The highly-anticipated third season of the political drama House of Cards makes its debut in the US today.

Because it is produced by the streaming service Netflix, all 13 one-hour episodes of the third season will be made available today.

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Fans of the series in the US are expected to "binge" watch the entire season this weekend. Australian fans of the series, however, will have to wait until the local Netflix service launches in March.

Netflix has not announced an exact date, though it has confirmed House of Cards will be one of its flagship titles when it opens for business.