Home > House of Cards > Season 4 « TV Series Page House of Cards: Season 4 (2016) SEASON: Season 4 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 86% Average Rating: 7.69/10 Season Reviews: 36 Fresh: 31 Rotten: 5 Critics Consensus: House of Cards retains its binge-worthiness by ratcheting up the drama, and deepening Robin Wright's role even further. 93% Average Rating: 7.83/10 Season Reviews: 15 Fresh: 14 Rotten: 1 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: House of Cards retains its binge-worthiness by ratcheting up the drama, and deepening Robin Wright's role even further. AUDIENCE SCORE 92% Average Rating: 4.4/5 User Ratings: 1447 + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Chapter 40 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Season 4 begins with Frank dodging rumors on the campaign trail of marital problems. Meanwhile, Claire tries going it alone. More 2 Chapter 41 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Claire explores her own campaign, while she and Frank plot back-door political moves but on opposite sides. More 3 Chapter 42 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Claire campaigns with Frank in South Carolina; a scandal threatens Frank's campaign on primary day. More 4 Chapter 43 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Frank makes a controversial decision that could provoke Russia; Claire makes threats against Frank. More 5 Chapter 44 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Donald Blythe gets advice from Claire on dealing with Petrov; accusations against Frank are brought up during the investigation into Lucas Goodwin. More 6 Chapter 45 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 The Secretary of State and Claire disagree over her involvement with Russian negotiations; Dunbar faces an ethical crisis. More 7 Chapter 46 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 A search begins to find a suitable running mate for Frank; Frank tries to undermine Conway's support. More 8 Chapter 47 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Frank and Claire work together to manipulate a potential running mate and push for their gun bill. More 9 Chapter 48 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Frank attends the convention and works publicly to get Catherine Durant selected as his running mate, but behind the scenes it's a different story. More 10 Chapter 49 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 A new threat emerges to Frank's campaign; Claire faces a tough decision regarding her mother. More Show More Episodes House of Cards: Season 4 Videos 1:00 House of Cards: Season 4 Trailer View All Videos (1) House of Cards: Season 4 Photos View All Photos (81) Tv Season Info Series 4 opens with Frank and Claire still at odds with each other. Claire's determination to be a political figure puts Frank's campaign and marriage in jeopardy. Meanwhile Frank battles for the Democratic Party nomination and seeks a suitable running mate. While the young attractive Conservative candidate Will Conway uses social media to increase his popularity. Lucas is let out of prison and will stop at nothing to expose the truth about President Underwood. Genre: Drama Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Mar 4, 2016 Creator: Beau Willimon Exec. Producers: David Fincher, Beau Willimon, Dana Brunetti, Andrew Davies, Joshua Donen, Eric Roth, John Melfi, Kevin Spacey, Michael Dobbs Cast Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood Robin Wright as Claire Underwood Sebastian Arcelus as Lucas Goodwin Molly Parker as Jacqueline Sharp Gerald McRaney as Raymond Tusk Kristen Connolly as Christina Gallagher Sakina Jaffrey as Linda Vasquez Nathan Darrow as Edward Meechum Constance Zimmer as Janine Skorsky Rachel Brosnahan as Rachel Posner Michel Gill as Garrett Walker Sandrine Holt as Gillian Cole Jayne Atkinson as Catherine Durant Mahershala Ali as Remy Danton Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper Ben Daniels as Adam Galloway Boris McGiver as Tom Hammerschmidt Joel Kinnaman as Will Conway Show More Cast News & Interviews for House of Cards: Season 4 7 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This November 2017 Emmy Award Winners 2017 Emmy Award Nominations View All House of Cards: Season 4 News Episodes 1 Chapter 40 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Season 4 begins with Frank dodging rumors on the campaign trail of marital problems. Meanwhile, Claire tries going it alone. More 2 Chapter 41 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Claire explores her own campaign, while she and Frank plot back-door political moves but on opposite sides. More 3 Chapter 42 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Claire campaigns with Frank in South Carolina; a scandal threatens Frank's campaign on primary day. More 4 Chapter 43 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Frank makes a controversial decision that could provoke Russia; Claire makes threats against Frank. More 5 Chapter 44 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Donald Blythe gets advice from Claire on dealing with Petrov; accusations against Frank are brought up during the investigation into Lucas Goodwin. More 6 Chapter 45 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 The Secretary of State and Claire disagree over her involvement with Russian negotiations; Dunbar faces an ethical crisis. More 7 Chapter 46 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 A search begins to find a suitable running mate for Frank; Frank tries to undermine Conway's support. More 8 Chapter 47 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Frank and Claire work together to manipulate a potential running mate and push for their gun bill. More 9 Chapter 48 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 Frank attends the convention and works publicly to get Catherine Durant selected as his running mate, but behind the scenes it's a different story. More 10 Chapter 49 Air date: Mar 4, 2016 A new threat emerges to Frank's campaign; Claire faces a tough decision regarding her mother. