Why is Kevin Spacey not in House of Cards season 6 and what has Netflix said about the sexual assault allegations against him?

After filming was suspended, many thought the show would be canned completely, but the show is returning – sans Kevin Spacey.

When did Netflix remove Kevin Spacey from House of Cards?

In December 2017 Netflix announced it would produce the final season of the hit show in 2018 without shamed actor Kevin Spacey.

It came after sexual allegations were made against Spacey .

Netflix previously announced it "will not be involved with any further production of House Of Cards that includes Kevin Spacey" after initial allegations were made about him by actor Anthony Rapp.

What did Netflix say about the allegations surrounding Kevin Spacey?

Netflix suspended production of House of Cards on November 1, 2017 following harassment allegations against star Kevin Spacey.

Media Rights Capital and Netflix said the suspension was "until further notice, to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew."

The announcement came just hours after the actor, who played President Frank Underwood in the award-winning political drama, was stripped of an upcoming Emmy award “in light of recent events”.

On November 26, 2017 it was revealed that the suspension had been extended.

Producers Media Rights Capital (MRC), who shut down production on the show’s sixth and final season in early November 2017, announced in a letter to production staff  that the hiatus would be extended for a further two weeks, “with the hope of resuming production soon”.

“As we continue these discussions [with Netflix], we have determined together that the crew will be paid for an additional two week hiatus – beginning on November 27th and continuing through December 8th,” MRC wrote to the House of Cards cast and crew in a letter seen by Deadline and others.

“These last two months have tested and tried all of us in ways none of us could have foreseen,” it continued. “The one thing we have learned throughout this process is that this production is bigger than just one person and we could not be more proud to be associated with one of the most loyal and talented production cast and crews in this business.”

When will Season 6 of House of Cards be on Netflix?

This will be the LAST season of House of Cards.

The show will return on Friday, November 2, 2018.

Its final series is set to be the shortest in Netflix history as only eight episodes are scheduled to debut.

It is not known if the series will be available to watch all at once, or a new episode will be released each week.

Anyone wishing to catch up can binge the entire series of House of Cards on Netflix now.

 

 

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