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British TV show and book about Machiavellian politician Francis Urquhart (played by Ian Richardson), who aims to become prime minister by any means necessary. Based in part on ''[[Macbeth]]'' and in part on ''[[Richard III]]'', this [[The BBC|BBC]] series became very popular when during the original run of the first series, which depicts Urquhart's conspiracy to become Prime Minister after [[Margaret Thatcher]] resigns, [[Life Imitates Art|she actually did]].
In 2013, [[Netflix]] premiered their [[Cultural Translation|American-set]] [[House of Cards (American series)|TV series based on the novel]], signalling their first foray into original programming. The series follows House Majority Whip Frank Underwood ([[Kevin Spacey]]), who sets out to bring down the President of the United States after [[Disproportionate Retribution|not being appointed Secretary of State]]. The series is written by [[The Ides of March|Beau Williamson]], with Spacey and [[David Fincher]] producing, and Fincher also directing the first two episodes (at least).
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