House of Cards 6 teaser reveals Kevin Spacey’s Frank Underwood is dead. Watch it here

House of Cards’ new teaser is just 24 seconds long, but it contains a crucial piece of information: How the show dealt with the removal of lead actor Kevin Spacey, in the wake of the sexual assault allegations against him.

Netflix released a teaser for the final season of House of Cards on Wednesday. The teaser shows Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) speaking at husband Frank Underwood’s grave, making it clear that Kevin Spacey’s character is dead.

Robin Wright sheds no tears over Kevin Spacey’s death in a blunt preview of House of Cards’ final season. (Twitter)

House of Cards 6 premieres in November. Watch the full teaser trailer, below:

“When they bury me, it won’t be in my backyard,” Claire tells Frank’s grave. “And when they pay their respects, they’ll have to wait in line.”

House of Cards’s final season will follow Claire Underwood as she succeeds her husband Frank Underwood to the presidency. (Twitter)

Spacey exited the show earlier following the publication of multiple sexual assault allegations against him. His exit conveniently coincided with Claire Underwood’s rise to power, which meant the series could focus entirely on Claire — and give Robin the pay parity she’d requested.

House of Cards’ final season will follow Claire as she succeeds her husband to the presidency, moving from first lady to become the nation’s first (fictional) female president.

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