Kevin Spacey heading to MIPCOM to promote House of Cards

Kevin Spacey will be in Cannes to promote his new Netflix series House of Cards.

Spacey will be joined by co-star Robin Wright (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and the writer of the show Beau Willimon (The Ides of March) and will meet buyer and press.

The show, which is executive produced by David Fincher (The Social Network), is sold internationally by Sony Pictures Television and the distributor will be holding a private screening of the show for buyers.

The serialised show will debut on Netflix next year.

Two thirteen-episode seasons have been ordered from Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, which is making the show   in association with Media Rights Capital.

Based on the BBC series of the same name, House of Cards is a political drama set in modern day Washington.