Netflix Announces New 'House of Cards' Release Date

Netflix will release the fifth season of its original show "House of Cards" later than usual.

The show has traditionally dropped a season's worth of episodes in February or March.

Season five will hit the airwaves of Netflix on May 30, the show's creators announced Friday. The timing of the announcement coincided with the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the U.S.

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— House of Cards (@HouseofCards) January 20, 2017

Producers have been filming the political drama in Harford County, north of Baltimore, since the show began in 2012.

"House of Cards" operates a sound stage based out of a warehouse in Joppa and has used local sites to film various scenes including Harford Community College, the Havre de Grace Library, Liriodendron Mansion and a Level Road antique store, among others.

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Filming has taken place traditionally in summer and fall, with the show being released in the first quarter of the year. Netflix reportedly made a strategic decision to push the show to the second quarter.

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