of Netflix’s first true major original series, “House of Cards.” After the sudden departure of series star Kevin Spacey, following sexual assault allegations, many fans wondered just what would happen in the final batch of episodes and if the series would be able to stick the landing, so to speak. To be generous, let’s just say the final season has decidedly mixed reviews.

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With the world of politics as complicated and polarizing as ever, Netflix’s “House Of Cards” returns for a final voyeuristic view of the entanglements of democracy. When the series began in 2013, the show was one of the first Netflix Originals that was always part of the awards season discussion. For years, the series served a pillar for the streaming giant. However, as the series has progressed, it seems the episodic story of the ruthless Underwoods and their pawns has stagnated leading to a frustrating final season that takes far too long to get going.

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It’s suspiciously light on the TV front this month (perhaps not a bad thing with the abundance of films we have to add to our watch lists), but what it lacks for quantity it makes up for in intriguing debuts and returns of fan favorites. From experimenting with the format to the replacement of a lead in one of Netflix’s most popular shows, to Sam Esmail’s first endeavor following his success with “Mr.

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In the United States, Election Day is approaching on November 6 (definitely do go out and vote). However, before then, viewers are getting a brand new POTUS, albeit on the small screen. On November 2, the sixth and final season of “House of Cards” hits Netflix, and viewers are being introduced to their newest President of the United States — Claire Underwood, played by Robin Wright.

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If you’re a fan of “House of Cards,” then you probably thought that Frank Underwood was a bad guy, but his wife, Claire, is perhaps worse than him. In the latest trailer for the upcoming sixth and final season of the Emmy Award-winning series seems to confirm that without Frank in the picture, Claire, played masterfully by Robin Wright, now has full power and she’s pretty terrifying.

While previous trailers and teasers for the new season of “House of Cards” focused on the fact that Frank Underwood is now dead (still don’t know how it happened…or who might have done it), the full trailer for the series seems to forget all about the previous POTUS and focus on his wife and her struggles as the new Commander in Chief.

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There’s a point in the new teaser for the sixth and final season of “House of Cards” when you start to realize that the folks behind the series are using this footage as a message to the audience. The teaser is less a preview for the events of the upcoming season and more of a socially-conscious meta-commentary aimed at viewers letting them know that, for the last season of the Emmy-winning Netflix series, things are very, very different.

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2018 could be known as the year, television tried to purge itself of its demons. This year, you had Roseanne Barr kicked to the curb from “Roseanne” for racists comments, Jeffrey Tambor fired from Amazon’s “Transparent” for bad behavior and sexual harassment and finally, Kevin Spacey impeached from Netflix’s “House Of Cards” for allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and rape.

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One of Netflix’s biggest shows is returning later this year, but it’s going to look very, very different. When “House of Cards” season 6 sees its release, it’s going to be missing the show’s star, Kevin Spacey. Fired from the show after multiple people came forward, accusing the actor of sexual harassment and assault, Spacey’s role of Frank Underwood was written off the show, in a yet undisclosed fashion.

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It’s hard to believe but the 2018 Emmy Award season is already here.  Networks and streaming services are deep into their publicity and media plans while the industry as a whole nervously wonders whether a #MeToo campaign that flipped Hollywood upside down will continue to send shock waves.  Change has been a theme at the Globes and the Oscars, how will it affect TV’s biggest night?  Let’s hope that’s one reason we still don’t know who is hosting NBC’s annual rotation of the telecast this September.

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Claire Underwood is finally where she belongs on “House of Cards:” the Oval Office. And her reign has only just begun. The upcoming season looks to pick up right where Claire, played by Robin Wright, left off in the previous season after looking straight into the camera and simply saying, “My turn.”

Netflix took full advantage of the politically charged Academy Awards last night to drop the first Kevin Spacey-less teaser for season six of “House of Cards.” Production for the show’s sixth season was halted in 2017 when sexual misconduct allegations around the former star surfaced.

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It might be costing Netflix a small fortune, but after dealing with Kevin Spacey, putting production on hiatus, and reconfiguring the show, “House Of Cards” sixth and final season is now rolling. And a couple of new players are getting involved.

Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear have joined the cast of Netflix’s political drama, which includes Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Jayne Atkinson, Patricia Clarkson, Constance Zimmer, Derek Cecil, Campbell Scott and Boris McGiver for the upcoming sixth and final season.

