11 Characters Who Will Probably Die In 2017's Biggest TV Shows
4. Frank Underwood - House Of Cards
Why He'll Die
So Claire Underwood can become President of the United States, and the show in its fifth - and potentially final - season can take itself to new heights. The show has a struggle to keep up with real life politics, but killing off the POTUS is certainly a way of doing that.
Frank was almost killed last year, has no end of enemies, and is in poor health and shown to be vulnerable. With the Season 4 finale's twist, it's perfectly positioned for Claire - a better character all told - to takeover after the death of her husband, and (if it is the last) provides a fitting note to go out on, but means there's more room to continue it as well.
How It'll Happen
Slightly tricker, because the whole assassination attempt has been done, and they probably won't want to repeat it. So the options are either Claire killing him in a fit of rage (or a cold, calculated move), which would further her position as the main anti-hero of the show, or after a long election campaign his bad health finally gets the better of him.