Michael Dobbs, Beau Willimon

The Profile

Michael Dobbs is a British author best known for the novel House of Cards. Beau Willimon is an American playwright and screenwriter who developed the US television adaptation of House of Cards.

The Netflix US series House of Cards adapts Michael Dobbs' novel; Beau Willimon developed the US television adaptation. David Fincher directed the pilot episode of the US series. Kevin Spacey starred as Frank Underwood.

Reviews praise the US House of Cards as a landmark Netflix political drama, driven by Kevin Spacey's Frank Underwood and razor-sharp dialogue. David Fincher's pilot direction and the series' binge-release model are highlighted. The show is described as cynical, talkative, and captivating; the second season is called spectacular.