The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)

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Miniseries "She's coming for them all."TV Series

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TV-MA October 12th, 20231 Seasons, 8 Episodes

Ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power. But past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.

StarringCarla Gugino Bruce Greenwood Mary McDonnell

DirectorsMike Flanagan Michael Fimognari

Review

The Fall of the House of Usher Season 1 Review

Landing on Netflix on October 12th, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ has Mike Flanagan –– who knows a thing or two about scary stories –– remixing Edgar Allan Poe (ditto) for a truly fun new horror limited series.Combining a committed cast and some memorably nasty surprises, ‘Usher’ represents Flanagan working in a different style from some of his previous work, and the results are a superb blend of Poe imagery and ‘Succession’ style rich family shenanigans.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doC1l7p53J4&t=2s[/embed]What’s the story of ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’?Ruthless siblings Roderick (Bruce Greenwood) and Madeline (Mary McDonnell) Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power.But past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman (Carla Gugino) from their youth.

The plot for this one takes its inspiration from various Poe stories and poems, including

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