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Now it’s time for TV. Back at the start of December, we ran down the 100 films that we’re most looking forward to across 2018, and we picked out some festival favorites that we’ve already seen and know are worth checking out too. But even with 250 hours worth or so of promising art and entertainment, that barely scratches the surface of what people will be talking about in terms of moving images, because, well, we don’t know if you heard, but TV’s gotten really good.

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Netflix moved pretty swiftly when allegations of sexual harassment and assault surfaced against Kevin Spacey, immediately halting production on “House Of Cards” season six (sidenote: hey guys, when you are going to address Danny Masterson and “The Ranch“?). It quickly emerged, however, the producers and streaming service wanted to salvage what they could, even if it meant removing the lead actor, as legally tricky as that might be.

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Thanksgiving has come and gone, and the production crews on the stalled sixth season of “House Of Cards” were supposed to have an answer about the fate of the show. The hiatus was implemented once allegations of sexual harassment and assault surfaced against star Kevin Spacey, and while removing him might be legally tricky and costly, Netflix has made it clear they would not be moving on with show if the actor was involved.

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As allegations of sexual harassment and assault, came out against Kevin Spacey, Netflix and production company Media Rights Capital moved quickly to separate the actor from their hit series “House Of Cards.” The sixth season was put on hold, the actor was removed from the series, and now the writers are racing against a Thanksgiving deadline to reconfigure the new episodes so they don’t include Frank Underwood.

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Netflix didn’t waste a second when it came to distancing themselves from Kevin Spacey following allegations of sexual harassment and assault, some of which occurred on the set of “House Of Cards.” The streaming service declared they would not go forward with the show if Spacey was involved, and the actor’s involvement is indeed likely over. Meanwhile, production on season six was halted as Netflix and production company Media Rights Capital figured out what to do, and how to reconfigure the series without Spacey’s involvement.

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The allegations of sexual harassment and assault continue to mount against Kevin Spacey. Following the allegations made by “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp, which was followed by Spacey’s widely criticized apology and coming out, more stories have emerged about the actor’s pattern of behavior from journalist Heather Unruh, filmmaker Tony Montana, actor Roberto Cavazos, Harry Dreyfuss, and more.

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Forget impeachment and censure, Netflix already went there, this is more like invoking the 25th Amendment. Following allegations of rape, sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior towards a minor, Netflix has permanently severed ties with Kevin Spacey, essentially firing President Frank Underwood from the streaming services flagship show “House Of Cards.”

READ MORE: ‘House Of Cards’ Crew Members Allege Sexual Harassment & Assault By Kevin Spacey

“Netflix will not be involved with any further production of ‘House of Cards’ that includes Kevin Spacey,” a spokesperson for the network said in a carefully worded statement.

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The week started with sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin Spacey, and the story has only become more devastating. Vulture ran an extended interview from another alleged victim, who says he was sexually assaulted by the actor at the age of 15 years old. British police have opened an investigation into another alleged assault in 2008. And even more stories have emerged about the actor’s behavior, this time from the set of “House Of Cards.”

Eight crew members and employees who worked on the hit Netflix show, have spoken to CNN, and shared their stories of Spacey’s harassment and assault, which went all the way back to the first season of the show.

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There’s been more twists and turns ab0ut the future of “House Of Cards” in the last couple of days, than anything the Underwoods could have plotted. Yesterday, following allegations of sexual misconduct and assault against Kevin Spacey, Netflix announced the in production sixth season of the series would be its last. That was followed by the news that the streaming service was developing “House Of Cards” spinoff shows.

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It hasn’t long for Netflix to react to the allegations of sexual misconduct and assault that have levelled at Kevin Spacey. While it was reportedly in the works since the summer, the streaming service announced yesterday that the sixth season of hit “House Of Cards” will be its last. Now, news is emerging that the brand might find new life, but without Spacey’s involvement.

Much like HBO is doing with “Game Of Thrones,” Netflix is developing a handful of spinoffs for “House Of Cards.” At the top of the list is a potential series revolving around Frank Underwood’s ruthless aide Doug Stamper, played by Michael Kelly, with Eric Roth (“Forrest Gump,” “The Insider,” “Munich“) penning the script.

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