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Frank Underwood will spend the rest of his days in his hometown of Gaffney, South Carolina.
According to local newspaperThe Gaffney Ledger, the idea of establishing an eternal resting place for the Underwoods came from Netflix.
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“They first wanted to know if we had a good cemetery that had the appearance of theseries trailer,” Gaffney marketing director LeighAnn Snuggs told the outlet of the arrangement.
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After Snuggs decided Oakland made the most sense, she chose a location off the beaten path to avoid disturbing other plots. The headstones, made in Georgia, were placed on Nov. 2, the same daythe show’s sixth and final season dropped.
Next, a photo of the gravesite wasposted on the town’s Facebook page, and it quickly accrued thousands of views, Snuggs said.A fake obituary for the presidentalso ran in theLedgerthe same day.
Spacey’s leading man in the show, one of the streaming giant’s first original hits, was known for his corruption, deception and willingness to murder to gain power. Underwood waskilled offthe final season following thesexual misconduct allegationsbrought against the 59-year-old actor last year.Robin Wright, who played his wife, Claire Underwood,has taken overas the star.
Speaking to PEOPLEat the season premiere party in Los Angeles last month, the cast had nothing but praise forWright, 52, who also directed the series finale.
Constance Zimmer, 48, who is returning to play Janine Skorsky, said Wright has been an “empowering force on the show from day one.”
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“Just because that wasn’t the number on the call sheet, it doesn’t matter,” she said.
As for how the show moved on without Spacey?
“I mean, look, of course it’s going to be different when you lose a main character of a television show,” said Zimmer. “But I have to say, the team that we have, this crew, this cast, these creators, show runners, writers, has always been an incredible team. So going back, it was more a sense of excitement that we were going to be able to finish this story no matter what, and that was so empowering.”
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source: people.com
