'House of Cards' producers want more tax breaks - or else -report

[cali]

The production company behind Netflix Inc's political thriller "House of Cards" is taking a step that could have come straight from the show's script: threatening to move filming from Maryland unless lawmakers provide enough tax breaks.

Representatives for a top state lawmaker and Governor Martin O'Malley confirmed on Friday that Media Rights Capital had informed them that it was halting production plans until the dispute is resolved.

In a letter that echoes the wrangling seen in the Emmy Award-winning series, the Beverly Hills, California-based company urged the state to pass a law increasing tax credits available for film and television production there

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http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/02/21/television-houseofcards-idINL2N0LQ1S520140221

[peacebird]

1. House of Cards lost me at Season 2, episode 1. Went from intense to pure evil.