What caught my attention -- as soon as I saw the title -- is that while this is in many ways touted as an "original" and a "first" (i.e. by and direct to Netfli

What caught my attention -- as soon as I saw the title -- is that while this is in many ways touted as an "original" and a "first" (i.e. by and direct to Netflix -- although as to first, what about e.g. "Lillyhammer"?), I gather from reporting that it is indeed what I suspected: A (yet another) remake of a British show. I recall seeing the original "House of Cards" on Masterpiece Theater (aka American distribution of British drama). It was quite good and distinctly British including in its snide humo(u)r. The U.S. production may "pull out all the stops", but I'm not sure they can top or even match the original. And I'm somewhat disappointed that this "original", "first" effort is apparently not actually creating a new show or opening new territory, creatively.