Kevin Spacey, who is accused of sexually harassing a 14-year-old boy, could be written out of House of Cards according to reports in the US, but the show could survive.

As Spacey became the latest Hollywood figure to be embroiled in a sex scandal Netflix initially announced that it was cancelling its flagship series.

However Hollywood Reporter said that writers are now considering reworking the final season, drafting a script without Spacey, who plays the part of President Frank Underwood.

One option would be to made Robin Wright, who portrays Underwood’s wife, Claire, the focal point of the series.

Killing off Spacey’s character would follow the precedent set in the original British version of House of Cards when the main character, Francis Urquhart, is shot dead by his bodyguard having been Prime Minister one day longer than Margaret Thatcher.