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I do have a technical question on this one, are all of the House of Cards episodes done[1] at the same time? They are actually slowing down the releases of new episodes by dumping them all at once, right?

1) I could see it if they do all the editing at the end as a whole, but it seems unlikely

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They're all done together. A typical show with a standard release cycle is actually holding back completed episodes.

The glaring exception is South Park, which is done pretty much days before release.

Also, sitcoms that are filmed in front of a studio audience tend to be filmed just a few weeks in advance, since they film whole episodes at once. Something like HOC is filmed more like a movie, where all the scenes in one place are filmed together.

Not necessarily. I don't know how HoC is produced, but with similar shows (short-season cable dramas) like Game of Thrones, the series is usually shot and produced before the first episode airs.

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