Casting for Season 2 of Netflix’s breakout hit House of Cards is currently underway in Maryland.
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley recently announced that the show had returned to production in the state, as producers take advantage of a tax credit it offers to film productions.
On Tuesday, O’Malley was hanging out on set:
On set at @houseofcards Season 2 – a great #Maryland film industry / @netflix production creating 5,700 jobs twitter.com/GovernorOMalle…
— Martin O’Malley (@GovernorOMalley) May 14, 2013
Great visit w/ Cast & Crew of @houseofcards – agree w/ @kevinspacey, MD is ‘without question, Hollywood East.’ twitter.com/GovernorOMalle…
— Martin O’Malley (@GovernorOMalley) May 14, 2013
Thanks for visiting the set @governoromalley. Informative @baltimoresun piece detailing Maryland’s film tax incentive bit.ly/19u8t0c
— Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey) May 15, 2013
He caught up with House of Cards star Kevin Spacey again on Saturday:
Great seeing @kevinspacey at the @preaknessstakes. Film & horses: two great economic boosts for MD. twitter.com/GovernorOMalle…
— Martin O’Malley (@GovernorOMalley) May 18, 2013
Spacey, by the way, apparently wore a ring from the show at Preakness:
If you’ve watched House of Cards you will know all about the ring I’m wearing at Preakness. If not – you should watch. Its Francis’s ring.
— Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey) May 19, 2013
On Saturday, according to the Baltimore Sun, about a thousand people showed up at the Bel Air Reckord Armory for a casting call for the show. David Anderson reports:
“It was a great cross section of people, I think, that will allow us to depict all walks of life in Washington, D.C.,” local casting director Kimberly Skyrme said.
Skyrme, who is the owner of Kimberly Skyrme Casting of University Park in Prince George’s County, and her staff took headshots and the resumes, and spent several minutes speaking with hundreds of men, women and children who came through the Armory gymnasium throughout the day Saturday.
While a release date for the second season has not yet been set, fans will be happy to know that the ball is indeed rolling. In the meantime, they can expect more good stuff coming from Netflix. Later this week, Arrested Development will finally make its long-awaited return as a Netflix-exclusive.
Meanwhile, fans of Netflix’s most recent original show, Hemlock Grove, are eagerly awaiting a second season.
House of Cards Season 1 will hit DVD on June 11th.