‘Question everything,’ says the creator of Netflix’s ‘House of Cards’

The arrival of new distribution options like Netflix are causing people in the industry to “question everything,” Willimon said.

“The entire calendar for how shows are released” can be rethought, he said.

So can “the length of shows. I mean, you have a lot more limited series now, which I think is a direct result of bingeing, actually, because people are essentially watching a six- or eight-hour movie.”

“I think that it has forced us, in a good way, to question what constitutes a TV show,” he added. “Is the term ‘TV show’ even really applicable anymore? Are we just telling lots of different types of stories in different formats?”

“Well, you’d have to ask the White House,” Willimon said slyly. So that’s a maybe? “It’s a maybe,” he said.

Willimon dodged one other question: Will there be a fourth season of “House of Cards?” He steadfastly declined to say yes or no.

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