'House Of Cards' season 5 update: Ending like 'Breaking Bad' '24'; Spin-off without anti-hero possible says exec producer

By KSal / Jul 06, 2016 07:24 AM EDT
(Photo : Twitter/House of Cards) For its first season, House of Cards received nine Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor for Spacey.

"House of Cards" Season 5's executive producer revealed that the show can end in the same way that the writers did with "Breaking Bad" and the television series "24."

"House Of Cards" Season 5 executive producer Dobbs previously said that the show's writers have been planning how and when the television series should finish. Dobbs told Daily Express that every show comes to its natural end.

The "House of Cards" was a big success as a book, as a BBC television series, and as a US series. The series' executive producer also added that the "House of Cards" is now a global brand and people from some other parts of the world are in the plans of making their own version of the television series, the same way that the United Kingdom did.

It has not been usual for a television series to stay on air for a fixed number of seasons. The writers usually have already finished their work long before the show aired on the network. This is the same with the case of successful television shows like "Breaking Bad" and "Game of Thrones" where the producers have already mapped out the beginning and the end long before the show finishes television airing.

"House of Cards" is one of those television shows that has plotted its end even before it aired on television channels. This is the primary reason why when reports came out that it will finally come to an end on its fifth season, it did not come as a major surprise to its loyal viewers. The "House of Cards" fans also did not push for its possible extension beyond Season 5.

However, "House of Cards" spin-off is reportedly in the works. The executive producer of the show Michael Dobbs revealed that a no anti-hero spin-off is possible. Reportedly, it will not feature the main character Frank Underwood, a role being played by Kevin Spacey, Express UK reported. Aside from this detail, no other spin-off posibilities were cited.

"House of Cards" first four seasons can be streamed entirety on Netflix. In a time when many shows are ending for creative reasons, viewers would not be surprised if a story driven drama like "House of Cards" may also take the same approach.