It's been a big success for
Netflix, it was nominated for nine Emmys as a result and now it's arriving on M-Net.
House of Cards premieres on M-Net this Friday (8 November) at 21h30 and it's notable for a bunch of reasons.
It's one of the first series to be made by on demand provider Netflix so it's next generation stuff. In case you aren't familiar with Netflix, it's an online rental service that provides TV shows and movies on demand.
They only used to stock shows that have already aired on TV but now they're making their own shows and they're releasing them in a blitz of episodes so that viewers can watch them whenever they choose.
House of Cards was released as a full 13-episode series - Netflix subscribers can download the whole series and watch whenever they choose so it's got the binge watching factor.
Another main attraction to it is Kevin Spacey who stars. He plays US congressman Frank Underwood who gets overlooked for a political appointment that he believes he deserves. He then goes on a mission to exact revenge against those he sees as responsible. Sean Penn's ex-wife Robin Wright plays his angular wife.
I've seen the first couple of episodes and it's okay - I wasn't blown away unfortunately. I like that it's next generation stuff and what it means for the future of TV but the series itself isn't anything to rave about - I found the lead characters too cold and stand-offish. Netflix doesn't feel the same about them though because they've ordered a second season.
It'll be airing weekly on M-Net for the 13 episodes.
Here's a trailer ... see what you think: