The Fall of the House of Usher (miniseries)

The Fall of the House of Usher
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Genre	Drama Gothic horror
Created by	Mike Flanagan
Based on	"The Fall of the House of Usher" and other works by Edgar Allan Poe
Directed by	Mike Flanagan Michael Fimognari
Starring	Carla Gugino Bruce Greenwood Mary McDonnell Henry Thomas Kate Siegel Rahul Kohli Samantha Sloyan T'Nia Miller Zach Gilford Willa Fitzgerald Michael Trucco Katie Parker Sauriyan Sapkota Matt Biedel Crystal Balint Ruth Codd Kyliegh Curran Carl Lumbly Mark Hamill
Composer	The Newton Brothers
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Trevor Macy Mike Flanagan Michael Fimognari Emmy Grinwis
Producers	Kathy Gilroy Jamie Flanagan
Production locations	Vancouver, British Columbia The Bridge Studios, Burnaby, British Columbia
Cinematography	Michael Fimognari
Editor	Brett Bachman
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	57–77 minutes
Production company	Intrepid Pictures
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	October 12, 2023 (2023-10-12)
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The Fall of the House of Usher is an American gothic horror drama television miniseries created by Mike Flanagan. All eight episodes were released on Netflix on October 12, 2023, each directed by either Flanagan or Michael Fimognari, with the latter also acting as cinematographer for the entire series.

Loosely based on various works by 19th-century author Edgar Allan Poe (most prominently the eponymous 1840 short story), the series adapts otherwise unrelated stories and characters by Poe into a single nonlinear narrative set from 1953 to 2023. It recounts both the rise to power of Roderick Usher, the powerful CEO of a corrupt pharmaceutical company, and his sister Madeline Usher, the firm's genius COO, and the events leading to the deaths of all six of Roderick’s children. It stars an ensemble cast led by Carla Gugino as Verna, plaguing the Ushers, and Bruce Greenwood and Mary McDonnell as an elderly Roderick and Madeline.

The first two episodes of The Fall of the House of Usher premiered at Fantastic Fest in September 2023 before the Netflix release the following month, and the miniseries counted more than 13 million views in its first two weeks. It was met with positive reviews, with critics praising its production values, directing, and performances (in particular from Gugino, Greenwood, and Mark Hamill), although they were divided on its narrative, notably in relation to the source materials.