Robin Wright was the real star of the "House of Cards" since the beginning, according to his season 6 |

Room of cards always seemed to be associated theoretically with Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and his political maneuvers. But for five seasons, it was his wife Claire (Robin Wright) who proved to be his secret weapon – and an even more powerful political force who is president of the United States in the sixth and final season of the series ( who fell on Netflix on November 29th). 2). The co-stars of Wright for season 6, Diane Lane and Constance Zimmer, tell Bustle that they are happy that Wright is finally the Room of cards lead and get the recognition she deserves, but in the end, she was actually the leader of the series from the beginning.

Zimmer played the role of Janine Skorsky, a journalist who has been running since and to an investigation into the misdeeds of the Underwoods, since season 1, while Lane has joined Room of cards Annette Shepherd, a former classmate of Claire who runs the politically powerful Shepherd Unlimited, will participate in the sixth and final season of the series. While both actors were working on the Netflix series for different durations, they both gave a similar description of Wright's leadership. Room of cards in interviews with Bustle.

Lane was interpreted as Annette in 2017 – before Netflix and Media Rights Capital stop production of Room of cards in October 2017, after Spacey faced numerous allegations of sexual assault and harassment (Spacey denied these allegations). In November 2017, Netflix established links with Spacey by issuing a statement that "Netflix will no longer participate in the production of & # 39;Room of cards"That includes Kevin Spacey." Production resumed in January 2018 with Wright's Claire Underwood as head of the series.

Lane remembers Wright's graceful leadership as the actor, director and executive producer of the series, even before Spacey's allegations were revealed. "I thanked her for her work because I know it's not impossible that I'm on this plateau without her thumbs up – and that was before the break," Lane told Bustle. during a phone interview in late October. "It was wonderful to be invited to this dance figuratively and literally with her because it's her show … We were in an ideal position to open the windows, let the sun in." and make the trip to Claire. "

On the screen, Frank and Claire teamed up to take control of the White House, but she had her own stratagems and manipulations – she even murdered her own lover, author and speechwriter, Tom Yates. But at the end of Season 5, all these machinations led Frank to face the removal of his previous misdeeds and the appointment of Claire to the presidency. In the final moments of the season 5 finale, she broke the fourth wall as she sat in the oval office (just as Frank had done many times before) to tell the audience, "To my tower".

Off screen, Wright has become a creative force and a leader behind the scenes. The Golden Globe winner has been an executive producer of the series since 2016 and has made several episodes since 2014, including the final. Zimmer tells Bustle that Wright's involvement behind the scenes has earned him a prominent place in the series well before Season 6.

"I must say that the transition has been incredibly transparent because Robin has always had, in my opinion, the feeling of being the lead role, because of her presence as a woman and the strength of her character and stories that have been written to him, "Zimmer says in a telephone interview in late October. "So it was more exciting to see that manifesting itself as she sat at the White House presidency."

And now, viewers can watch Wright pave the way for Room of cards& # 39; final conclusion on Netflix.