Netflix has announced that the third season of American political drama television series "House of Cards" will start on Feb. 27. The information was available thanks to a tweet, which came from the official Twitter account of House of Cards. Kevin Spacey will be reprising his role as the politically adept and cunning Frank Underwood as he begins his reign as the "most powerful man in the free world" — the president of the United States.

Season 3 will be premiering just over 12 months from when season 2 premiered (Feb. 14, 2014). One of the reasons for the slight delay was that Spacey had a lot on his plate by continuing his role as Frank Underwood, the former House Majority Whip and Vice President, as well as assuming the role of Jonathan Irons in Activision and Sledgehammer's first-person shooter game, "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare." 

Robin Wright will also be reprising her role as the calm and equally malicious wife of President Underwood, Claire Underwood. "House of Cards" creator, Beau Willimon, resumed the drama series when he began writing the third season last February. Shooting of the 3rd season took place in Baltimore in the past few months, with delayed production in Maryland, thanks to tax credit bills. 

Considered a commercial success, the first season of "House of Cards" allowed the show to accumulate nine Primetime Emmy Award nominations and, in the process, the show became the first original web television series to receive the major Emmy nominations. Among these awards were Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Kevin Spacey, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Robin Wright, and last but certainly not least, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for David Fincher. 

The show has also managed to snare four Golden Globe Award nominations, with Wright winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.