Home > House of Cards > Season 1 « TV Series Page House of Cards: Season 1 (2013) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 86% Average Rating: 8.21/10 Season Reviews: 42 Fresh: 36 Rotten: 6 Critics Consensus: Bolstered by strong performances -- especially from Kevin Spacey -- and surehanded direction, House of Cards is a slick, engrossing drama that may redefine how television is produced. 81% Average Rating: 8.21/10 Season Reviews: 27 Fresh: 22 Rotten: 5 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Bolstered by strong performances -- especially from Kevin Spacey -- and surehanded direction, House of Cards is a slick, engrossing drama that may redefine how television is produced. AUDIENCE SCORE 96% liked it Average Rating: 4.5/5 User Ratings: 2178 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Chapter 1 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Congressman Francis Underwood has been declined the chair for Secretary of State. He's now gathering his own team to plot his revenge. Zoe Barnes, a reporter for the Washington Herald, will do anything to get her big break. More 2 Chapter 2 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Francis and Doug plan to frame Secretary of State nominee, Michael Kern. Meanwhile, Zoe's popularity at the Washington Herald continues to grow. More 3 Chapter 3 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Francis heads for his hometown to deal with a crisis. Zoe negotiates the politics of being a journalist on the rise. Claire finds herself a new business partner. More 4 Chapter 4 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Francis shakes down the Congressional leadership. Zoe is offered the promotion of White House Correspondent and doesn't know if she should take it or not. More 5 Chapter 5 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 A feud starts between Francis and Marty Spinella. Russo goes into depression about the job losses at the shipyards. More 6 Chapter 6 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 The strike between Frank and Marty starts to get out of hand. Russo has decided to run for Governor of Pennsylvania. More 7 Chapter 7 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Frank helps Peter get ready for his governor race, but Peter is starting to have second thoughts. Doug tries to help a young hooker in trouble. More 8 Chapter 8 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Frank has a library named after him at his old military school. Peter tries to win back the support of his hometown. More 9 Chapter 9 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Frank tries to do whatever it takes to get the new bill passed congress. Russo goes on a bus campaign with the Vice President, but the VP is not making it an easy trip for him. Zoe's relationship with Frank gets a little bumpy. More 10 Chapter 10 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Frank tries to do whatever it takes to get the new bill passed congress. Russo goes on a bus campaign with the Vice President, but the VP is not making it an easy trip for him. Zoe's relationship with Frank gets a little bumpy. More Show More Episodes House of Cards: Season 1 Videos 2:28 House of Cards: Season 1 Trailer View All Videos (1) House of Cards: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (26) Tv Season Info Francis Underwood is Majority Whip. He has his hands on every secret in politics - and is willing to betray them all to become President. Genre: Drama Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Feb 1, 2013 Creator: Beau Willimon Exec. Producers: David Fincher, Beau Willimon, Dana Brunetti, Andrew Davies, Joshua Donen, Eric Roth, John Melfi, Kevin Spacey, Michael Dobbs Cast Kevin Spacey as Rep. Francis Underwood Robin Wright as Claire Underwood Ben Daniels as Adam Galloway Kate Mara as Zoe Barnes Corey Stoll as Rep. Peter Russo Sandrine Holt as Gillian Cole Kristen Connolly as Christina Gallagher Sakina Jaffrey as Linda Vasquez Constance Zimmer as Janine Skorsky Jayne Atkinson as Sen. Catherine Durant Sebastian Arcelus as Lucas Goodwin Nathan Darrow as Edward Meechum Michel Gill as President Garrett Walker Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper Mahershala Ali as Remy Danton Dan Ziskie as Jim Matthews Boris McGiver as Tom Hammerschmidt Rachel Brosnahan as Rachel Posner Reg E. Cathey as Freddy Hayes Gary Ray Moore as Jack Warton Show More Cast News & Interviews for House of Cards: Season 1 7 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This November People’s Choice 2017 Winners Announced Critics’ Choice TV Winners Announced: Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley Win Best Series View All House of Cards: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Chapter 1 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Congressman Francis Underwood has been declined the chair for Secretary of State. He's now gathering his own team to plot his revenge. Zoe Barnes, a reporter for the Washington Herald, will do anything to get her big break. More 2 Chapter 2 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Francis and Doug plan to frame Secretary of State nominee, Michael Kern. Meanwhile, Zoe's popularity at the Washington Herald continues to grow. More 3 Chapter 3 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Francis heads for his hometown to deal with a crisis. Zoe negotiates