The representative Frank Underwood is a politician with big ambitions. Congressman, his greatest desire is to climb the ladder, and does not hesitate to manipulate and lie in order to get their goals.
He even file a tortuous relationship with a young journalist, Zoe Barnes and thus influence the newspaper where she works. However, it is a risky plan: if your dealings with the reporter discovers, his relationship with his wife is not the only thing that can end badly, but his political career.