Netflix's hit series, House of Cards, has drawn quite its share of chatter over the past couple of months as it's currently filming its sophomore season.

While viewers generally watch their favorite scripted shows in order to suspend their disbelief and an escape, many of them are surely wondering just how accurate the program portrays U.S. politics.

Rep. Barney Frank, who served sixteen years in the House of Representatives prior to 2012, said the character of Democratic Majority Whip Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), has too much power in the series.

'"House of Cards,' the Netflix series, has no stronger relation to political reality than the ratings given by Standard and Poor's packages of subprime mortgages had to economic truth. Having watched several episodes, I agree that it is well acted. My problem is that it might mislead people into thinking that this is the way our political system actually works. It is not," he said.

Interestingly enough, a slew of HoC actors have stepped forward to defend the legitimacy of it, which includes Spacey comparing his character's Congress with the real one, stating that the show's is more real.

Beau Willimon addresses Francis Underwood character

No current launch date for Netflix's House of Cards has officially been announced. However, it was recently projected to start up its second season at some point in early 2014. Be sure to keep checking back for more of the latest information on the nine-time Emmy-nominated series.

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