the politics of being a journalist on the rise. Claire finds herself a new business partner. More 4 Chapter 4 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Francis shakes down the Congressional leadership. Zoe is offered the promotion of White House Correspondent and doesn't know if she should take it or not. More 5 Chapter 5 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 A feud starts between Francis and Marty Spinella. Russo goes into depression about the job losses at the shipyards. More 6 Chapter 6 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 The strike between Frank and Marty starts to get out of hand. Russo has decided to run for Governor of Pennsylvania. More 7 Chapter 7 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Frank helps Peter get ready for his governor race, but Peter is starting to have second thoughts. Doug tries to help a young hooker in trouble. More 8 Chapter 8 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Frank has a library named after him at his old military school. Peter tries to win back the support of his hometown. More 9 Chapter 9 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Frank tries to do whatever it takes to get the new bill passed congress. Russo goes on a bus campaign with the Vice President, but the VP is not making it an easy trip for him. Zoe's relationship with Frank gets a little bumpy. More 10 Chapter 10 Air date: Feb 1, 2013 Frank tries to do whatever it takes to get the new bill passed congress. Russo goes on a bus campaign with the Vice President, but the VP is not making it an easy trip for him. Zoe's relationship with Frank gets a little bumpy. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for House of Cards Season 1 All Critics (42) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (36) | Rotten (6) A middle section of six episodes gradually took hold, but only the final four instalments really made me want to keep watching, thanks chiefly to Corey Stoll's portrayal of self-destruction, a real tragedy, followed by growing tension in the plotting. May 2, 2017 | Full Review… Martin Hoyle Financial Times Top Critic The production values are lush, the pacing tight, the dialogue razor-sharp ("I love that woman," Underwood says of his wife at one point. "I love her more than sharks love blood"), the tone dark and delightfully nasty. Nov 17, 2015 | Rating: A | Full Review… Vicki Hyman Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic The production is gorgeous, the performances pristine. Nothing feels out of place, but nothing feels particularly vibrant, either. Sep 16, 2013 | Full Review… Andy Greenwald Grantland Top Critic Watch at whatever pace you'd like -- immediately. Given its quality, I think you'll be drinking it all in sooner rather than later. Feb 6, 2013 | Rating: A | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic The show is dryly witty in its depiction of constancy and fidelity on the Potomac. Jan 31, 2013 | Full Review… Troy Patterson Slate Top Critic Spacey vacillates between chilling and charming, breaking the fourth wall to speak directly, confidentially, to the camera. Feb 1, 2013 | Full Review… Joanne Ostrow Denver Post Top Critic Fincher stumbles in realizing the profession's 21st-century counterpart. Let's hope future national-desk visits avoid anything as cringe-inducing as the scene in which Zoe's editors marvel at a computer screen, amazed at the concept of page views. Jul 2, 2018 | Full Review… Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Chicago House of Cards is intriguing and exciting. May 14, 2018 | Full Review… David Bianculli NPR's Fresh Air David Fincher, the director of The Social Network, Seven and Gone Girl, managed to direct two episodes to create a rhythm and style. [Full review in Spanish] Jan 12, 2018 | Full Review… Daniel Krauze El Financiero It's a compelling show about a slithery Capitol Hill scoundrel, based on a terrific 1990 British miniseries (itself based on a novel), and boasting top-flight talent. Mar 7, 2017 | Full Review… John Powers Vogue View All Critic Reviews (42) Audience Reviews for House of Cards: Season 1 ½ Marc-AndréB Super Reviewer ½ Well acted on fronts and engrossing in all of the right ways, House of Cards Season 1 brings a dark, twisted and addicting character piece to life with confident direction and a great visual style. MatthewM Super Reviewer Asks a lot from the audience, since pretty much every character is detestable and slimey as you can possibly imagine but House of Cards is a darkly evolving, superbly written and complex political drama, with bits of dark comedy gold and a scary look at what goes "behind our back". Every actor is at the top of their game here but some episodes tend to get a bit repetitive on their formula. Francisco G Super Reviewer With each character being infuriating, House of Cards managed to keep me watching, anticipating for what will come next. Season 1 was pretty average to be honest, I admit the writing was fantastic and the acting by the ensemble was superb, but the breaking of the four wall really puts me off. I think it's nice to see what is theoretically going on behind the closed doors in the white house, but slightly unrealistic to make the interactions of the characters believable. SylvesterK Super Reviewer View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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