Yesterday, Netflix, the studio behind the acclaimed Kevin Spacey drama House of Cards, announced their decision to let the series end after season 6, which was slated to begin filming soon. The streaming service has apparently changed course, and today announced that production on the political dystopian fan favorite is suspended indefinitely.
The decision is in response to the explosive sexual misconduct allegations leveled at Spacey by Anthony Rapp in a Buzzfeed interview.
“MRC and Netflix have decided to suspend production on House of Cards season six, until further notice, to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew,” the streaming service and producer Media Rights Capital said in a statement.
Netflix and MRC executives have reportedly traveled to the House of Cards set in Baltimore this week to meet with cast and crew and “to ensure that they continue to feel safe and supported.”
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It remains unclear what Netflix will do with the property. Some reports indicate the streaming service is interested in developing a spinoff without Spacey’s central character.
Smith David
Kevin is a well established actor. Sadly, he is not loosing much. His career has climaxed and he is getting older. Furthermore, he is a white man in America. He will be easily forgiven and we will move on to the next thing in this fickle media.
So, whatever. Although I feel for Anthony, his story is a tale as old as time. I hope he finds some peace away from this now media circus.
Stache
Yeah @ 58 he’s way too old. I mean what could he ever hope to do at that age.
Heywood Jablowme
Career change. High school teacher? 🙂
1EqualityUSA
I wish Netflix could have handled the Trump sexual abuse. What is it with this country? Trump is doing such harm internationally. Let’s get this creep arrested, burn sage in the Oval, and land all over Paul Ryan for taking away health care and giving huge tax cuts to the top one percent. Pence will go down in flames for being on the ground floor of this hot mess of an administration. Liars.
AceBear
How is: until further notice, the same as indefinitely???
This is starting to very weird, are you betting on people not reading your own article and just the headline, that’s what cheap newspapers in UK do, and nobody in their right mind think it’s true when they read this mind blowing headlines, stay true to the cause guys, don’t spin everything off, keep it real and don’t take the readers for being stupid, we’re smart gays aren’t we?
1EqualityUSA
fake gays say how gay they are. yuck. troll alert
PinkoOfTheGange
until further notice:
used to indicate that a situation will not change until another announcement is made
indefinitely:
for an unlimited or unspecified period of time.
Because it is.
PinkoOfTheGange
They are half way through filming i thought.
I think they are waiting for more shoes to drop. And in the mean time work on the scripts so they can salvage what they have and wrap the show in an orderly way after the world gets over the outrage. Or Spacey is found to be a serial predator and they have to scrap the whole season.
AceBear
@PinkoOfTheGrange Well said!
DCguy
In other words, Netflix went to Spacey and his P.R. team and said
“Can you promise us that no new and more recent allegations will come out?”
And they were told “No, we can’t promise that”.
WhattheF
I agree Spacey needs to go down. And Rapp deserves justice.
I’m still trying to understand why, if you’re traumatized by a sexual predator attacking you, you would wait 12 years and then tell The Advocate? What authority do they have? And then wait another 20 years?
Am I missing something?
DCguy
The fact that the article stated he had been telling people his entire life, and they interviewed people he knew at the age of 18 who verified he told them the story was apparently missed by you.
He was interviewed by the Advocate because he was brave enough to come out of the closet decades before other actors.
But nice try.
WhattheF
I was asking a legitimate question because I want to understand. Than you for your answer and letting me know I missed something.
Now can you do it without being an asshole? Or are people not allowed to disagree with you or ask questions?
AntBee
I am sorry, WhattheF, but the Internet has made assholes out of a lot of people. Who, more than likely, would never say the same shit to ones’ face.
I have to force myself to not reply to some articles, in which I have interest, just because, more often than not, someone will come along and just be a smartass/dumbass. Nature of the Internet brave…
DCguy
Kevin Spacey’s publicist is trying to send out the trolls, if it isn’t her it’s most likely one of these other two. I’m surprised they think it will work. I don’t envy the damage control meetings they must be having.
Kevin Spacey’s Manager
Joanne Horowitz
Joanne Horowitz Management
9200 West Sunset Boulevard
Suite 1234
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone: 310-271-0719
Kevin Spacey’s Agent
John Fogelman
William Morris Agency
One William Morris Place
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: 310-859-4000
Kevin Spacey’s Publicist
Staci Wolfe
Polaris Public Relations http://www.polarispr.net/
8135 West 4th Street
2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 323-939-7535