劳拉（罗宾·怀特 饰），一位看似拥有一切的女人：辉煌的事业、深爱她的丈夫，还有她珍爱的儿子丹尼尔。然而，当丹尼尔将新女友切丽（奥利维亚·库克 饰）带回家后，她完美无缺的生活开始分崩离析。一场气氛紧张的初次见面后，劳拉坚信切丽有所隐瞒。她究竟是个精于算计的攀附者，还是劳拉自己多疑？真相，取决于你从哪个角度看。

Freedom from the cartel is seemingly within reach, but fraying familial bonds may prove to be the Byrdes' ultimate undoing.

Season five picks up where season four left off: in the midst of a tense presidential election that puts the Underwoods on the same ticket against energetic Republican upstart Will Conway. Viewers will see how their heated campaigns play out as well as which alliances dissolve in the aftermath. Perhaps the biggest question is if Frank and Claire’s relationship is among them.

They've always been a great team. But now in season four, Frank and Claire become even greater adversaries as their marriage stumbles and their ambitions are at odds. In an election year, the stakes are now higher than ever, and the biggest threat they face is contending with each other.

President Underwood fights to secure his legacy. Claire wants more than being First Lady. The biggest threat they face is contending with each other.

In their ruthless rise to power, Francis and Claire battle threats past and present, and form new alliances while old ones succumb to betrayal.