Trending News|July 14, 2014 07:46 EDT
‘House of Cards’ Season 3: Unexpected Twists And Changing Character Arcs
Fans should be excited to learn that many plot twists are rumored to occur in next year's season of House of Cards. The hit Netflix series is gearing up for its third season set to release in February, but show-runner Beau Willimon remains quiet on the progress of the show.
Currently, the entire production team is reported to be in the middle of filming, but it was recently revealed that the trajectory of the new season will not be as planned as its predecessors.
Insiders said the third season of the political drama will be executed in a much more spontaneous manner, according to Christian Today.
Willimon recently revealed that despite planning the earlier seasons, a lot of character arcs were changed to suit the flow of the story. For instance, the show's creator said they didn't take the initially planned route for the characters of Rachel, played by Rachel Posner, and Clair Underwood, played by Robin Wright. Likewise, the change in Rachel's character arc also influenced that of Doug Stamper, played by Paul Russo.
That was a complete unexpected discovery, which was a byproduct of what we did with Corey's character in the first season," Willimon told Variety, "When we decided to have Peter Russo run for governor, we needed his downfall to be much more grand than we had originally planned. It was always in the works that Peter Russo would meet his demise, but when he became that much closer to Francis and the stakes were much higher, we really needed to be smart about making his downfall believable and tragic. One of the ways I thought of doing that was to bring back a character we had seen early on, Rachel."
There were also reports that the producers were planning to film a few scenes in the United Nations building in New York, but were denied. The script has been approved, but sources said Russia disapproved of the show's idea to film at the UN headquarters.
In May, the show's filming also hit a snag in the State of Maryland, where the first two seasons were shot. The producers reportedly weren't getting permission from the state to proceed with the shooting, but the issue was eventually resolved later that month.