Mike Flanagan, creator of the hit horror series The Haunting of Hill House (2018), The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) and The Midnight Club (2022), recently released another miniseries on Netflix, The Fall of House of Usher . The production is based on the story of the same name written by Edgar Allan Poe, and also references elements of other stories by the author.
In addition to the miniseries, there are other productions based on Poe’s literature, such as the one with the same name as the story, released in 1928 and directed by Jean Epstein, or the one entitled The Maldito Manor, from 1960, directed by Roger Corman, each with own interpretation of the same story.
In Poe’s tale, Roderick Usher calls a childhood friend when a mysterious illness afflicts him and his twin sister. In Epstein’s version, the Ushers are a couple, husband and wife, and in Corman’s version, Philip Winthrop, the narrator. , is Madeline Usher’s husband and his marriage is not well accepted by her brother. But in the end, they all describe the downfall of the Usher family.
The Fall of the House of Usher: cast, synopsis and where to watch it
Synopsis of The Fall of House Usher
Siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher built an empire from Farmacêutica Fortunato to provide wealth and privilege for their family. Each of his descendants had a promising future, building careers and running their own businesses.
All was well until the heirs, one by one, began to die, while the pharmaceutical company faced a lawsuit in court with serious charges against the Pharmacist. Everything seems to conspire for the fall of the empire created by Roderick and Madeline, and the more time passes, the more mysteries appear around the Usher family.
Cast of the series
The production features well-known names who worked with Flanagan such as Carla Gugino (The Haunting of Hill House) as the mysterious Verna, T’Nia Miller (The Haunting of Bly Manor) as Victorine, Samantha Sloyan (The Midnight Club) in role of Tamerlane, Zach Gilford (Midnight Mass) as the younger version of Roderick Usher, Henry Thomas (The Haunting of Redisance Hill) as Frederick, Rahul Kohli (Midnight Mass) as Napoleon Usher, and of course his wife by Flanagan, Kate Siegel (The Haunting of Hill House) in the role of Camille, as well as other names who appeared in the director’s previous productions.
The cast also brought in new faces like Bruce Greenwood (I, Robot) as Rodrick Usher, and Mary McDonnel (Donnie Darko) as Madeline Usher, Carl Kumbly (Doctor Sleep) as detective Auguste Dupin and even Mark Hamill (Star Wars) as Arthur. Pym and other actors.
The miniseries, which has already earned a score of 8.1 on IMDb, 90% critics and 78% audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and is available on Netflix. Watch the trailer:
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