‘Fall of the House of Usher’ – Revenge Comes Rap, Rap, Rapping on the Family’s Door in New Clip
The latest The Fall of the House of Usher clips introduce the heirs and the one that holds their fate in her hands.
Mike Flanagan’s upcoming series is a remix of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic about madness, death, and a possessed house. It also includes other works like The Raven.
The main story focuses on the Usher family. They lead lives of wealth, privilege, and power thanks to the pharmaceutical empire they’ve created. The ruthless siblings, Roderick and Madeline Usher, at the head of the corporation, have made enemies along the way. One of them has started killing the heirs to the Usher fortune one by one. Someone from Roderick and Madeline Usher’s past.
Flannigan’s projects have been a mixed bag for me. He can be a great storyteller. I enjoyed his take on Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass had some great writing. But The Haunting of Bly Manor and The Midnight Club (even for this Christopher Pike stan) fell flat.
I’m hoping The Fall of the House of Usher balances Poe’s stories and its modern characters. The trailers make it look like a lot of gory fun that takes full advantage of its star-studded cast and rich source material. The initial reviews from Fantastic Fest are singing (or cawing?) its praises already.
The Fall of the House of Usher Cast & Details
The show consists of 8 episodes directed by Mike Flanagan and Michael Fimognari.
The Fall of the House of Usher features familiar faces from Flanagan’s other projects. Bruce Greenwood is playing the towering patriarch of the Usher dynasty, Roderick Usher and Mary McDonnell will play Madeline Usher. Carla Gugino is the raven.
The show has a large ensemble cast to pull off so many stories with so many deaths. You’ll see Mark Hamill, Carl Lumbly, Michael Trucco, T’Nia Miller, Paola Nuñez, Henry Thomas, Kyleigh Curran, and Samantha Sloyan. Plus Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Katie Parker, Malcolm Goodwin, Crystal Balint, Aya Furukawa, Daniel Jun, Matt Biedel, Ruth Codd, Annabeth Gish, Igby Rigney, and Robert Longstreet.
The Fall of the House of Usher premieres on Netflix on October 12th.
