Netflix just passed the buck — taking the too-easy way out of the growing Kevin Spacey sex scandal vis a vis its franchise series, “House of Cards.”

The streaming giant wants you to think it’s doing the world a favor by deciding to end “House of Cards” after the upcoming 13-episode sixth season — which just began production — in light of the revolting accusations that series star Spacey once tried to bed a 14-year-old boy, who grew up to be Anthony Rapp, one of the stars of “Star Trek: Discovery” on CBS All Access.

But the decision to let Season Six premiere next year, and play out as scheduled, is really just self-serving. The braver move would’ve been cancelling the series. Now.

“Media Rights Capital and Netflix are deeply troubled by last night’s news concerning Kevin Spacey,” the show’s production company and Netflix said in a statement late Monday. “ In response to [Sunday night’s] revelations, executives from both of our companies arrived in Baltimore this afternoon to meet with our cast and crew to ensure that they continue to feel safe and supported. As previously scheduled, Kevin Spacey is not working on set at this time.”

Had Netflix been invested in taking some kind of moral stand here, production would shut down immediately — the way various projects associated with disgraced alleged sexual assailants Harvey Weinstein and Mark Halperin were either wrestled out of their hands or killed entirely. Now, this way, Netflix conveniently won’t lose any of the grand sums paid to Spacey — who, according to Forbes, was paid $10.5 million in 2016 for his “House of Cards” role as Frank Underwood. [His co-star, Robin Wright, earned $420,000 per episode for the series, according to Forbes.] And Netflix still has its high-profile drama, and seven-time Emmy winner, for another season.

Netflix execs are, no doubt, hoping the Spacey scandal will all blow over by the time new episodes of “House of Cards” air in 2018. As we’ve seen in the Weinstein and Halperin scandals, the first brave voices to expose their alleged crimes opened the floodgates of even more sordid and shocking accounts — so who knows what’s coming down the pike between now and the Season 6 premiere regarding Spacey. His attempt to deflect attention away from Rapp’s accusations — with a coming-out statement — has been slammed by fellow actors Zachary Quinto and Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald, among others.

Spacey’s had an illustrious career, winning two Oscars (“American Beauty” and “The Usual Suspects”), but it’s hard to imagine he’ll make it out of this with his reputation intact.

So what does this mean for him — and television more broadly?

The success of “House of Cards” — which was the first online-only TV show to be nominated for an Emmy — is based in large part on Spacey’s commanding performance as Underwood, the US president who literally gets away with murder.

Seeing Spacey starring in his first TV series since “Wiseguy” helped to further raise the profile of the medium in the eyes of Hollywood’s elite and likely attracted other film stars trying to revive their careers.

The outrage on Twitter over Spacey’s statement raises the public outcry against Hollywood’s alleged sexual predators to a new pitch.

One question remains: Who’s next?