House of Cards is an American political thriller streaming television series created by Beau Willimon. It is based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Michael Dobbs and an adaptation of the 1990 BBC series of the same name also from the novel. It stars Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, and Michael Kelly.
A Congressman (Kevin Spacey) works with his equally conniving wife (Robin Wright) to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him, slowly making their way up through the American political system in order to do so.
Victims
Season 1
Chapter 1
- Dog - Strangled to death by Frank Underwood as a mercy killing.
- Total - 1
Chapter 2
- None
Chapter 3
- Jessica Masters - Accidentally crashed her car while texting and driving off-screen a few days prior, mentioned.
- At Least 74 Unknown People - Died of unknown causes off-screen prior to the episode, graves shown.
- Calvin T. Underwood - Died of a heart attack off-screen in 1978, mentioned.
- Total - 76
Chapter 4
- Tiala - Died of unknown causes off-screen prior to the episode, mentioned.
- Total - 1
Chapter 5
- None
Chapter 6
- Tyler Davis - Accidentally shot to death by an unknown gang member off-screen a day prior, mentioned.
- Officer Steve Jones - Eventually died of cancer off-screen.
- Total - 2
Chapter 7
- Unnamed Man - Died of his injuries following a car crash off-screen prior to the episode, mentioned. Revived
- Total - 1
Chapter 8
- None
Chapter 9
- Amy Jade Winehouse - Died of an alcohol overdose off-screen in 2011, mentioned. (Fictional Portrayal)
- Total - 1
Chapter 10
- None
Chapter 11
- Alexander Hamilton - Died of his injuries after being shot in the abdomen by Aaron Burr off-screen in 1804, mentioned. (Fictional Portrayal)
- Congressman Peter "Pete" Russo - Poisoned by Frank Underwood with carbon monoxide, made to look like a suicide.
- Total - 2
Chapter 12
- President Abraham Lincoln - Shot in the back of the head by John Wilkes Booth off-screen in 1865, mentioned. (Fictional Portrayal)
- Total - 1
Chapter 13
- One of Claire Underwood's Unborn Babies - Killed in an abortion carried out by Dr. Marbury on the request of Claire Underwood off-screen in 1986, mentioned.
- Two of Claire Underwood's Unborn Babies - Killed in two separate abortions carried out by either Claire Underwood or an unknown doctor off-screen prior to the series, mentioned.
- Total - 3
Season 2
Chapter 14
- Both of Roy Kapeniak's Parents - Died of unknown causes off-screen prior to the episode, mentioned.
- Zoe Marie Barnes - Thrown in front of a train by Frank Underwood, made to look like an accident.
- Total - 3
Chapter 15
- Cynthia Hammerschmidt - Died of breast cancer off-screen several years prior, mentioned.
- Total - 1
Chapter 16
- None
Chapter 17
- Bonnie Elizabeth Parker - Shot to death by Frank Hamer, Henderson Jordan, Prentiss Oakley, Maney Gault, Bob Alcorn, and Ted Hinton off-screen in 1934, indirectly mentioned. (Fictional Portrayal)
- Clyde Chestnut Barrow - Shot to death by Frank Hamer, Henderson Jordan, Prentiss Oakley, Maney Gault, Bob Alcorn, and Ted Hinton off-screen in 1934, indirectly mentioned. (Fictional Portrayal)
- President John Fitzgerald "JFK" Kennedy - Died of his injuries after being shot twice by Lee Harvey Oswald off-screen in 1963, mentioned. (Fictional Portrayal)
- Total - 3
Chapter 18
- Dr. Marbury - Died of unknown causes off-screen several years prior, mentioned.
- Corporal Augustus Elijah Underwood - Head bashed in by an unknown enemy soldier with a rock during the Battle of Spotsylvania off-screen in 1864, mentioned.
- Xander Feng's Grandfather - Killed by an unknown person during the Chinese Communist Revolution off-screen several years prior, mentioned.
