--- ---  # Frank Underwood Made a Big Announcement During the Republican Debate  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Dec 16, 2015 3:21 AM UTC  This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood in a scene from "House of Cards." This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood in a scene from "House of Cards."Nathaniel E. Bell—Netflix/AP  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Dec 16, 2015 3:21 AM UTC There was a 10th candidate vying for attention during Tuesday night’s primetime Republican debate: Frank Underwood. The nefarious politician from Netflix’s _House of Cards_ snuck in an ad during the debate designed to look like any other political ad, replete with images of rolling fields, Army veterans returning home, images of children waving American flags. But at the end of the ad Underwood reveals himself and directs viewers to his website, fu2016.com. The biggest reveal of the clip? That the new season of _House of Cards_ hits Netflix March 4. Republican Debate: Frank Underwood in House of Cards Ad ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4150926/republican-debate-house-of-cards/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4150926/republican-debate-house-of-cards/"},"headline":"Frank Underwood Made a Big Announcement During the Republican Debate","datePublished":"2015-12-16T03:21:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:24:51.925Z","description":"House of Cards is coming back","url":"https://time.com/4150926/republican-debate-house-of-cards/","keywords":["2016 Election topic","Television","house of cards"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb4bd2da820e7e0e/6988758aa988ca110f6b5c04/house-of-cards-frank-underwood.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb4bd2da820e7e0e/6988758aa988ca110f6b5c04/house-of-cards-frank-underwood.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Golden Globes Nominations","caption":"This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood in a scene from \"House of Cards.\" Frank Underwood","creditText":"Nathaniel E. Bell—Netflix/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4150926/republican-debate-house-of-cards/","name":"Frank Underwood Made a Big Announcement During the Republican Debate"}}]}] ```