'House Of Cards' Season 2 Spoilers: Claire's Disdain For Spotlight & Various Threats To Kill Francis' Career? [VIDEOS]
The Underwood's will have to overcome a lot of danger or lose all they have on the second season of House of Cards.
However, Francis (Kevin Spacey) and Claire (Robin Wright) Underwood will do all they can to continue their unrelenting rise to power, according to the season 2 synopsis.
The couple needs to watch out for Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara), a reporter and a past fling of Francis'. The young journalist will get closer to uncovering his crimes.
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Francis is also caught in a tricky situation with President Walker's (Michel Gill) friend Raymond Tusk (Gerald McRaney). The billionaire will insist that Francis gives in to his political favors or face some serious consequences.
All this drama will be bothersome for Claire, who will feel the effects of being in the spotlight. The couple's once private life seems to no longer be attainable.
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For example, in a scene from the season's trailer, a reporter tells Claire, "Some people think that your marriage may be a bit more calculated than you let on."
The Netflix original series will debut its 13-episode second season on Feb. 14 in its entirety. The upcoming season's trailer also reveals that there will be "more betrayal" and more "butchery."
"We ended up with a season 2 that stayed true to the gritty political drama that was season 1 while adding all the dog murder that our audiences apparently couldn't get enough of, " Netflix CEO Reed Hasting said.