![]() We’re not trying to portray all of Washington. It scared the s–t out of us to contemplate what “House of Cards” is when these two people are split, but by virtue of the fact that it scared us, we knew we had to explore it.ĭo you see this as a show about marriage more than a show about politics? They’re your words, not mine, but I think that’s fair. I don’t like to boil a season down to one theme. Always central to our story has been the marriage and the mystery of it. The ways in which it operates differently than other marriages. The ways in which these two people make each other stronger by their union and are able to accomplish things together that they could never accomplish on their own. And so at the heart of season three, as has been at the heart of every other season, is the marriage, and yet the dynamics are completely different because they’ve been working together toward the same goal but now that they’re both in the White House, the question became how does that affect the marriage, and their individual ambition colliding with the immense pressure of the highest office in the land proving to be too much for the marriage. What’s the theme of the season? Be careful what you wish for? So his name on the call sheet was “Freedom.” That’s what was taped to his door. We were making fun of “Freedom fries” - when they had to change the name of French fries in the capitol commissary because a lot of people were upset at France. ![]() Miraculously, like Zoe’s death, we kept it under wraps. Michael Kelly did not just hole himself up in his apartment and never go out. He would go and get food and go outside and people would recognize him. And they would say, “Does that mean you’re alive?” “Can I take a picture?” And Michael would say, “Yes, you can take a picture, just don’t put it on social media.” And collectively, the city of Baltimore decided to be in on the secret with us - an entire city of people. We were afraid a passerby would see his name on the trailer. How did you manage to keep it secret? You were filming in and around Baltimore. We did want it to be a question at the end of season two whether or not he was going to come back, but we didn’t know exactly how. One of the things that we tried which we’d never done on “House of Cards” was entering the story through someone else’s point of view besides Francis’ (Kevin Spacey) or Claire’s (Robin Wright). This is a more subjective exploration of Stamper’s experience where we get into the nitty-gritty of his recovery, how hard of a road he has ahead for him, and to be able to move through six months in 30 minutes, to be able to get a sense of what the first six months of the Underwood presidency is like - but through someone else’s eyes. We always knew we were going to keep Stamper in the fold. ![]() So, Doug Stamper is alive. Was that always your intention? With the release came the big reveal that Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly), who had been left for dead at the end of last season, was in fact alive. Netflix released season three of “House of Cards” Friday morning, and executive producer Beau Willimon talked to Variety about keeping secrets - as well as the rocky course of the Underwood presidency and marriage. SPOILER ALERT: Do NOT read unless you’ve watched season three of “ House of Cards.” ![]()
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