Netflix Cancels ‘House Of Cards’, Says It’s “Deeply Troubled” Over Kevin Spacey Claims

Deadline Hollywood ^ | 10/30/17 | Dominic Patten

[Enlightened1]

As allegations of unwanted sexual advances in 1986 by Kevin Spacey against then-14-year-old Anthony Rapp have emerged, Netflix today decided to pull the plug on the Spacey-starring House of Cards after the upcoming sixth season next year.

Coming just more than 12 hours after Star Trek Discovery star Rapp first made public his allegations of what happened at a party at Spacey’s New York City apartment back in the mid-1980s, the streaming service made the official decision today, sources tell us. While Netflix and producers Media Rights Capital were leaning towards ending the show a while ago, key cast and creatives were only alerted this morning in a series of calls.

 

“Media Rights Capital and Netflix are deeply troubled by last night’s news concerning Kevin Spacey,” the companies said in a joint statement today. “In response to last night’s revelations, executives from both of our companies arrived in Baltimore this afternoon to meet with our cast and crew to ensure that they continue to feel safe and supported. As previously scheduled, Kevin Spacey is not working on set at this time.”

We have also heard that Netflix’s Spacey-starring film Gore about the acerbic author Gore Vidal may be on the chopping block now too. The Reed Hastings-run streaming service has stayed officially silent on the sexual advance claims. No word yet if the NYPD is looking into the Rapp claims that allegedly occurred in its jurisdiction.

Late Sunday, Rapp claimed that then-26-year-old Spacey drunkenly put the teen on a bed to “seduce” him. “I was aware that he was trying to get with me sexually,” Rapp said last night of the 1986 incident when Spacey and he were both on Broadway...

[caww]

Exactly or they would not have canceled so quickly......but then Hollywood is pretty sleazy and corrupt morally all around so nothing should surprise us......woman dress as skanks and then cry wolf......men go after young men....and sex changes galore.... ' It's all 'evidencing' their judgement on their business who certainly have no room for God in it. And one in which our nation is not escaping that judgment as it opens the door wide now for gays and all sorts of filth......which is the 'evidence' they've been judged for turning away from God. "Though they knew God God gave them over"...as is written...

[atc23]

Last season was a major disappointment

[discostu]

The show was past sell by anyway. I haven’t even seen the last season, just lost interest.

[Meet the New Boss]

Special Report with Bret Baier tonight reported the apology by Spacey but failed to mentioned the fact that the victim was only 14 years old.

Is Shep Smith writing the news for Baier?

[Engedi]

I prefer The Blacklist. Last week started marathon watching and I am so addicted. I think it portrays our government and other world powers who control it all.

[jerod]

He and Robin Wright portray a power hungry Democrat political couple who resemble Bill and Hillary Clinton to a tee and in the show he has extramarital sex with men and women.... And they are outraged to hear that he has sex with men and women?

The show ‘House of Cards’ is loosely based on a British series by the same name, but Bill and Hillary were obviously the impetus for the American version. The only difference between the Underwood’s and their underhanded meddling, corruption and murderous ways is that they don’t even come close to the real thing... The Clinton’s and their underhanded meddling, corruption and murderous ways.

[Ann Archy]

Three DEVIANTS!!!!!

[mewzilla]

I’ve never seen it, but Netflix’s response is BS. They haven’t stopped shooting, haven’t cancelled season 6, and will air it next year. SSDD.

[EdnaMode]

Have a feeling that Spacey will not be on the Emmy ballot for the final season.

[TigerClaws]

[Garvin]

Kevin Spacey, pedophile.

[Rummyfan]

I watched the first two seasons, and they were great (although not as fun as the original BBC series it copied). But after the homo threesome with Underwood, wife and driver, it really went off the rails and also got utterly predictable. I did not get through S03.

Watched only the first two seasons. too. Frank Underwood is a seriously bent character; I wonder how much of that comes from Spacey himself.

[hawkaw]

I liked your post.

[x]

I saw season 5 a week or so back and assumed the show was over. I stayed to see the whole season and it seemed like it ended at a logical stopping point. I can't see how they could stick together a whole 'nother season of this stuff -- let alone two.

The show has its ups and downs. There are long periods where not much is going on, but they people who put it together knew how to ramp up the suspense over the course of a season. The gay theme really comes out in season 5, though.

PS I saw the name "Boris McGiver" in the acting credits and assumed that was a fake name, so I did a search and found out that the guy who plays the newspaper editor is the son a very familiar (but unknown) 60s TV actor, John McGiver.

[Ouderkirk]

House of Cards was good in the first season, and then went downhill from there. Season 2 was OK, season 3 not so much, 4 & 5 have been pretty poor. Needed to wrap it up tow years ago, not now.

That’s the trouble with Hollywood. They don’t know when to end things. Happy Days was a classic example of this....

TV shows should have a 3 to 4 year run. Not try to milk them into irrelevance.

[HamiltonJay]

It’s stunk since season 2... just got more and more rediculous and unbelievable and started the gay crap too... not surprising

[Ouderkirk]

I have stated repeatedly....Homosexuals don’t reproduce, they recruit. Also, sodomy is not a civil right.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Probably not. The series is supposedly “going to canceled” next year - maybe - if everybody remembers why by the end of 2018, in the middle of an election.

[Rastus]

Yeah, I like seeing James Spader playing a badass. When he walks into a room and just starts shooting people, I have to laugh. No spoiler: he’s still a debonair badass in the current season, unlike most anti-heroes who get watered down over time.

[fatima]

Amen,I would like to see charges.This was a small 14 year old boy.He climbed on top of him in bed.He claimed he doesn’t remember but apologizes which means he did it before.Where are the parents.