"House of Cards" season 4 may have just launched on Netflix but fans are already clamoring for the next season. However, according to Romper, the next season may not come out until March 2017 given how previous seasons of the show were produced and released.

The very first season of the show launched back on Feb. 1 2013 while season 2 was released on Feb. 14 2014. Season 3 was launched at even later date, premiering on Feb. 27 while the most recent season, season 4, was pushed as far back as March 4.

Given how each season releases a year and two weeks or so after the previous one, it is likely that "House of Cards" season 4 will launch on March 10 if the studios follow the same release pattern. However, it is important to note that this is still based on speculation. Netflix may announce an entirely different release date by early 2017.

Regardless of its release date one of the most persistent rumors regarding season 5 is that it may be the show's last. Given that "House of Cards" is based on a UK series and novels of the same name, the eventual end is already drawing near and Netflix can only stretch the story so far before reaching the inevitable end. 

This theory is supported by Netflix Life and one Reddit user has even managed to theorize that the first four seasons represent a ful deck of cards. This is due to the fact that each season has 13 episodes total and with four seasons in, there have already been 52 episodes, which is equivalent to the number of cards in a deck. 

The Reddit post indicates that now all 52 cards have been used, the metaphorical house of cards will tumble down. 

"House of Cards" season 5 will see the return of Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), his wife Claire (Robin Wright) and their devious band of allies as they continue their fight to remain in power no matter the cost.