This new House of Cards trailer is full of subtle rebukes of Kevin Spacey and 'the reign of the middle-aged white man'

House of Cards.
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Kevin Spacey's career is dead, and so is his House of Cards character.

On Thursday, Netflix released the first trailer for its final House of Cards season, giving us a glimpse into a post-Frank Underwood White House. This is the longest clip we've seen since multiple people accused House of Cards star Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct, and it doesn't shy away from Spacey's disappearance from the show.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.