By — Colleen Shalby Colleen Shalby Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/house-cards-season-3-leaked-early-disappears Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ‘House of Cards’ Season 3 leaked early, then immediately pulled Arts Feb 11, 2015 5:33 PM EDT This is Washington. There's always a leak. All 13 episodes will launch February 27. — House of Cards (@HouseofCards) February 11, 2015 For a few fleeting minutes today, Frank Underwood fans were incredulous. That’s because all of “House of Cards” season 3 became available on Netflix — two weeks before its scheduled release. But just as mysteriously as it appeared, it was gone. Was it a mistake? Was it a publicity stunt? Was it an Underwood power play? https://twitter.com/joshpetri/status/565629284963069953 According to TV Line, Netflix is blaming the leak on a “technical glitch.” We may never know for sure. What we do know from those brief moments is that Underwood, the political drama’s anti-hero played by award-winner Kevin Spacey, was seen urinating on the grave of someone named Calvin Underwood, who died in 1978. Feb. 27 can’t come soon enough. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Colleen Shalby Colleen Shalby @CShalby
This is Washington. There's always a leak. All 13 episodes will launch February 27. — House of Cards (@HouseofCards) February 11, 2015 For a few fleeting minutes today, Frank Underwood fans were incredulous. That’s because all of “House of Cards” season 3 became available on Netflix — two weeks before its scheduled release. But just as mysteriously as it appeared, it was gone. Was it a mistake? Was it a publicity stunt? Was it an Underwood power play? https://twitter.com/joshpetri/status/565629284963069953 According to TV Line, Netflix is blaming the leak on a “technical glitch.” We may never know for sure. What we do know from those brief moments is that Underwood, the political drama’s anti-hero played by award-winner Kevin Spacey, was seen urinating on the grave of someone named Calvin Underwood, who died in 1978. Feb. 27 can’t come soon enough. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now