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House of Cards extends hiatus

Cast and crew will have to wait until December 8 to learn if production resumes.

Cast and crew of House of Cards will have to wait until December 8 (US) to learn whether they will resume work on the suspended Netflix drama.

But they will continue to be paid following the headlines surrounding star Kevin Spacey.

Production was halted after Spacey’s suspension on November 3rd.

Producers are said to be exploring a way forward without his involvement, as well as pending spin-offs.

Producers Media Rights Capital issued the following letter to staff:

Dear Cast and Crew,

As we move into the holidays, we want to express our appreciation for all of the meaningful messages of support we have received from you and want to update all of our loyal cast and crew on our progress and where things currently stand.

We continue to work with Netflix with the hope of resuming production soon. As we continue these discussions, we have determined together that the crew will be paid for an additional two week hiatus – beginning on November 27th and continuing through December 8th.

In addition to the writers, there will be a small contingency of office/accounting staff who will remain in the production office on a continuous basis. Our hope is that the entire crew will be able to reconvene when production resumes, but we want you to know that we will certainly understand if crew members need to find other work in the interim, which will prevent them from re-joining us. We sincerely appreciate all you have done.

Cast and other union members who are not actively working will be paid in accordance with applicable union guidelines through this period and we will be reaching out directly to your representatives to work through the details; we will get to everyone as quickly as possible and appreciate all of your patience here.

These last two months have tested and tried all of us in ways none of us could have foreseen. The one thing we have learned throughout this process is that this production is bigger than just one person and we could not be more proud to be associated with one of the most loyal and talented production cast and crews in this business.

We will provide an additional update by 12/8/17.

Source: Variety

5 Responses

  1. I started s1e01 last night and it really was excellent. Am I setting myself up for extreme frustration with a major cliff hanger unresolved by the time I’ve binged the five series, I wonder…

      1. Thanks, Jamie. 4 episodes binged while my partner was away for a week. Totally hooked but Rob said “I want to watch that, too”, so I’ve had to hold off on continuing for a few days while I wait for him to catch up. Rather frustrating…

  2. I don’t watch the show, but would it be easy for the show to return having killed off Kevin Spacey’s character and pick up from that moment? Similar to Two and a Half Men, 8 Simple Rules, and Valerie (later ‘Valerie’s Family’ then ‘The Hogan Family’)

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