Entertainment News Roundup: Netflix backs Sacred Games S-2, House of Cards final season

In the final season of Netflix Inc's "House of Cards," Frank Underwood is physically gone, having died unexpectedly in his sleep. But the ghost of the win-at-all-costs politician played by Kevin Spacey haunts his wife and her young presidency.

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Freddie Mercury's spontaneity challenged 'Bohemian Rhapsody' star

When television actor Rami Malek took on the role of colourful rock star Freddie Mercury in the film "Bohemian Rhapsody," he found the biggest challenge was capturing the Queen lead singer's commanding presence on stage. Malek, the Emmy-winning star of TV drama "Mr. Robot," portrays Mercury from his early days with Queen in the 1970s, through its rise to worldwide fame with anthems such as "We Will Rock You," to a rousing performance at the Live Aid benefit concert in July 1985 at London's Wembley Stadium.

Actress Amber Heard says birth on U.S.-Mexico border sparked rights activism

U.S. actress Amber Heard, a star of the upcoming "Aquaman" superhero movie and a U.N. human rights champion, said on Monday her childhood in Texas near the Mexican border helped spark her activism. Her father, a Texas construction worker, accrued more and more godchildren on the Mexican side of the border, and young Amber considered many of them as friends and family.

Netflix backs Sacred Games season 2 after probe

Netflix Inc will stick with the existing producers of its hit Indian show "Sacred Games" for a second season after conducting an independent investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, the company said on Tuesday. In an email to Reuters, Netflix said it was standing by Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap, whose production house was behind the Mumbai-set thriller.

Frank Underwood is dead but looms large in final 'House of Cards' season

In the final season of Netflix Inc's "House of Cards," Frank Underwood is physically gone, having died unexpectedly in his sleep. But the ghost of the win-at-all-costs politician played by Kevin Spacey haunts his wife and her young presidency. Writers of the acclaimed drama had to rework the story after Spacey was accused of sexual misconduct a year ago and dropped from the show that made Netflix a player in premium television. The ending of the Underwoods' story, which the producers called a "season of reckoning," will be available on Netflix on Nov. 2.

(With inputs from Reuters)