December 22, 2024 11:03 AM

'House of Cards' Season 5 Canceled: Beau Willimon Exit Affects Show, New Creative Team Allegedly A Failure

Many are speculating that "House of Cards" Season 5 will be cancelled. This follows cancellation rumors for many other TV shows. The exit of showrunner Beau Willimon from the show sparks the rumors about the cancellation of "House of Cards" Season 5. Does this mean that "House of Cards" will no longer return after Season 4?

It is noted that Willimon resigned from the series last year. According to reports, the creative team of "House of Cards" are finding it hard to continue the show without Willimon since he is the show's creator, former executive producer, and screenwriter.

Internal creative disputes is said to be the reason of his departure. Heat Street reported that Willimon focused on progressive political organization called the Action Group Network, which is an anti-Trump activist group.

During the four-year run of the political series under Willimon, "House of Cards" received positive reviews and received many awards and nominations. But with the show runner out of it, will the new team manage to maintain the good standing of the show?

With Willimon out of the show, Melissa James Gibson and Frank Pugliese takes over as executive producers. But it is said that the new writers and producers are struggling to make the "House of Cards" season 5 better. Even the show's cast are allegedly unhappy about the plot of season 5 which is far from its original political storyline. This even sparks more talks about the "House of Cards" Season 5 cancellation.

However, Inquisitr reported that the show is confirmed to return on February or March 2017. Two new cast members, Patricia Clarkson and Campbell Scott, will also be joining the show. Their roles are not yet confirmed but the news about them being part of "House of Cards" gives a ray of hope to the show's fans that season 5 is not cancelled.

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