Mattie Storin becomes Zoe Barnes the name change is probably at least in part because in 2013, you'd be quite hard pressed to find a twentysomething American woman named "Mattie", particularly as opposed to "Zoe".Also the Democratic House Whip was called Oscar Underwood, also being a Southern Democrat. "Urquhart" was probably dropped because it sounded too patrician, which is true "Underwood" is a much better name for an American politician, especially a Southern one.
The new names are more appropriate for Southerners: any Southern man named Francis would insist on being called "Frank," while a British aristocrat would faint at the idea while Elizabeth is a perfectly acceptable name for a Southern Belle, Claire is even better (in fact, Elizabeth is the first name for Claire's mother). Francis and Elizabeth Urquhart becomes Francis "Frank" and Claire Underwood.Adaptation Name Change: While some roles from the British original are altered or merged, others are lifted more or less directly, although their names are different in any case.
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The American remake takes thirteen 50-minute episodes (just short of 11 straight hours or the length of the UK series as a whole) just to get Frank Underwood from House Majority Whip to being tapped as the new Vice President, and another thirteen to take him to the Presidency.
Adaptation Expansion: It took just four hours for the original to bring Francis Urquhart from Chief Whip of the Conservative Party to ruler of his country. Accidental Misnaming: Everyone except Raymond Tusk, who speaks Chinese and has done business in China for years, pronounces Xander Feng's name as "Fang" instead of the proper "Fung", as in feng Shui. You build your tropes, they aren't handed to you: government in modern times and the people who will do anything to get political power, though Veep is more darkly comic than House of Cards (and the hiatus that happened to Veep near its final season was for medical reasons note Julia Louis-Dreyfus was getting treated for breast cancer, not because of alleged sexual harassment and behind-the-scenes turmoil in trying to fix it). Spacey was officially fired on November 3, 2017, with Netflix shortening the season to 8 episodes and resuming production with Wright as the lead.Ĭompare and contrast with HBO's Veep, which also centers on the seamy underbelly of the U.S. Production of the show was suspended until further notice on October 31, 2017, only a day after Netflix announced the show's ending. The show ended after its sixth season following sexual misconduct allegations against Spacey, with Netflix exploring several spinoff ideas. Taking revenge on those who wronged him, Underwood also positions himself to grab more power than he had ever previously planned. Aided by a host of allies, including his wife Claire ( Robin Wright) his Chief of Staff Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly) young Intrepid Reporter Zoe Barnes ( Kate Mara) and a host of other unwitting pawns, Frank begins a chess game of immense political importance. Insulted at the duplicity, and upset that he failed to even see the betrayal coming, Frank privately forswears any loyalty to the president or the party. However, though the President-Elect Garrett Walker (Michel Gill) had promised to appoint Underwood as Secretary of State during the campaign, he reneges, obstensibly needing Underwood more as party whip in the House of Representatives. Developed and produced by Beau Willimon and premiered on February 2013, it marked the first step in Netflix's next stage of original programming.Īfter a successful election campaign, the Democratic Party is swept back into The White House, with significant help from House Majority Whip Francis "Frank" Underwood ( Kevin Spacey). remake of the UK series of the same name. Francis "Frank" Underwood, opening monologue
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