"House of Cards" season 5 latest updates confirmed the addition of veterans Patricia Clarkson and Campbell Scott in the upcoming installment. However, the roles they will play in the life of Frank Underwood still remain to be a mystery. Recent reports though have it that the new characters will be heavily featured in the upcoming season. Fans are speculating that the two will have something to do with Underwood's rumored death.
It was recently reported that Clarkson and Scott will be the new members of "House Of Cards" season 5. Official announcements are yet to be released about their roles, but leaks are fast to reveal that the two new characters will serve as additional pressures to Underwood's political reign. The two high-profile actors are then assumed to later fill lead character roles in the political drama series. With new casts coming to set, rumors are again swirling that Underwood will come to his unfortunate end in the upcoming season.
The alleged death of the president previously sparked two main theories on how the character is supposed to exit the story. The last three seasons showed Underwood battling against his health deterioration where he almost lost it in season 4. This then ignited the theory that he will die of fatal failure in season 5. This assumption became more solid when Deadline previously interviewed Michael Kelly (Doug Stamper), who hinted on losing characters in the upcoming season.
"You lose characters that you love. We almost lost Frank, and I always have faith in the writers that no matter what road we go down, we're going to come back to what the show is," Kelly said in the hope that Underwood will not be the one that has to go in the new season.
Another theory that came out was Claire Underwood will kill his husband when she finds herself thirsty of power. Rumors have it that Claire will be seen in the vice president seat in "House of Cards" season 5. From this, it is theorized that she will get rid of her husband so she can step up to become the most powerful person in the world. Following this, it is now speculated that Clarkson and Scott might play roles siding Claire, and will help her nab the presidential seat once and for all.
More concrete details are expected to be released as the production of "House of Cards" season 5 progresses. The show is expected to return sometime in 2017.
