Despite Michael Kelly having hinted at his wish to stay on in House of Cards for as long as the series lasts, rumors about Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) killing him off are far from over.

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New reports are still speculating Stamper's death in season 4. These reports have also been spurred by something one of House of Cards' showrunners, Michael Dobbs, said in a recent interview. Speaking to The Express, the executive producer revealed that Frank will finally have to pay for all his past deviances. "Oh, all politicians get their comeuppance at some point but the question is whether they survive and come back for more. Frank in season three said I'm on the way out, I'm not going to stand for re-election and then we discover by the end of season three perhaps he's changed his mind. So you can always expect the unexpected in politics," he said.

Now, it is known that Frank could not possibly be killed off as he is the heart of the show, but he could definitely be hurt if his main sidekick is taken down. Stamper could be targetted by Frank's enemies to get back at him.

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In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Kelly was generally tight-lipped about the next chapter of the show and wouldn't give away any spoilers, but he did obliquely address a rumor about him being killed off in the next season. When asked how he would like to see Stamper go out on the show, Kelly made it very clear that he would not like to see that happen at all.

"I don't know, man, I don't want him to," he said. "This is the greatest job I've ever had, Doug Stamper is the greatest gift I have ever been given as an actor. I love playing him, I love going to work everyday, here we are in season 4 and I love going to work just as much as I did first day of season 1 and that says a lot."

The actor did suggest, though, that he was in someway at the mercy of the creators of the show.

"I am somewhat of a fatalist anyway," Kelly laughed while suggesting that as he read the script for any episode, he'd just be glad to see that Stamper made it.

Season 4 is set to return in 2016.

Watch the interview with Kelly:

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