House of Cards may not be Netflix's first stab at original content, but it's by far its most important. Whether people turn to the streaming service for shows they can't find anywhere else will define the company's chance at future success. Which is why, starting today, House of Cards is free to watch even if you're not a Netflix member. Read More >>

What's this? We're actually getting something televisual day and date with our US cousins? Kevin Spacey's new "Netflix original series", House of Cards, will apparently be available on UK Netflix too, from February 1st. Take that region lock. [Netflix UK] Read More >>

On February 1, 2013 Netflix will premiere all 13 episodes of its latest original series, House of Cards in the US (with the UK to follow later). In the political drama directed by David Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac, Se7en), Kevin Spacey plays sneaky Congressman Francis Underwood. Netflix is basing much of its hopes for differentiating its service from others on offering compelling original content, and Mr. Spacey is indeed compelling. He's pretty freaking creepy, actually! Kind of like Kaiser Soze the politician? Read More >>