The fifth season of House of Cards, an American political drama television series created by Beau Willimon for Netflix, was released on May 30, 2017.

Frank Pugliese and Melissa James Gibson took over as showrunners in place of Willimon, who departed the series.

The fifth season follows Frank and Claire Underwood (Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright) and their attempt to win the 2016 presidential election against Republican Party nominee Will Conway (Joel Kinnaman).

The consensus reads, "House of Cards enjoys a confident return to form this season, though its outlandish edge is tempered slightly by the current political climate.

[15] Netflix briefly halted production and made the decision in November 2017 to part ways with the actor, marking the fifth season as his final appearance in the series.