‘House of Cards’: Barack Obama’s Photographer Captures President Frank Underwood at Work

President Underwood and his right-hand man visit Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington, D.C.
President Underwood visits Ben’s Chili Bowl in Washington, D.C., May 22, 2017. (Photo: Pete Souza/Netflix)

When last we saw House of Cards antihero Frank Underwood, he was declaring a new war on terror in an effort to distract the nation from a devastating exposé of his misdeeds by journalist Tom Hammerschmidt. As showrunner Melissa James Gibson told Yahoo TV in our Spring TV Preview, “Season 5 picks up on that, and we see the Underwoods using fear and terror to maintain power at all costs.”

President Underwood joins the crowd for a group photo at Ben's Chili Bowl
President Underwood visits Ben’s Chili Bowl in Washington, D.C., May 22, 2017. (Photo: Pete Souza/Netflix)

As you’ll see from these exclusive photos — shot by Pete Souza, chief official White House photographer for Presidents Ronald Regan and Barack Obama — President Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) remains focused on pressing the flesh and working hard for (against?) the American people today. That includes a stop at a D.C. chili joint, of course. Souza’s images are being shot in Washington, D.C., today for a “Day in the Life of Frank Underwood” portfolio commissioned by Netflix.

House of Cards Season 5 premieres Tuesday, May 30, on Netflix.

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