'House of Cards' showrunner is filming in Bucha to document 'genocide' and 'heroic resistance' in Ukraine
Fox News
“House of Cards” showrunner Beau Willimon has traveled to Bucha, Ukraine, to document the atrocities of the Russian invasion and capture the “heroic resistance” of the Ukrainian people, the Bucha City Council announced Friday.
Tanya Nedashkivs'ka, 57, mourns the death of her husband, killed in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( ) Cemetery workers work at a mass grave in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, to identify civilians killed during the war against Russia, Sunday, April 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) A cemetery worker in Bucha on Sunday takes a break from working in a mass grave to identify civilians killed during the war against Russia. (AP/Rodrigo Abd) WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE: Policemen work on the identification process following the killing of civilians in Bucha, before sending the bodies to the morgue, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday. (AP/Rodrigo Abd) A dog runs by a destroyed houses and Russian military vehicles during a recent battle in Bucha close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Apr. 4, 2022. ((AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky))
Willimon, a 44-year-old American playwright and screenwriter, is best known for helping to develop the American version of the series "House of Cards," and he served as showrunner for its first four seasons. He created the drama series "The First" for Hulu, about the first crewed mission to Mars. He also served as president of the Writer's Guild of America.