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for House of Cards Season 4 All Critics (36) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (31) | Rotten (5) A fast and furious romp through the first six episodes that should keep bingers - and fans - happy. (Six episodes were made available for critics' advance screening; all 12 episodes are available today for streaming.) Mar 4, 2016 | Rating: A | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic [Beau] Willimon can move on with his head held high, knowing he's successfully progressed House of Cards from a rich soap to serious drama. Mar 4, 2016 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic The dynamic of Claire as an insurgent and Frank as a seething spurned husband (instead of folksy asides, we get a murder dream) has created an interesting, novel dynamic. Mar 4, 2016 | Full Review… Spencer Kornhaber The Atlantic Top Critic Heavy-handed symbolism, bloody MacBethian imagery and a recurring nightmare launch the tale into a hyper-real version of U.S. politics, where murder is a tactic along with gladhanding and kissing babies. Mar 4, 2016 | Full Review… Joanne Ostrow Denver Post Top Critic Season 4 seems to be dialing up the psychological darkness as the walls separating different compartments in its characters' lives collapse. Mar 3, 2016 | Full Review… Katy Waldman Slate Top Critic House of Cards was the original of the binge-watch species and fans are sure to enjoy every deliciously dark moment of what rates as a triumphant return. Feb 24, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Ed Power Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic Actually, what we've been hooked to is the soap opera that underlies and that pushes us to see one chapter after another. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 11, 2018 | Full Review… Natalia Marcos El Pais (Spain) When I'm on my deathbed and my loved ones are gathered around for my last breath, I'm gonna look back to my 30s and say, gotdamn, I wish I had those 13 hours back that I committed to House Of Cards season 4. Jun 12, 2018 | Full Review… William Evans Black Nerd Problems Far from overstaying its welcome, the series is now a wholly American barometer of power, haplessly earnest on one side, grotesque on the other. Apr 17, 2018 | Full Review… K. Leander Williams The Nation Watching House of Cards isn't tethered to real time, of course: it seems almost counter-pop cultural to watch only one episode on release day and not binge on the full 13. Aug 14, 2017 | Full Review… Bernice Harrison Irish Times View All Critic Reviews (36) Audience Reviews for House of Cards: Season 4 Apr 06, 2016 The second-best season after the first, House of Cards returns to its true form, making up for an underwhelming second and third season. Matthew SamuelM SUPER REVIEWER Mar 13, 2016 An improvement but not a complete return to form, season 4 of House of Cards offers intrigue, increasing drama, and a growing sense of chaos that the Underwoods’ seem to make their mark in. I was pleased to see more ruthlessness, more blind ambition, and more political jockeying that is born out of a sense of power-grabbing than it is anything political. Season 3 all but lost this, making Underwood seem more gruff than the manipulative bully that his character really is. With this season there’s an increase focus on Claire, which is initially frustrating yet later manages to get the series back on track in that they start to work together. Their whole feud always felt clunky and poorly conceived. My main gripes with the show revolve around a lack of a real formidable adversary to Underwood. Conway just didn’t do it for me, not a match talent wise nor charisma wise for Spacey. Shows like House of Cards, that have a subdued by notable liberal bent ,often have a hard time imagining a strong conservative antagonist—and House of Cards would do well to start. I also found some of the political storylines rather outlandish. The fixation on the hostage situation, as an example, is something that no president could realistically be a party to—it would only spurn more such occurrences. Underwood had so many master plans and brilliant maneuvers to land him where he is—now he needs to do something with it. The series feels like it’s stalled in parts because there’s nothing else Underwood is reaching for, and that’s a problem. Still very entertaining, fantastic composition and cinematography, and excellent performances. A step back in the right direction. 4/5 Stars JeffreyM SUPER REVIEWER Feb 05, 2016 After a slower third season which focuses mostly on the beginning of Frank Underwood's presidency, season four begins and brings back all of the illustrious wonders absent in the third season. Frank gets a new rival in the form of charismatic, and social media-savvy New York governor Tim Conway who is everything Frank is not; young, a father, and fiercely passionate about both his Presidential campaign and his wife Hannah (Their bathroom counter knows all about the latter). Frank is both in a fight for the Democratic nomination, and in a fight to salvage his tattered marriage to Claire who truly comes into her own form in this season. And in a real-world twist, a kidnapping on American soil by fanatical extremists brings everything to halt as we wait for the resolution of the season to come. Easily the best season of the show yet alongside Season 2. Anyone who has even casually glanced as Kevin Spacey's acting and liked what they've seen will love House of Cards despite hitting a few slow-points. But like Tom Yates says, don't go into it expecting anything. Kal X.A SUPER REVIEWER Mar 26, 2016 Season 4 is House of Cards' best yet, with some truly amazing performances and scenes. Thematically, the season is the most complex yet, and isn't afraid to surprise you or shock with revelations and plot elements that promise new, great heights for the series to come. 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