This paper proposes to analyze the archetype of the antihero in the protagonist couple of the
House of Cards series, and how this structure of characters contributes to the evolution of the
narrative. In the first part, I try to differentiate the term antihero from the concepts of hero and
villain, based on script theorists, with especial regard to the construction of characters, as well
as highlight the purpose of this type in the development of the relationship with the spectator.
In the second part, I analyze the incidence of the antihero in the protagonism of the series
produced by the United States in the last twenty years, briefly going through the three phases
of the serial narrative in North American television, considering the open TV, cable and
streaming, using the characters Tony Soprano and Walter White, from The Sopranos (HBO)
and Breaking (AMC), respectively, to introduce the object of study of this research, the
couple of protagonists in the Netflix series, Frank and Claire Underwood, analyzing the
resources utilized by the creators for the development of the dramatic arc.
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