Netflix exploring ‘House of Cards’ spin-off

Netflix is exploring a House of Cards spin-off as the show’s final season nears amid controversy surrounding star Kevin Spacey.

The streaming channel, which reportedly is weighing different concepts for the spin-off, said on Monday that the upcoming sixth season will be the last for House of Cards.

The announcement of the Emmy-winning political satire’s end came amid fallout from Spacey’s alleged sexual advances toward a 14-year-old actor in the 1980s. But Netflix had already decided to end the show and was pursuing a spin-off.

Spacey has apologised for the incident which he said he doesn’t recall but would have stemmed from “drunken behaviour.” He also spoke publicly for the first time about being gay.