Actor Kevin Spacey poses backstage with his award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series for "House of Cards"
IN PHOTO: Actor Kevin Spacey poses backstage with his award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series for "House of Cards" during the 72nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 11, 2015. Reuters/Mike Blake

Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) is returning on March 04 with “House of Cards” Season 4. The reel-life malevolent politician announced his return via a political ad that interrupted a real-life Republican political debate on CNN on Dec. 15.

“America, I’m only getting started,” Underwood is seen announcing in the “House of Cards” Season 4 promo, which claims that he puts people before politics. The ad also claims that more people go to work, return home to their families and sleep more soundly that ever before because one man, Underwood, refuses to settle.

There is however a grain of truth to the statement that Underwood refuses to settle. When in “House of Cards” Season 1 President Garrett Walker snubbed him for State of Secretary and announced someone else’s name, Underwood did not shrug his shoulders and get down to doing his assigned job, quietly. He orchestrated the downfall of President Garrett, who had to resign in “House of Cards” Season 2. Frank was ruthless, devious, and he killed those who could have exposed him.

“House of Cards” Season 3 opened with him as President of USA, serving out the remainder of Walker’s term. The season also focused on Frank and Claire Underwood’s (Robin Wright) shaky relationship, which reached the breaking point in the final moments of “House of Cards” Season 3.

In the closing moments of “House of Cards” Season 3 finale, Claire told Frank that she would not be going with him to New Hampshire -- where the latter was heading for his next campaign after a narrow victory in Iowa -- and be the smiling first lady. Soon afterwards, she dropped the big news, “I’m leaving you,” and walked away from Frank and his life.

Frank has always succeeded in crushing opponents and muting dissenting voices, but probably for the first time, he will have to deal with a real challenge that has the power to write his downfall. Claire is no different from him when it comes to ruthlessness, and she also knows him the best. “House of Cards” Season 4 is set to focus on Frank and Claire’s separation as well as Frank’s Presidential campaign to win Democratic Party nomination.

“House of Cards” Season 4 will explore whether Frank can function without Claire, Beau Willimon told The Hollywood Reporter. It is, however, unlikely that he would let Claire and the separation spoil his chance of becoming the elected President of USA.

Speaking about Claire's next move, THR speculated: "Claire and Frank's separation will be a public one. She will have to figure out what her next move is, and see if she can make it on her own. Will she seek office in her own right? Return to the non profit world?"

There are also speculations that a new, younger power couple will be introduced to rival Frank and Claire in "House of Cards" Season 4, according to Deadline.

Meanwhile, Neve Campbell has been roped in to play a series regular character in “House of Cards” Season 4, although there are unconfirmed reports that suggest that she will appear in only one episode. The details about Campbell’s character are being kept under wraps.

Watch "House of Cards" Season 4 promo:

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