TheCatt wrote: House of Cards Season 6 Production Postponed
But, this did not cause the end, they re-state:
http://tvline.com/2017/10/30/house-of-c ... in-spacey/
News of the political drama’s impending swan song comes less than 24 hours after actor Anthony Rapp accused House of Cards leading man Kevin Spacey of making a sexual advance at him when he was 14. Multiple sources confirm, however, that the decision to bring HoC to an end was made months ago and was not in response to the allegations. (A Netlix rep confirms this.)
That's nice. Unfortunately, it's incorrect. Whoever wrote that is getting facts confused.
CNN has the story and the actual statement about the decision.
Netflix and Media Rights Capital, which produces the series, confirmed the move in a joint statement issued Tuesday.
"MRC and Netflix have decided to suspend production on 'House of Cards' season six, until further notice, to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew," the statement read.
Also...
Production on Season 6 had been taking place in the Baltimore area for about two weeks, a spokesperson for the Maryland Department of Commerce told CNN.
On Monday, Netflix and MRC said they were "deeply troubled " by the allegation against Spacey, and said representatives from both companies had been sent to set to ensure the cast and crew "feel safe and supported."
Production was in progress for two weeks! That means shooting had begun.
Here's where your CNET source got confused:
Netflix announced on Monday that Season 6 of "House of Cards" would be the show's last.
The decision to end the series, according to multiple sources close to production, was made months prior to the allegation against Spacey.
They didn't decide months ago to end the show and they just announced it. They decided months ago that this would be their final season. The decision to halt production is because of Spacey's confession. That's not free. It, literally, puts a lot of people out of work and means Netflix will be eating the cost of everything to date with no product to show for it.
And yes, all because of the Spacey allegations and confession.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”