'House of Cards' Hiatus Extended Following Kevin Spacey Exit
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The hiatus on production of House of Cards' sixth and final season has been extended another two weeks as the series continues to determine how to proceed without Kevin Spacey. Earlier this month  Netflix completely severed ties with the actor following claims of sexual misconduct.
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In early November  after at least eight House of Cards employees accused Spacey of predatory behavior in a CNN report  the in-production season went into hiatus after Netflix stated the streaming service "not be involved with any further production of House of Cards that includes  Kevin Spacey ."
Two episodes of the final season were filmed prior to  Spacey 's firing. Producers initially announced that the writers would take a few weeks to rework the final season to excise Spacey's Frank Underwood character from the story. However  three weeks later  House of Cards' production company announced that the series would remain in hiatus for another two weeks.
House of Cards isn't the only project to make last-minute changes in the aftermath of  Spacey 's sexual misconduct accusations: Ridley Scott's All the Money in the World  due out in December  reshot all the scenes featuring Spacey as J. Paul Getty  with actor Christopher Plummer replacing the actor in the Oscar contender.
The hiatus on production of House of Cards' sixth and final season has been extended another two weeks as the series continues to determine how to proceed without  [TGT] . Earlier this month  Netflix completely severed ties with the actor following claims of sexual misconduct.
Related Kevin Spacey Scandal: Everything We Know So Far Two-time Oscar winner has been dropped by agency and publicist in wake of growing list of allegations
In early November  after at least eight House of Cards employees accused Spacey of predatory behavior in a CNN report  the in-production season went into hiatus after Netflix stated the streaming service "not be involved with any further production of House of Cards that includes  Kevin Spacey ."
Two episodes of the final season were filmed prior to   [TGT]  's firing. Producers initially announced that the writers would take a few weeks to rework the final season to excise Spacey's Frank Underwood character from the story. However  three weeks later  House of Cards' production company announced that the series would remain in hiatus for another two weeks.
House of Cards isn't the only project to make last-minute changes in the aftermath of   [TGT]  's sexual misconduct accusations: Ridley Scott's All the Money in the World  due out in December  reshot all the scenes featuring Spacey as J. Paul Getty  with actor Christopher Plummer replacing the actor in the Oscar contender.