<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 30, 2017, Netflix cancelled House of Cards, announcing that the upcoming sixth season would be its last . The cancellation was announced 12 hours after actor Anthony Rapp publicly stated that lead actor Spacey had made a sexual advance on him at a 1986 party when Rapp was 14 . Multiple sources stated that the decision to end the series was made prior to Rapp's accusation, but the announcement nevertheless caused suspicions for its timing . The following day, it was announced that production on the season would be temporarily suspended, according to an official joint statement from Netflix and MRC, "to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew". On November 3, 2017, Netflix announced that they will no longer be associated with Spacey in any capacity whatsoever . </P> <P> In Australia, where Netflix was not available prior to 2015, the series was broadcast on Showcase, premiering on May 7, 2013 . Australian subscription TV provider Foxtel, and owner of Showcase, offered the entire first season to Showcase subscribers via their On Demand feature on Foxtel set - top boxes connected to the internet, as well as through their Xbox 360, Internet TV, and mobile (Foxtel Go) services . Although the entire season was made available, it maintained its weekly timeslot on Showcase . Season two returned to Showcase on February 15, 2014 . As with season one, the entire season was made available on demand to Showcase subscribers while also retaining a weekly timeslot . The series has also been made available to non-Foxtel subscribers through Apple's Apple TV service . Prior to Netflix's Australian launch on March 28, 2015, Netflix renounced Showcase's rights to House of Cards, with season 3 premiering on Netflix at launch . </P> <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 . All episodes of season 4 had their television premiere on Zee Café on March 12 and 13, 2016 . </P>

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