Season 2
Vice President Frank takes on Raymond Tusk and pushes Walker out, released 2014.
Season 2 was released on 14 February 2014 and picks up where the first ended. Frank is now Vice President.
In the first episode he pushes Zoe Barnes in front of a train when she gets too close to the truth.
Last updated 2026-10-20 from the source article.
Background
Frank battles the billionaire Raymond Tusk, and a money-laundering scheme leads back to the White House.
Facing impeachment, President Walker resigns, and Frank is sworn in as President.
Background
The second season was released in full on February 14, 2014, at 12:01 a.m. PT. Before season 1, reviewers had debated binge viewing. Alessandra Stanley felt the show was best watched one episode at a time, calling it a slow, ponderous immorality play. Nancy deWolf Smith compared binge watchers to people eating a delicacy like a bag of M&M's, while Hank Stuever disagreed, saying viewers might power through all 13 hours. After seeing a four-episode preview of season 2, James Poniewozik said he could easily power through the season in a free weekend, and Stanley found it binge-worthy. Ellen Gray, however, believed binge-watching did not serve the season well.
Post-production
Netflix announced on December 4, 2013, that the 13-episode season would be released on February 14, 2014, and confirmed that Francis and Claire would continue their ruthless rise. A trailer was released on December 13 after season 1 received four Golden Globe nominations, and the first full trailer came on January 6. Willimon said he thought about future seasons while conceiving season 2. On February 4, 2014, Netflix renewed the series for a third season. In May 2014, the season became one of the first Netflix offerings available in 4K video format.
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