Today, in television, dramas come in different forms. You’ve got teen dramas like “Gossip Girl” or “Vampire Diaries.” There are also crime dramas just like “NCIS” and “Law and Order: SVU.” Of course, you also have medical dramas like “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “The Good Doctor.” And then, you also have political dramas such as “Scandal,” “Homeland” and of course, “House of Cards.”

It has been some time since the Netflix series aired its final episode. Nonetheless, it has left quite a legacy. In fact, it has received significant recognition too, having garnered 56 Emmy nominations and seven wins. The show also received eight Golden Globe nominations and two wins.

In recent years, some secrets about the show have also come out. Here’s what we know so far:

15 The Show Purposely Wanted To Introduce Frank Underwood As A Bad Person

“We wanted to start with a monster, and then reveal over time that he actually had elements of humanity to him,” show creator Beau Willimon told STL Curator. “He doesn’t think of himself as a bad person. That’s the key: you have to approach the story through the character’s eyes, and we’re mostly approaching it through Frank and Claire’s eyes.”

14 Initially, Robin Wright Turned Down The Role Because She Was Hesitant About Television Work

“I started out doing daytime TV, and I didn’t want to go back there. I also don’t watch much TV,” Wright explained while speaking with Telegraph. “But television is not what it used to be. The material, most of the time, is better than a lot of film.” The actress went on to secure eight Emmy nods for her role.

13 Some Members Of The Crew Expressed Objections About Killing The Dog In The Pilot

While speaking with NPR, Willimon recalled people from production saying, “You can’t kill a dog in the first 30 seconds, we’ll lose half our audience.” Willimon then conferred with Fincher, who directed the first two episodes of the first season. Willimon recalled, “He goes, ‘Well, I don’t give a c***. I said, ‘Me either, let’s do it.’”

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12 There Was Always An Option For The Show To Release All Its Episodes At Once

“It was an option from the beginning,” Fincher confirmed with DGA Quarterly. “Eventually [Netflix] came to say, 'We're looking at the data of how we screen stuff, and we believe the world is prepared for this idea that you can have it all [at once].” Willimon also told BBC, “The trend for binge-watching was at least a decade old.”

11 Netflix Gave The Show Free Creative Reign, Not Bothering To Send Notes Like Networks Would

“There were no script notes, no involvement on set, and no notes during edits, which made it unique. It's a great privilege to be working on material you know to be good, and to try to do it in a way you feel it should be done,” Director Charles McDougall told DGA Quarterly.

10 Directors Are Given Two Episodes To Shoot And Filming Is Done In 20 Days For Both

“With a 20-day shoot, you got a chance to develop a rhythm and get some momentum going, as opposed to starting and stopping and starting again. It gives the actors a chance to get familiar with you,” Director Carl Franklin told DGA Quarterly. “It almost felt like shooting an independent feature.”

9 Kevin Spacey And Robin Wright Provided Some Input In The Show’s Writing Process

“Sometimes the work happens on the day. We'll be rehearsing and I'll see or hear something that leads to a new idea, or they'll say "Maybe we don't need these lines - maybe we can act these as opposed to saying them." We're not precious about anything,” Willimon explained while speaking with BBC.

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8 Frank Underwood Was Given A Southern Accent Because It Has Rhythmic Similarities To British Speech

“Creating a character who's from the South ... allowed us to ... [mimic] the sort of rhythmic things that a British accent can do that maybe an accent in the West or too far East might not work,” Spacey told NPR. “Those sentences might not come out in quite the fluid musicality that the British accent has.”

7 Peter Russo's Story Arc Was Originally Meant For Another Character Entirely

“So I took the whole other storyline that was meant for another character running for governor, we hadn’t cast that character yet, and I shifted a lot of that story to Peter Russo’s journey,” Willimon told Collider in an interview. “And you can’t just change the name of a character, but the dialogue [laughs].”

“The mandala they made was real. It took them four days and when it was time to destroy it, our entire cast and crew gathered while the monks prayed, chanted and played music. Within minutes it was gone. Many of us wept,” Willimon told Country & Town House. “All art, like life, does not last forever.”

5 The Idea To Split Up The Underwoods At The End Of Season Three Occurred To Beau Willimon Midway Through Season Two

“I didn't have it all perfectly mapped out. In terms of the split, that was more of a discovery - something I started thinking about midway between season two,” Willimon explained during an interview with BBC. “As we got talking about season three, we decided this is where the story needed to go.”

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4 According To Some Crew Members, Kevin Spacey Made Inappropriate Comments BTS

In the wake of sexual allegations against Spacey, a source from the show told BuzzFeed, “He would be on set and he would make tons of jokes at young boys' expense about them in flirtatious ways. If it was wanted attention, it would still be inappropriate, because you're making flirtatious comments in front of a group of 150 people.”

3 Even Without Kevin Spacey’s Scandal, Claire Underwood’s Ascension And Frank Underwood’s Fall Were Already Planned

“During the course of the marriage, they’re exploring their relationship, the ups and downs of it, and within that there is the ascension of Claire Underwood while Frank descends in a way,” co-showrunner Frank Pugliese revealed to The Hollywood Reporter during an interview. “And that was going to happen no matter what.”

2 There Was Talk Of Doing A Spin-Off Based On The Character Of Doug Stamper

Actor Michael Kelly told Gold Derby, “We went pretty far down the road on that. It was a really interesting concept, too, for how they were gonna do it.” However, he said, “My chapter’s closed and it feels kind of good. There’s something about having done the work, having done the job and officially closing that chapter in my life.”

1 The Show Made Its Way To Creator Beau Willimon Because Of His Involvement In George Clooney’s Ides Of March

It all began when Willimon wrote a play entitled “Farragut North,” which found its way to George Clooney. Clooney then went on to direct “The Ides of March,” an adaptation of the play for the big screen. And then, Willimon got a call from executive producer David Fincher about “House of Cards,” which is based on a British show.

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