<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of House of Cards episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The sixth and final season of the American political drama web television series House of Cards was confirmed by Netflix on December 4, 2017, and is scheduled to be released on November 2, 2018 . Unlike previous seasons that consisted of thirteen episodes each, the sixth season will consist of only eight . The season will not include former lead actor Kevin Spacey, who was fired from the show due to sexual misconduct allegations . </P> <P> On October 11, 2017, The Baltimore Sun reported that House of Cards had been renewed for a sixth season and that filming would begin by the end of October 2017 . On October 18, 2017, production of the sixth season of House of Cards appeared to be already in progress, without an official renewal announcement by Netflix, when a gunman opened fire near a House of Cards set outside Baltimore . Production company Media Rights Capital and Netflix stated that production on the show was not impacted by the shooting . </P>

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