Call it life imitating art, or art imitating life. Whichever.
The first promo trailer for Season 4 of House of Cards was televised during last night’s GOP candidate debate, and at first it was difficult to distinguish that it wasn’t a real political campaign ad. It has it all: waving American flags, pastoral images of farmers’ fields, feel-good messaging and smiling faces.
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As the candidates in the real-life debate argued issues like immigration, foreign policy and terrorism, a fake politician managed to grab the spotlight from the outspoken Donald Trump.
Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) is president of the United States on Netflix’s House of Cards, and he’s searching for reelection in 2016. He teases that he’s “only getting started.” In the ad, Underwood also reveals the address for his fake-yet-strangely-real-looking campaign website, FU2016.com.
You can watch the full Underwood ad in the video, above.
Season 4 of ‘House of Cards’ is available on Netflix Canada as of March 4, 2016.