Catch up on 'House of Cards' in 3 minutes before the new season

The honorable Frank J. Underwood is coming back for his annual binge of deceit and debauchery on Season 4 of Netflix's House of Cards. 

That means another thrilling season of backroom deals, hacker guinea pigs and Kevin Spacey just kind of randomly choking animals to death. 

The leader of the free world. Credit: tldw/mashable

Even if you watched the first three seasons of HoC diligently, you might need a quick refresher. After all, this is one of those shows you binge in a weekend then forget about for the next 52 weeks. 

That's why we're rereleasing last year's primer on the political drama. We'll be back next week with a brand-new episode of Too Long; Didn't Watch, but for now, you can just bask in the Spacey. Enjoy.

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