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campaigns throughout

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. It premiered on March 6, 2016, on

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. The series is narrated by

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, well known at the time of production for playing fictional President Frank Underwood in the US version of ''

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''. After Spacey faced allegations of child sexual abuse, the narration was re-recorded by Spacey's ''House of Cards'' co-star

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. Netflix Canada still streamed the original version with Kevin Spacey's audio narration until September 1, 2020, when the show was removed in Canada. On January 9, 2020, it was announced that the second season would premiere on February 16, 2020.

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

^† denotes an extended episode.

Season 2 (2020)

Broadcast

Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on

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on October 3, 2016.

References

External links

Official website
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