- Chairman Mao Zedong - Died four days after having a massive heart attack off-screen in 1976, mentioned. (Fictional Portrayal)
- Total - 4
Chapter 19
- None
Chapter 20
- Freddy Hayes' Father - Died of unknown causes off-screen several years prior, heavily implied, mentioned.
- Total - 1
Chapter 21
- None
Chapter 22
- Cockroach - Crushed by Freddy Hayes with his shoe.
- Unnamed Elderly Man - Killed in a car crash accidentally caused by Freddy Hayes off-screen in 1982, mentioned.
- Unnamed Elderly Woman - Killed in a car crash accidentally caused by Freddy Hayes off-screen in 1982, mentioned.
- At Least Two Unnamed People - Shot to death by unknown people off-screen several years prior, mentioned.
- Bird - Crushed by Raymond Tusk with his hand.
- Total - 6
Chapter 23
- Andrew E. Kelly's Unborn Baby - Killed in an abortion carried out by his wife off-screen a week prior, mentioned.
- At Least Two Unknown People - Killed by Jackie Sharp off-screen during her time in the Army several years prior, mentioned.
- Total - 3
Chapter 24
- None
Chapter 25
- TBA
Chapter 26
- TBA
Season 3
Chapter 27
- TBA
Chapter 28
- TBA
Chapter 29
- TBA
Chapter 30
- TBA
Chapter 31
- TBA
Chapter 32
- TBA
Chapter 33
- TBA
Chapter 34
- TBA
Chapter 35
- TBA
Chapter 36
- TBA
Chapter 37
- TBA
Chapter 38
- TBA
Chapter 39
- TBA
Season 4
- TBA
Season 5
- TBA
Season 6
- TBA
Deaths
- Total - TBA
- Season 1 - 88
- Season 2 - 21 (So Far)
- Season 3 - TBA
- Season 4 - TBA
- Season 5 - TBA
- Season 6 - TBA
Kill Counts
- Vice President Francis Joseph "Frank" Underwood - 3 (So Far)
- Second Lady Claire Underwood - 3 (So Far)
- Fredrick "Freddy" Hayes - 3 (So Far)
- Jacqueline A. "Jackie" Sharp - 2 (So Far)
- Frank Hamer - 2 (Deceased)
- Henderson Jordan - 2 (Deceased)
- Prentiss Morel Oakley - 2 (Deceased)
- Benjamin Maney Gault - 2 (Deceased)
- Robert Franklin "Bob" Alcorn - 2 (Deceased)
- Ted Cass Hinton - 2 (Deceased)
- Raymond Alan Tusk - 1 (So Far)
- Aaron Burr Jr. - 1 (Deceased)
- John Wilkes Booth - 1 (Deceased)
- Lee Harvey Oswald - 1 (Deceased)
- Dr. Marbury - 1 (Deceased)
Notes
Season 1
- In the episode "Chapter 6", Claire asks Meechum if he ever killed anyone during his time in the marines, but he never actually gives an answer, so none will be counted.
- In the episode "Chapter 12", Raymond Tusk mentions that the Carolina Parakeet had gone extinct, killed off because of they were a pest, but since it's impossible to know how many there were, none will be counted.
- In the same conversation, Tusk mentions that cats that ate the bird ended up dead because they were poisonous, but since this is also impossible to known how many ended up dead, none will be counted,
Season 2
- In the episode "Chapter 14", Jackie Sharp mentions that she had to order many missile strikes on several different people during her time in the military, but never mentions exactly how many were killed, so none will be counted.
- In the episode "Chapter 18", it is mentioned that thousands of soldier were killed during the Battle of Spotsylvania, but since it's unknown exactly how many were killed during the battle, none will be counted, aside from the one that was directly mentioned to have died.
- In the episode "Chapter 22", Freddy mentions that during his time as a criminal, he saw many people get gunned down, but doesn't mention exactly how many, so only two will be counted for the minimum.