How is Frank Underwood killed off?

In a teaser trailer for the sixth season of House of Cards, it is shown that Underwood died in 2017 and is now buried next to his father in South Carolina. The series finale reveals that his right-hand man, Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly), poisoned him in order to stop him from killing Claire.
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How did Frank Underwood lose the presidency?

Underwood's short-lived second term, however, was riddled with scandal. He and his administration was investigated by the Declaration of War committee, which led to his resignation from the presidency on March 15, 2017.
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Does Claire pardon Francis?

For the plan to work, however, Claire must pardon Frank, which would damage her politically. Frank resigns and Claire is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. However, Claire does not announce that she is pardoning Frank in her first address to the nation as President.
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Does Will Conway become president?

Neither Conway nor Frank receive the 26 votes in the House needed to win, meaning that the Senate's vice presidential selection between Claire and Conway's running mate, General Ted Brockhart, will assume the duties of the Presidency until the House votes again.
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Who killed Frank in House of Cards?

It takes until the very final scene of the season to get clarity. So if you're here only to learn how Francis J. Underwood died, we'll resist the urge to be as coy as “House of Cards” is: He died in his sleep and alone, poisoned by his right-hand man, Doug Stamper.
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The End of Frank Underwood



Who is the father of Claire Underwood's baby?

Later, in “Chapter 71,” we learn the real truth about everyone's parentage. Yes, Claire is pregnant with the late Frank Underwood's (Kevin Spacey) child, but that's not the only mommy shocker. Duncan isn't Annette's child at all — his biological mother is a housekeeper who had a one-night fling and became pregnant.
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Who killed Francis Underwood?

In a teaser trailer for the sixth season of House of Cards, it is shown that Underwood died in 2017 and is now buried next to his father in South Carolina. The series finale reveals that his right-hand man, Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly), poisoned him in order to stop him from killing Claire.
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How did Claire Underwood get pregnant?

In season two, Claire and Frank had explored their fertility options and a blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene in season six confirmed that Claire ended up using Frank's frozen sperm to impregnate herself.
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Who killed meechum?

Shooting. After speaking to the crowd inside, Underwood went out to greet the protestors. After roughly 30 seconds of greeting protestors, Underwood was shot twice by Lucas Goodwin. One of the bullets hit and later killed Edward Meechum.
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How was House of Cards originally supposed to end?

According to an article from Vulture, season six was originally going to focus on the bitter divorce battle between Frank and Claire. Frank would be taking more of a backseat as he tried to defend his position in the White house with the help of the all-powerful Shepherd family.
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How many abortions did Claire Underwood have?

The couple agreed not to have children, and in the finale of Season 1, it was revealed that Claire has had three abortions.
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Why does Claire leave Frank?

'” Addressing why Claire made the decision to hang onto her husband, producer Maril Davis went on to explain: “Claire wants a father for her daughter. “To me, that's the ultimate sacrifice that she chose living in an unhappy marriage because she wanted a family unit for her daughter.”
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Who made Claire Underwood pregnant?

Yep, President Claire Underwood is preggers. That twist came late in the eight-episode Season 6. Claire got pregnant with the late President Frank Underwood's (Kevin Spacey) baby thanks to IVF, using Frank's frozen sperm from a trip to the doctor back in Season 2.
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Who killed Catherine Durant?

Cathy went to meet with Jane at a D.C. restaurant, where she realized what was happening, and retreated to her car, where she called and cursed Jane. Cathy later faked her own death with the help of her husband, and fled to the French Alps, where she was shot by an assassin hired by Claire.
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Why was Leann Harvey killed?

After the resignation of Frank Underwood as President of the United States, she was designated to be the White House Chief of Staff. However, while driving later that night, she was tailed by contractors employed by the Underwoods and subsequently killed.
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Is Frank Underwood Dead season 6?

A teaser trailer released on September 5, revealed the fate of Frank Underwood, portrayed by Spacey who was fired from the show, months after the conclusion of the fifth season. It is shown that Frank died in 2017, and has been buried next to his father in South Carolina.
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Does Claire divorce Frank?

Claire and Frank remained married to the end on Outlander

Claire did offer Frank a divorce at one point i the 1950s. Now this is where my brain can mix the books and show together. I can't quite remember whether she did offer him a divorce in the books, but she definitely did in the Outlander TV series.
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Why does Claire marry John GREY?

She was going to be arrested for espionage, and Lord John Grey had to protect her knowing that she wouldn't be a spy. He married her to offer her his protection. Yes, they did consummate the marriage, too.
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Does Claire ever love Frank again?

They show Claire and frank as being in love and happy. Then she falls back in time. While back in time, she is forced to marry Jamie but then very quickly thereafter begins enjoying the relationship and having intimate relations with him.
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What happens to Jackie in House of Cards?

After a Republican victory in the 2014 Midterms, Jackie loses her place as House Majority Whip, and becomes the Assistant House Minority Whip, although managing to get re-elected in an uphill battle at home.
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Why was House of Cards canceled?

In October 2017, Netflix unexpectedly canceled House of Cards as the show was heading into its sixth season—a decision that came on the heels of a Buzzfeed article in which actor Anthony Rapp alleged that Kevin Spacey made sexual advances toward him in 1986, when Spacey was 26 and Rapp was just 14.
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What happens to Tom in House of Cards?

Season 5 ended with a slew of murders. Most important, Claire committed murder for the first time (that we know of), poisoning her lover, the writer Tom Yates (Paul Sparks), during sex.
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Did House of Cards end because of Kevin Spacey?

Nearly one year after the first allegations of sexual of abuse were levelled against Spacey, the Netflix drama starts its sixth and final season without him on Friday. It is the first major show to carry on without its central character as a result of revelations arising out of the #MeToo movement.
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