The Twitter account of Netflix Inc's popular political thriller "House of Cards" announced on Thursday that the show will return for a fourth season in 2016.

"House of Cards," the first online-only series to win an Emmy Award, tweeted its fourth season renewal along with the popular signature line of protagonist Frank Underwood, "I will leave a legacy."

The show stars Kevin Spacey as the underhanded Congressman Francis Underwood.

The show put a new twist on the binge-watching trend in television as Netflix made all the season episodes available at once.