<P> In New Zealand, where Netflix was unavailable prior to 2015, season 1 premiered on TV3 in early 2014 followed immediately by season 2 . Netflix launched in New Zealand on March 24, 2015, and unlike Australia (which had Netflix launch on the same day) where House of Cards season 3 was available at launch, the series was unavailable and the premiere date and network of season 3 is unknown . </P> <P> In India, where Netflix was unavailable prior to January 2016, House of Cards premiered on February 20, 2014, on Zee Café . Seasons 1 and 2 were aired back--to--back . The channel aired all 13 episodes of season 3 on March 28 and 29, 2015 . This marked the first time that an English - language general entertainment channel in India aired all episodes of the latest season of a series together . The move was intended to satisfy viewers' urge to binge watch the season . Although Netflix launched in India in January 2016, House of Cards was not available on the service until March 4, 2016 . All episodes of season 4 had their television premiere on Zee Café on March 12 and 13, 2016 . </P> <P> House of Cards was acquired by Canadian superstation CHCH for broadcast beginning September 13, 2017, making the program available throughout Canada on cable and free - to - air in CHCH's broadcast region, which includes portions of the United States . </P> <P> Season 1 was released on DVD and Blu - ray Disc by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in region 1 on June 11, 2013, season 2 was released on June 17, 2014, season 3 was released on July 7, 2015, and season 4 was released on July 5, 2016 . </P>

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